Enterprise Project Manager

Job Description

Canonical is seeking an Enterprise Project Manager to drive the successful adoption of open source solutions across the global enterprise technology market. In this globally remote role, the Enterprise Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring project success through ownership, communication, and stakeholder engagement, while upholding integrity and accountability.

The Enterprise Project Manager will work within a portfolio of projects involving complex and evolving software technologies. They will maintain a strong customer focus, collaborating with key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. Regular status meetings and business reviews will be conducted to provide direction and manage project delivery schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
• Identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively put mitigating actions in place
• 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
• Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio
• Driving project success while managing risks

Requirements:

• Experience in Enterprise IT Programs, Process Improvement, and Software Engineering Project Management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience leading cross-cultural, remote and global project teams and customers.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Deep understanding of Linux, Open Source, and Cloud Technologies
• 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

What Canonical Offers:

• 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
• 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