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This role is to lead the development of our products as they adapt to automotive specific requirements. You and your team of engineers will make sure our products and ways of working are automotive-grade and comply with industry standards such as ISO9001, ISO26262 ASIL (from B to D), ISO21434 UNECE R155 & R156, ASPICE, etc. while enhancing the delivery quality, security and developer experience. You will represent Canonical and Ubuntu in the automotive community and standards consortia. You will work closely with the Automotive Product Manager to define and execute a vision and roadmap for automotive at Canonical.

As an architect at Canonical your primary responsibility is to lead design decisions in our automotive product portfolio and to your team: helping them grow as engineers, do important and satisfying work, and have a great time while doing it. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

What you'll do

• Work with Product Management to define the vision and strategy for automotive at Canonical
• Define and execute an engineering roadmap for the automotive team at Canonical
• Represent Ubuntu and Canonical in the automotive community, in front of customers, partners and consortia
• Coordinate, guide, and oversee the engineering work of your team
• Build and lead a globally distributed team of engineers
• Develop skills through coaching, feedback and hands-on technical leadership
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
• Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Work from home with international travel twice a year, up to two weeks at a time, for company events

Who you are

• You have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source background
• You have in-depth knowledge in Linux packages and embedded development
• You have experience in C/C++ and Python programming
• You have practical experience in automotive, including functional safety, embedded systems, cloud and related software trends
• You have experience leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers
• You have a track record of timely delivery and high quality software
• You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You have experience working in an agile development environment

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This role is a fast-paced, problem-solving role that's challenging yet very exciting. The right candidate must be resourceful, articulate, and able to deliver on a wide variety of solutions across server and data center technologies.

As a Partner Engineering Manager at Canonical you will lead an engineering team that works across the full Linux server stack from kernel to AI workloads, to optimise Ubuntu for the latest silicon. You will manage relationships with our key technology partners by ensuring timely delivery on agreed project milestones.

As a lead for strong engineers, technical leadership and a solid background in software engineering is a must, so that you're able to challenge and grow your team members. Code reviews and architectural leadership are part of the job. As manager, the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimisation are equally important technical responsibilities, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high performing team. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of distributed engineers to design and implement the best Ubuntu integration for the latest server-class hardware platforms and software stacks
• Engage with commercial partners to deliver a delightful, optimised, first class Ubuntu experience on their platforms
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, leading by example, and feedback
• Oversee commercial engagements and support timely delivery on agreed project milestones
• Ensure an ongoing commitment to strict quality and reliability standards
• Engage with other teams at Canonical to ensure alignment on product architecture and roadmaps
• Work from home with global travel up to twice a year for up to two weeks

Valued Skills And Experience

• Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian
• High quality software engineering with in-depth knowledge of C/C++ and Python
• Experience with one or more of: Ubuntu - kernel and userspace, deb/snap packaging, embedded linux, QEMU/KVM and/or OVS/OVN
• Experience working directly with customers, going beyond resolving their technical issues, to interpreting their business challenges and effectively communicating how your solution will meet their needs
• Experience managing software engineers with a track record of planning, delivery and quality
• Effective collaboration across multiple internal teams, building trust and delivering results

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The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, technology marketing and the use of technology in marketing. They prefer to work in an environment that emphasises ownership of projects, collaboration, learning, curiosity and a drive to continually improve oneself / the team / the organisation. They love to problem solve, get hands-on, experiment, measure and use automation to make everyday life easier.

What We Value

• Proficiency with all ad platforms (Google, LinkedIn, Facebook...)
• Track record in performance marketing in a B2B environment
• Experience in ad automation would be greatly appreciated
• Ability to work with at least one of the following languages: Python, JS, SQL
• Experience in data analysis
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and aptitude for forging trusting relationships across diverse, cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to prioritise and differentiate what matters from the noise, meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Growth mindset - someone who is not afraid to think big and take on risks.
• Engagement with the latest trends in marketing technology

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So do we! This is why we're growing our customer success team to continue to offer thoughtful, smart, precise interactions across all our product portfolio, from Ubuntu to open source infrastructure and applications.

As a customer success manager you will:

• Onboard new Canonical customers and introduce them to our products and support processes.
• Collaborate with sales and support in developing and delivering engagement plans that fulfill the customer's objectives.
• Assist sales in identifying growth opportunities or renewal risks.
• Serve as customer advocate internally and influence Canonical products, websites, documentation, processes and people to improve customer satisfaction and retention.
• Create campaigns targeting multiple customers through digital touch-points and activities.

The successful candidate will have :

• A passion for customer satisfaction
• Love for technology, infrastructure and Ubuntu in particular
• Patience and ability to listen
• Good presentation skills
• Superior writing and communication skills
• Flexibility and good time management

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Job Summary:

Canonical is looking for a Product Marketing Manager who will be responsible for developing marketing strategy and go to market plans at a global level for a diverse range of products to support our growth strategy. This is a hands-on, multi-disciplinary and dynamic position, requiring close collaboration with the Product and engineering teams, content team, Sales Teams, as well as other Marketing functions.

The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, technology marketing and the use of technology in marketing. They prefer to work in an environment that emphasises ownership of campaigns, collaboration, learning, curiosity and a drive to always improve oneself / the team / the organisation. They love to problem solve, get hands on, experiment, measure and use automation to make daily life easier.

As a product marketing manager you will:

• Be responsible for go-to-market planning and execution for a range of products
• Lead on content dissemination planning, campaign development and planning for planning product launches.
• You will lead on the development of compelling messaging and positioning that emphasizes business value and connects with target audiences throughout the buying journey
• Conceiving and executing customer base communications and marketing programs to upsell and cross sell into our large base of customers
• Collaborating with demand generation teams, utilizing data and insights to create and improve strategies that drive traffic to our content, optimizing marketing funnels
• Work with the teams to plan event, webinars and support paid and social media promotion
• PR / AR coordination with Comms manager
• Create and publish content (online and print) in line with marketing plans to deliver on campaigns
• Monitoring the competitive landscape to define product positioning that differentiates

The successful Marketing Manager will have :

• A minimum of 5 years in a Product Marketing function focused on enterprise software, SaaS experience preferred
• Knowledge of workflow and process automation, case management and no/low code application development
• Knowledge of enterprise content management / content services would also be ideal
• Ability to think strategically about complex issues, leading to thoughtful recommendations, and action plans
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, and aptitude for forging trusting relationships across diverse, cross-functional teams
• Conversant in go-to-market strategies and methodologies
• Skilled in leading presentations and discussions with industry analysts, business, technical, and sales stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong content marketer
• Proven ability to prioritize and differentiate what matters from the noise, meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Growth mindset - someone who is not afraid to think big and take on risk.