Overview

Product Manager - Industrial Sector Lead. Canonical is hiring a Product Manager - Industrial Sector Lead. This role is based remotely in the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

• Lead the lifecycle of the product development by reviewing the priorities and goals for the product you are responsible for.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales to address challenges, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track.
• Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities and ensure alignment with Canonical's overall vision.
• Communicate the product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations.
• Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve user experience.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training.
• Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university.
• Practised product management experience in technical domains related to open source software usage or management.
• Solid knowledge of Industry 4.0, IoT, and edge computing technologies.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Commercial astuteness for pricing and product strategy.
• Understanding of physical compute - servers, networking, storage.
• Understanding of industrial-specific open source software such as IoT frameworks, OPC UA, EdgeX Foundry, ROS, and industrial automation platforms.
• Understanding of open source infrastructure projects such as Kubernetes and OpenStack.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and the wider Open Source Software community and understanding of computer architecture, including awareness of Ubuntu offering.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to think creatively to solve problems.
• Very good communications skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

What we offer

We offer a compensation framework that considers location, experience, and performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, and additional benefits aligned with local needs. We balance programs to ensure fairness globally and review compensation annually.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we recruit on a global basis and set high standards for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. We aim to challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Equal Opportunity

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and will give every application fair consideration.