Jobs at Canonical

Manage global corporate tax, VAT, tax provisioning, transfer pricing, tax reporting, audits, and regulatory monitoring across multinational entities. Build scalable tax processes and controls, collaborate with external advisers and cross-functional teams, and use technology to improve tax data management and automation. The role reports to the CFO and supports global expansion in a distributed technology company.

Provide technical support to employees and customers, owning cases from qualification through resolution. Troubleshoot Linux and Ubuntu systems using logs and stack traces, collaborate with engineering teams, guide customers through fixes, and create knowledge-base articles. Support office AV for conferences and events, communicate empathetically, and participate in a regular weekend support rotation.

Leads regional financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, executive and board reporting, KPI analysis, commercial analysis, and financial modeling. Partners with senior leadership, Accounting, Investor Relations, and product teams to support decisions, improve data and processes, and prepare IPO-related investor materials and public filings. Manages analysts and drives cross-functional financial improvement initiatives in a global technology business.

Provide Linux and Ubuntu technical support to customers, employees, and engineering teams through tickets, remote sessions, and live conversations. Troubleshoot operating system and application issues, manage support cases, explain Ubuntu lifecycle guidance, create knowledge-base documentation, and support office AV systems and events. The role requires strong communication, Linux and cloud fundamentals, analytical troubleshooting, basic programming knowledge, and participation in a weekend support rotation.

Drafts, reviews, and negotiates global commercial contracts with customers and vendors; advises internal teams, supports sales and company initiatives, maintains contract data, and coordinates with local counsel. The role requires strong legal drafting, commercial judgment, organization, communication, and collaboration skills in a globally distributed technology company. International travel is required two to four times annually for company events.

Provide technical support to Canonical employees and customers, managing cases from qualification through resolution. Troubleshoot Linux, Ubuntu, cloud, container, networking, storage, and application issues; collaborate with engineering teams; guide customers through Ubuntu lifecycle updates; create knowledge-base content; support office AV events; and participate in weekend support rotations.

Provides Linux and cloud support, owns London office technology infrastructure, and operates AV systems for live events and customer demonstrations. Responsibilities include resolving customer cases end to end, troubleshooting operating system and application issues, coordinating engineering fixes, managing Ubuntu lifecycle expectations, onboarding colleagues, coordinating external event crews, and maintaining knowledge base documentation.

Leads global FP&A teams and oversees forecasting, annual planning, financial modeling, executive reporting, KPI analysis, and strategic commercial insights. Partners with Accounting, Investor Relations, product teams, and executives on financial reporting, IPO materials, process improvements, cost control, and cross-functional initiatives. The role also mentors FP&A colleagues and develops the team’s long-term roadmap in a global technology business.

Leads Canonical’s global Legal and Compliance function, advising executives and the Board while building a distributed legal team. Responsibilities include public-market readiness, corporate governance, commercial contracting, intellectual property and open-source licensing, privacy, export controls, anti-bribery, competition and AI regulation. The role also oversees litigation, regulatory engagement, external counsel, M&A, partnerships and financing. It is remote in EMEA time zones, with optional London office work and international travel two to four times annually.

Designs and owns Canonical’s global internal audit function, including audit infrastructure, risk registers, control testing, process walkthroughs, audit programs, reporting, and remediation tracking. The role partners with stakeholders and senior leadership to identify risks, improve controls, and support scalable global operations. It reports to the CFO and Audit Committee and requires international travel two to four times annually.

Manage multi-country payroll operations, compliance, audits, controls, vendor relationships, payroll analysis, and process improvements. Lead payroll system automation and scalability initiatives while ensuring accurate and timely processing across jurisdictions. Partner with finance, HR, treasury, and external providers, monitor regulatory changes, and mentor a global payroll team in a distributed technology environment.

Provide technical IFRS accounting and reporting support, research and interpret accounting standards, prepare accounting papers and statutory accounts, support audits and month-end reporting, improve financial processes, and help ready the business for IPO.

The Sales Development Representative will handle customer inquiries, execute sales campaigns, collaborate with teams, generate leads, and identify market trends.

Design and own global tax processes for multiple entities: prepare and review corporate tax, VAT and IFRS tax provisioning; manage transfer pricing, audits, tax planning, technology-driven process improvements, cross-functional tax support, and monitor legislative changes.

Lead accounting controls, reporting, and audits; improve policies, systems and processes; manage month and year-end close; support finance system and AI projects; mentor junior accountants and ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.

Lead cost accounting and systems automation for global operations: design cost recognition processes, align cross-functional teams, manage month-end close, maintain controls, mentor a team, liaise with auditors, and implement scalable NetSuite/ERP improvements.

As a Sales Development Representative, you will handle customer inquiries, execute sales campaigns, collaborate across teams, and develop a sales pipeline.

Graduate software engineers will develop open-source and commercial software across the Linux stack, from firmware, kernels, and drivers to desktop applications, containers, clouds, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include writing resilient, performant code, contributing to product roadmaps, engaging with users and open-source communities, addressing customer issues, and developing secure software. The role is globally remote with twice-yearly international team sprints and emphasizes mentorship, collaboration, and continuous technical growth.

Leads a remote engineering team building scalable Python and Golang microservices for Canonical’s software distribution marketplaces. Responsibilities include mentoring and developing engineers, managing delivery and expectations, shaping technical strategy and roadmaps, reviewing code, guiding architecture, maintaining engineering quality, and collaborating with product managers, architects, other teams, open-source contributors, and commercial partners.

This role involves driving revenue growth through strategic relationships and partnerships in Sales and Alliances, focusing on the technology industry.