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CanonicalBusiness Services Team Manager
Canonical has an opening for a Business Services Team Manager, an executive role that can be carried out from home in most countries, though not where…
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Canonical has an opening for a Business Services Team Manager, an executive role that can be carried out from home in most countries, though not where the company runs its own offices, such as London, Taipei or Beijing. The team handles travel, logistics, events, scheduling, expense policy and general administration. Success depends on careful coordination, planning, sound decisions, budget control, purchasing, reporting and people management. The group organises company gatherings…
Job Description
Canonical has an opening for a Business Services Team Manager, an executive role that can be carried out from home in most countries, though not where the company runs its own offices, such as London, Taipei or Beijing. The team handles travel, logistics, events, scheduling, expense policy and general administration. Success depends on careful coordination, planning, sound decisions, budget control, purchasing, reporting and people management.
The group organises company gatherings that bring hundreds of staff from over 80 nations together four times a year. Its tasks include buying travel and managing logistics, ensuring gatherings run smoothly and safely, and dealing with visa problems and other travel disruptions. The team also checks expense claims independently, applying the same standards across teams and countries, including to senior staff and to newcomers alike. Collectively these duties affect tens of millions in operating costs.
Team members provide executive support to leaders in many departments. That covers arranging meetings, preparing monthly reports, approving travel and expenses under delegated authority, liaising with suppliers, and carrying out small projects. The group influences every other team and joins each company event from venue selection through to safety review.
The ideal manager has strong judgement about money and policy, good interpersonal skills, and the confidence to hold people to account. Drive, a history of exceeding expectations, and the ability to work across cultures and handle heavy workloads quickly are all sought.
Responsibilities
- Oversee travel approvals, logistics and day-to-day operations
- Review expenses against company policy
- Organise the large gatherings held four times annually
- Manage office spaces used for executive briefings and operations
- Maintain worldwide welfare and safety policies, including duty-of-care obligations
Requirements
- Outstanding academic record through school and university
- A first degree in a technical field or in business
- Strong drive and a history of exceeding expectations
- Leadership and management ability
- Good judgement on financial and policy matters, and in face-to-face dealings
- Capacity to operate in a global, multicultural setting
- Interpersonal skill, curiosity and adaptability
- Responsible, accountable, thoughtful and self-aware
- Results-focused and committed to delivering
- Willing to make up to four trips a year, each for company events of up to two weeks
Qualifications
- Experience in the travel sector
- Project management background
- Experience organising and running events
- Background in business or corporate administration
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay reviewed every year
- Performance-linked annual bonus or commission
- Yearly learning allowance of USD 2,000 for personal development
- Team sprints held in person twice each year
- Annual holiday allowance plus maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing platform and assistance programme for team members
- Recognition rewards
- Chances to visit new cities and meet colleagues face to face
- Priority Pass lounge access and upgraded seats on long-haul company trips
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the role office-based?
No. The role is home-based and open in most countries, but it is not offered where the company runs its own offices, including London, Taipei and Beijing.
How much travel is required?
Up to four trips a year, each for company events lasting as long as two weeks.
Is a degree required?
A first degree, either technical or business-oriented, is required.
Is a salary stated?
No figure is given. Compensation is said to consider location, experience and performance, and is reviewed each year.
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