Product Manager

Overview

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- Networking role at Canonical.

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders across sectors. Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times per year in person in locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

Canonical\'s product management team are technologists who have a passion for delivering products and solutions that help shape market demands while elevating open source software. This is an application track for a product management position at Canonical for Networking. Apply here if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.

We believe open source is transforming how enterprises solve business needs. Open source is fundamental to the software landscape and will have an even bigger impact as it moves into specialised vertical markets. Our goal is to make open source easier, more reliable and more secure for deployment and development. We aim to be the provider of \'most software to most companies\', starting with Ubuntu but expanding to cover every class of application on every class of compute. We select product managers for intellect and drive to advance the open source community. Together, we aim to improve open source quality, outreach, and impact. Our product managers set the vision and direction to ensure teams deliver the right products in the right markets at the right time, and push the boundaries of the technology landscape to identify and deliver products into new and existing market opportunities.

Smart Network Interface Cards (Smart NICs, including DPU, IPU, etc) are gaining functionality and processing power to offload more workloads from the host. Networking equipment with proprietary NOS is being replaced by whitebox hardware running Linux-based NOS. This creates a need for a reliable, open and easy-to-use operating system to host these functionalities and workloads. Linux is positioned as the kernel and a platform for this ecosystem. Leveraging and complementing Ubuntu, Ubuntu Core, OpenStack, Kubernetes and Juju, Canonical is creating products and services addressing security, device management and orchestration between the Smart NIC, its host, ToR switches and gateways. This role encompasses leadership of the product and go-to-market in the Smart NIC and ToR switches sector and requires an analytical storyteller with strong message discipline and understanding of challenges in leveraging Smart NIC and ToR technologies with Linux. Experience with software engineering management is preferred for those aiming to define product strategy and drive engagement. You will engage with the broader open-source community and industry-leading partners to develop Smart NIC and ToR solutions and contribute to Canonical products across devices and use cases.

This role is an exceptional opportunity for a technology leader in the Networking industry to:

The role entails leadership of the product and go-to-market strategy, ensuring the product vision is translated into actionable plans and successful market launches, overseeing the entire product lifecycle from conception to delivery, while staying ahead of market demands. Product Managers identify market opportunities, bridge technology and business, and understand user perception to drive product success. They collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and management to gather insights, align business goals with market needs, and drive product success and overall business strategy. Canonical seeks product managers with a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, project management skills, and effective communication to deliver technology products that meet user needs and business objectives.

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

The role entails

• Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing 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 e