Project Manager - Ubuntu Embedded Systems

In the capacity of a project manager for Canonical's Devices division, your primary responsibility will be to oversee the coordination and successful completion of intricate customer-oriented projects. You will act as the key delivery contact between Canonical's engineering teams and its clients, ensuring every aspect of project delivery is managed effectively.

Your role will involve managing projects focused on delivering Ubuntu images across a diverse range of devices, including robots, edge gateways, IoT devices, PCs, and automotive systems. This esteemed project management role requires you to cultivate and maintain productive relationships with team members, customers, partners/vendors (such as Silicon vendors, OEMs, ODMs, IHVs), and various Canonical departments and teams.

Location: This position is fully remote within the APAC region

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing projects through their entire life cycle to ensure alignment with the goals of both Canonical and the client
• Delivering engineering professional services successfully for the designated projects
• Collaborating with engineering teams on custom board enablement and the delivery of Ubuntu images to clients
• Contributing to the formulation of project statements of work
• Creating and maintaining project-specific schedules and plans
• Securing client approval for project timelines and agreed-upon deliverables
• Ensuring timely delivery of projects within set resource and scope parameters
• Managing risk mitigation strategies and plans for projects
• Resolving technical challenges to achieve desired delivery results
• Maintaining consistent daily and weekly communication with clients and all internal stakeholders
• Coordinating the delivery schedule for critical third-party project components
• Keeping management updated on the progress of assigned projects
• Identifying custom engineering requests outside of existing business contracts
• Promoting appropriate technologies from Canonical's product suite to clients
• Supporting various time zones and working non-traditional hours as needed for project support

Qualifications We Seek

• Proven project management experience in delivering engineering services, specifically managing software development teams and field engineers
• Significant experience in successfully managing projects involving cross-cultural and multi-continent internal and external resources, ideally including teams from Asia, Europe, and the Americas
• A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics is preferred
• Strong understanding of Linux and the broader Open Source Software ecosystem, along with knowledge of computer architecture
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, in English
• Adept leader and problem-solver with a track record of building effective internal and external partnerships and relationships with demanding project sponsors in complex organizational settings
• PMP/PMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification is advantageous
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours to support a global sales and project team
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events