Junior Project Manager

About the role

Canonical is looking for a Junior Project Manager to help streamline and accelerate the adoption of open source technologies across global enterprises. You will work with a distributed team, collaborating with customers, partners and internal stakeholders to ensure project success.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver programs and projects on schedule, within scope, budget and resource constraints.
• Identify and mitigate technical and project risks.
• Maintain strong customer focus and coordinate with all stakeholders.
• Organise regular status meetings and business reviews.
• Support delivery schedules for critical third‑party deliverables.
• Advocate Canonical’s technology portfolio to customers.

Required profile

• Strong academic record in science, software engineering or IT.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Solution‑oriented mindset with professional negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership in school or university activities.
• Passion for technology shown through personal projects or initiatives.

Required skills

What we offer

• Fully remote work with occasional in‑person meet‑ups worldwide.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge open source projects.
• Collaborative, globally distributed team environment.