Product Manager - Industrial Sector Lead (Remote) at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Manager - Industrial Sector Lead

Location: Lagos State (Remote)

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

What we are looking for in you

• 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 Foundry, ROS (Robot Operating System), and industrial automation platforms
• Understanding of the open source infrastructure projects such Kubernetes and Openstack,
• Solid knowledge of Linux and the wider Open Source Software community and understanding of computer architecture, including awareness of Ubuntu offering
• Passion to write about technologies and the Tech landscape with an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and be passionate about the future of technology
• Have a strong sense of ownership with a view that every part of the product's success is your responsibility
• Be a problem solver and have the ability to think out of the box
• A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source philosophy
• Very good communications skills in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

What we offer colleagues

• We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
• We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance.
• In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
• We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals.
• We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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