A Public Cloud Project Manager at Canonical is responsible for leading and managing multiple enterprise-level cloud projects, ensuring timely delivery, stakeholder communication, and technical advocacy within a remote, globally distributed team environment.
Key Responsibilities
Manage multiple public cloud projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery within schedule, scope, cost, and resources
Identify and mitigate technical and project risks and issues
Maintain strong customer focus and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Conduct regular status meetings and business reviews with clients
Manage delivery schedules of third-party deliverables
Shape Statements of Work (SoW) and manage cross-organizational engineering requests
Advocate for Canonical's technologies to customers
Requirements
Proven background in IT Cloud industry as a software development project manager, IT program project manager, agile software manager or scrum master
Deep understanding of Linux, Open source, and the Public Cloud space
Software engineering experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Experience leading cross-cultural, remote and global project teams and customers
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline
Project Management Certification, preferably PMP or equivalent certification
Agile Project Management certification, preferably Scrum Master or equivalent certification
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
Managing multiple projects simultaneously, including shaping Statements of Work (SoW) or similar agreements with clients
Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resources expectations
Identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively implementing mitigating actions
Maintaining strong customer focus and working with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers and providing direction when needed
Managing the delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project
Identifying and managing cross-organization engineering requests outside existing business contracts
Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical’s portfolio
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance-driven bonuses or commissions
Distributed work environment with remote work
Twice-yearly in-person team sprints at interesting locations around the world
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program
Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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