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Canonical

Nov 4, 2024

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • People, HR & Administration
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Nuremberg
    Remote

Requirements

  • Excellent academic results at school and university
  • A degree in a business or technical subject
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Previous experience providing comprehensive support to senior leadership
  • Ability to quickly build rapport with key stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
  • Ability to travel up to four times a year for company events of up to two weeks duration
  • Ability to learn new technology and software quickly
  • Diligence, confidence, self-awareness and thoughtfulness

Responsibilities

  • Support operations for one or more departments in the company
  • Coordinate monthly reports and schedule meetings and interviews
  • Organise and run international company events including logistics
  • Manage quarterly and annual executive meetings
  • Collaborate across teams on activities and initiatives
  • Manage stakeholders across all levels of the organisation

FAQs

Is this position remote or office-based?

This position is home-based, specifically for candidates in EMEA time zones.

What qualifications are required for the Senior Executive Assistant role?

The ideal candidate should have excellent academic results, a degree in a business or technical subject, and prior experience providing comprehensive support to senior leadership.

What skills are essential for this role?

Essential skills include excellent written and verbal communication in English, organizational and problem-solving skills, the ability to build rapport with stakeholders, and the confidence to operate at a senior level.

Will I need to travel for this position?

Yes, the role requires the ability to travel up to four times a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

Are there opportunities for professional development?

Yes, there is a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.

What kind of events will I be organizing as a Senior Executive Assistant?

You will be responsible for organizing international company events, including logistics for quarterly and annual executive meetings.

Does Canonical offer additional benefits beyond salary?

Yes, in addition to base pay, Canonical offers a performance-driven annual bonus, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

What is the company culture like at Canonical?

Canonical promotes a distributed work environment, values excellence, embraces diversity, and encourages continuous learning and improvement.

Is previous experience in the travel industry a requirement?

While not a requirement, experience in the travel industry is considered a nice-to-have skill for this role.

How often is compensation reviewed at Canonical?

Compensation is revisited annually to recognize outstanding performance.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.