Product Manager - Cloud in London

Canonical is a leading provider of open‐source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We work with world‐leading public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders in many sectors. Canonical is founder‐led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and a remote‐first culture.

Our product management team are technologists who are passionate about delivering products and solutions that shape market demands while elevating open‐source software. This application track is for a product management position at Canonical in Cloud Native. Apply if you excel at leadership, communication, technical vision, and can drive product strategy for tomorrow's business needs.

This role is responsible for the commercial strategy and marketing leadership of one of our cloud native operations product areas, including:

• Juju – the open source orchestration engine for software operators that enables deployment, integration and lifecycle management of applications at any scale, on any infrastructure using charms.
• Identity management – defining how authentication, authorisation and identity governance controls are applied across Ubuntu One SSO and other Canonical products.
• Observability – outlining the strategy for how Canonical products and charms perform tracing and discern underlying system health.

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

• Lead the product lifecycle by reviewing priorities and goals for the products you own.
• Work closely with engineering leads to oversee the product development process.
• Collaborate with cross‐functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, sales) to align priorities and keep business execution on track.
• Conduct market research, analyze industry trends and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities and ensure alignment with Canonical's vision.
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate them across Canonical.
• Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement.
• Contribute to strategies for building high‐performing teams.
• Support the sales team in winning new opportunities by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to open‐source software usage or management within the cloud native landscape.
• Experience designing or managing software operations for large‐scale distributed systems.
• Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker containers.
• Comprehensive knowledge of common enterprise security and compliance requirements in software operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive execution to excellence.
• Passion for writing about technologies and experience in developer marketing.
• Strong work ethic and personal interests aligned with open‐source philosophy.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.

• Experience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems.
• Insatiable intellectual curiosity and passion for the future of technology.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for product and team success.
• Problem‐solving mindset, out‐of‐the‐box thinking and visionary leadership.

• Distributed work environment with twice‐yearly in‐person team sprints (remote since 2004).
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long‐haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most important open‐source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues work from home since 2004. Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently and raise your skills.

Canonical is an equal‐opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.