Junior Project Manager

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Ensure programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget and resource expectations
• ▹Support identification of key technical and project risks and issues, and put mitigating actions in place
• ▹Maintain strong customer focus and work with key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• ▹Assist in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers
• ▹Support delivery schedules of critical third-party deliverables for the project
• ▹Advocate appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio to customers

Requirements

• ▹Solid academic achievement in science, software engineering and/or information technology
• ▹Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• ▹Solution-oriented mindset
• ▹Undergraduate degree in a technical subject, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• ▹Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• ▹Confidence to speak up, exchange feedback and share ideas
• ▹Track record of going above and beyond to achieve outstanding results
• ▹Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• ▹Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• ▹Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility and accountability
• ▹Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, up to two weeks long

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Compensation shaped by geographical location, experience and performance
• ▹Distributed, remote-first company, with in-person team meetings two to four times yearly in interesting locations

About the company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, publisher of Ubuntu, widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. It is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office-based roles.