Manager - Web and Design Project Management at Canonical

What your day will look like

• Lead a diverse and distributed team of project managers including performance management and mentoring
• Promote industry-recognized, best-in-class project management practices
• Lead the evaluation of project management tools, systems, and processes
• Drive resource capacity planning for the team, identifying gaps and actively looking for solutions to ensure efficient and effective team allocation utilization
• Drive continuous improvement and implementation of best practices
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting across Canonical
• Collaborate with web and design teams to address common challenges
• improve internal processes and identify ways to drive more efficiency and quality
• Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement
• Review web and design teams' feedback and participate in their meetings
• Develop your project management team through coaching, mentoring, and training
• Serve as the first escalation point on critical projects
• Act as a trusted adviser to company leadership, collaborating with stakeholders to enable web and design teams’ success

What we are looking for in you

• Experience leading diverse, remote project teams in a technology company
• Experience with cross-cultural and multi-continent projects
• Experience hiring, managing teams, and developing skills
• Strong software engineering project management experience
• Passion for agile methodology 
• A track record of success managing web teams that include project managers, UX/UI designers, and developers
• Adept at making things happen while successfully managing risks
• Experience building collaborative internal and external partnerships
• Attention to details and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree-level education in Computer Science or STEM field
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours when required, in support of worldwide project teams
• PMP/PMI or PRINCE2 practitioner certification
• Agile/SCRUM Certification
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events