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Manager, Product Manager

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted January 20, 2026
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Job Description

This role involves leading product development and strategy for various open source software products at Canonical, overseeing the entire product lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring product managers to deliver innovative solutions that advance open source technology globally.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the product development lifecycle, setting priorities and goals for products
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
  • Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
  • Communicate product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment
  • Conduct usability testing, analyze user feedback, and iterate on products to improve user experience
  • Develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training in collaboration with marketing, sales, and support teams
  • Guide and mentor a team of product managers to ensure their growth and project success
  • Oversee multiple product lines, ensuring strategy and execution consistency
  • Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within teams and across departments

Requirements

  • Experience in leading the product development lifecycle, including reviewing priorities and goals for the product
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
  • Experience conducting market research, analyzing industry trends, and gathering customer feedback to identify opportunities
  • Ability to communicate product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
  • Experience conducting usability testing, analyzing user feedback, and iterating on the product to improve user experience
  • Ability to collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
  • Experience guiding and mentoring a team of product managers, helping them grow in their roles and succeed in their projects
  • Experience overseeing the work of multiple product lines, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across teams
  • Ability to facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within teams and across departments
  • Exceptional academic results at high school and university levels
  • Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
  • Understanding of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud, or devices
  • Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
  • A strong work ethic and personal interests aligned with the open source movement
  • Curiosity and a habit of continuous learning
  • A strong sense of ownership
  • Problem solving skills and the ability to innovate
  • Outstanding communication skills in English, both verbal and written
  • For senior positions: Proven experience in product management within the software industry
  • For senior positions: Proven experience in managing and mentoring product managers or cross-functional teams
  • Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
  • Demonstrated leadership in aligning diverse teams and driving consensus around product strategies
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events lasting up to two weeks

Benefits & Perks

Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with the possibility of working from home
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Program
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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