Senior Communications Manager - Analyst Relations
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Job description
A senior communications role focused on analyst relations (AR) and market research, driving Canonical's visibility and market perception among industry analysts and influencers. The position sits in the communications team, reports to the Director of Communications, and is based remotely in EMEA.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA
What you'll do
- Prepare and execute analyst-focused communications plans for product announcements, new partnerships and other initiatives in line with our go-to-market strategy
- Proactively look for ways to use new technologies like AI to analyze market trends and assess analyst perception and sentiment of Canonical and its products
- Understand GenAI platforms developed by analyst firms and ensure they contain the right information about Canonical's portfolio
- Craft and deliver compelling narratives about Canonical and its products in line with our company vision
- Manage analyst relationships directly, coordinating touchpoints throughout the year both through online briefings and industry events
- Measure the impact of the AR program, reporting regularly on progress to leadership, implementing the necessary tooling to improve collaboration and managing spend
- Proactively position the company in key analyst reports to drive recommendations and strengthen the company's brand
- Support the Director of Communications on Corporate Communications initiatives
What we're looking for
- Extensive experience in communications with proven achievements in the AR field and market research
- Experience managing technology communications (agency or in-house) or global AR programs
- A track record of delivering innovative and successful communications campaigns in the technology space, and enhancing company positioning through AR programs
- Experience in cloud/SaaS/open source technology
- An analytical eye and the ability to develop measurement frameworks to inform decision making at leadership level
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and aptitude for forging trusting relationships across diverse, cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between campaign objectives and PR/AR initiatives
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to prioritize and differentiate what matters from the noise, meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality
- Affinity for planning is a must
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice to have
- Experience with project management tools like Jira
- Background in product management or product marketing
Your team
Communications team
The role sits in the communications team and reports to the Director of Communications.
Benefits
- Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004!
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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About Canonical
Be the voice of Canonical
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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Mission
We are changing the world on a daily basis as the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud.
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- Publishes Ubuntu
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person