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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company 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 yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring a Product Manager - Industrial Sector Lead. Open source technologies are transforming the industrial sector, enabling innovation in IoT, edge computing, robotics, and Industry 4.0 solutions. Ubuntu is a key component of these innovations, widely deployed across manufacturing, automation, and industrial platforms. Canonical has created a product leadership role for industrial technologies. If you have a passion for tech and business, an appreciation for open source, and good communication skills, then you will enjoy a product leadership role at Canonical.
This role is an exceptional opportunity for a technology leader in the industrial sector with experience in automation systems, IoT platforms, and edge computing. Key focus areas include:
- IoT solutions for smart manufacturing and industrial automation.
- Edge computing platforms for real-time processing and analytics.
- Robotics and AI applications for industrial use cases.
- Industry 4.0 technologies and integration with cloud platforms.
- Open source software and community engagement in industrial innovation.
They collaborate closely with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and the management, to gather insights, to align business goals with market needs, and to drive the success of their products and contribute to the overall business strategy of the organization. Sector Leads in Canonical require a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, project management skills, and effective communication to successfully deliver a technology product that meets both user needs and business objectives.
We prefer accomplished professionals with software engineering experience who strive to become business executives and entrepreneurs to strategize product development, drive engagement, and promote the open source paradigm.
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 lifecycle of the product development by reviewing the priorities and goals for the product you are responsible for.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to address common challenges across projects, to align on priorities, to enable informed decisions in the teams, and to keep business execution on track
- Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities, and to ensure alignment with Canonical's overall vision
- Communicate the 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, by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings
- Exceptional academic results at high school and university
- Practised product management experience in technical domains related to the usage and/or the management of open source software
- Solid knowledge of Industry 4.0, IoT, and edge computing technologies
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Commercial astuteness for pricing and product strategy
- Understanding of physical compute - servers, networking, storage
- Understanding of industrial-specific open source software such as IoT frameworks, OPC UA, EdgeX…
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