Product Manager – Desktop Job Canonical

Product Manager – Desktop Job Canonical Job

This is an exceptional opportunity for a competitive technology leader to:

• Drive the vision of our desktop experience
• Lead the roadmap of our desktop product
• Drive our partnership with silicon vendors and OEMs
• Contribute to the largest Linux open source community
• Define future business models taking into account the competitive landscape

Engage with the the Ubuntu user community, key partners, HW manufacturers, and leading customers, enabling commercial success and driving go-to-market

This role encompasses product leadership and go-to-market strategy, ensuring that the product vision is translated into actionable plans and successful market launches. Our product managers are technology professionals with a software engineering background who strive to become business executives and entrepreneurs. We discuss strategy, plan product development, drive engagement, and promote the open source way. We oversee the entire product lifecycle from conception to delivery, blending technical expertise, strategic thinking, analytics, project management skills and effective communication to ensure products meet both user needs and business objectives.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. You will be expected to be located in this region.

The role entails

• Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your product.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales.
• Address common challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track.
• Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities.
• Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations.
• Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve the user experience.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training.
• Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.

What We Are Looking For In You

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university
• Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
• Understanding of computer architecture, application development, enterprise IT, cloud or devices
• Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
• A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement
• Curiosity, and the habit of continuous learning
• A strong sense of ownership
• Problem solving and the ability to innovate
• Outstanding communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Ability to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Familiarity with the Linux open source software ecosystem including windows managers (GNOME, KDE), identity management solutions (Entra, Orca, LDAP), and application development frameworks
• Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including Silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers
• Familiarity with data center, embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems

How to Apply

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