Product Manager – Cloud Native at Canonical Nigeria (Remote)

This role entails

• Lead the lifecycle of the product development by reviewing the priorities and goals for the products you are responsible for.
• Work closely with the engineering leads to oversee the product development process
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to address common challenges across projects, to align on priorities, to make informed decisions, 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
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring and training
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate it across Canonical
• Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement
• Contribute to the development of strategies to create and maintain high performing teams
• 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

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to the usage and/or the management of open source software in the cloud native landscape
• Experiences designing or managing software operations for large scale distributed systems
• Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the common enterprise security and compliance requirements in the area of software operations
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence
• Passion to write about technologies and experience in the area of developer marketing
• A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source philosophy
• Excellent communications skills in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems is a plus.
• Demonstrate an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and be passionate about the future of technology
• Have a strong sense of ownership. All parts of the product’s success and your team’s success are your responsibility.
• Be a problem solver, have the ability to think out of the box, and demonstrate visionary leadership.

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.