Executive Assistant / Corporate Administrator

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering innovation and the Internet of Things.

Canonical is a founder-led, profitable and growing company with more than 1,000 colleagues in over 70 countries. It is a remote-first organization with very few office-based roles, and teams meet two to four times per year in person to align on strategy and execution.

Canonical is hiring Executive Assistants and Corporate Administrators to join its Corporate Operations team. The team ensures that the business runs smoothly and that travel, expenses and events are efficiently and correctly managed.

The company is seeking positive, self-driven and results-oriented team players with excellent attention to detail. Successful candidates will be forward planners, reliable and determined, and willing to take responsibility for projects, processes and policies. Extensive experience is not required; excellent organizational and communication skills, a willingness to develop and a commitment to continuous improvement are highly valued.

This is a global operation with open roles across teams in all time zones. The role is home-based and requires colleagues to meet in person two to four times per year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

Canonical offers a distributed work environment, a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, holiday leave, parental leave, an Employee Assistance Programme and opportunities to travel to meet colleagues.

• Excellent academic results at school and university
• A degree in a business or technical subject
• Excellent communication skills
• Responsibility, integrity and accountability
• Self-awareness and thoughtfulness
• Ability to travel up to four times a year for company events lasting up to two weeks
• Ability to learn new technology and software quickly
• Experience in operations and executive support
• Project management experience
• Event-related experience
• Travel industry experience

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