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CanonicalProject Manager - Ubuntu Embedded Systems
Canonical is recruiting a Project Manager for Ubuntu Embedded Systems in its Devices business. The role is full-time and remote, based in the APAC region. The…
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Canonical is recruiting a Project Manager for Ubuntu Embedded Systems in its Devices business. The role is full-time and remote, based in the APAC region. The project manager coordinates and completes large, complex customer projects and acts as the main liaison between engineering teams and customers. The company publishes Ubuntu and is a distributed business with more than 1,200 colleagues across 75-plus countries. The projects involve delivering Ubuntu images to…
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Canonical is recruiting a Project Manager for Ubuntu Embedded Systems in its Devices business. The role is full-time and remote, based in the APAC region. The project manager coordinates and completes large, complex customer projects and acts as the main liaison between engineering teams and customers. The company publishes Ubuntu and is a distributed business with more than 1,200 colleagues across 75-plus countries.
The projects involve delivering Ubuntu images to a wide range of devices, including robots, edge gateways, IoT devices, PCs and automotive systems. The role requires building steady working ties with teammates and clients, chip suppliers, device makers, OEMs, ODMs, IHVs and internal teams. It is a high-profile position with a clear focus on delivery outcomes.
The manager takes each project through its full life cycle to meet the goals of the company and the client. Duties include supporting statements of work, drafting project plans and schedules, securing client agreement to schedules and work items, and keeping projects within time, resource and scope expectations. The role also covers risk mitigation, steering technical issues to the desired outcome, daily and weekly communication with clients and internal stakeholders, and keeping management updated. The manager coordinates custom board enablement with engineering, tracks third-party deliverables, flags custom engineering requests outside existing contracts, and advises customers on suitable Canonical technologies. Working across time zones and outside usual hours may be needed to support projects.
The posting asks for solid project management experience delivering engineering services, including managing software teams and field engineers. Experience running multi-continent projects spread across Asia, Europe and the Americas is preferred, along with a degree in science, technology, engineering or maths, solid understanding of Linux and open-source community, and excellent English communication. PMP, PMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner credentials is preferred. Travel up to four internal-event trips annually is required. Base pay depends on location, experience and performance.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects through their full life cycle to meet client and company goals
- Provide professional engineering services on the projects assigned
- Coordinate custom board enablement and Ubuntu image delivery with engineering
- Help draft statements of work and project plans
- Obtain client agreement to schedules and work items
- Manage project risk, mitigation and technical issues
- Keep clients and internal stakeholders informed daily and weekly
- Oversee dates and output for crucial third-party deliverables
- Report project status to management
- Identify custom engineering requests outside existing contracts
Requirements
- Solid project management experience delivering engineering services
- Experience overseeing software engineering groups and field engineers
- Experience across cultures and continents with diverse project resources
- Solid understanding of Linux and open-source communities
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
- Strong leadership and partnership-building skills
- Ability to work non-standard hours to support an international sales and delivery group
- Able to travel for internal events up to four times a year
Qualifications
- A STEM-related degree is favoured
- PMP, PMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner credentials (preferred)
Core Skills
Benefits
- Performance-linked annual bonus
- USD 2,000 yearly learning budget
- Annual pay review and recognition awards
- Holiday, maternity and paternity leave, and a wellness platform
- Two in-person team sprints per year and visits to new locations
- Priority Pass and upgrades on long-haul company travel
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which region is this Project Manager role based in?
The posting says the role is remote and based in the APAC region.
What does the job involve day to day?
The manager oversees customer projects that deliver Ubuntu images to devices, manages schedules and risks, and keeps clients and internal teams informed.
Is a salary figure stated?
No specific salary is given. Base pay depends on location, experience and performance.
Are certifications required?
PMP, PMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner credentials is listed as preferred, not required.
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