Public Cloud Project Manager

Job Description

Canonical is seeking a Public Cloud Project Manager to provide account leadership and insight for key Tier 1 Enterprise Public Cloud accounts. The Public Cloud Project Manager will manage multiple projects simultaneously, shaping agreements with clients and ensuring overall goals are met. This role requires collaboration with stakeholders from Software Engineering to Senior Level Executives.

The role involves:

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resource expectations.
• Identifying key technical and project risks and actively implementing mitigating actions.
• Maintaining strong customer focus and working with key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers, 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 for appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio to customers.

Requirements:

• Proven background in the 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.

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