Chief Operating Officer - Global Tech Sector

.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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few roles based in offices. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing.We are hiring a Chief Operating Officer to lead business enabling operations that support our uniquely distributed work. Perhaps unusually we are looking for a leader who is insightful and passionate about the impact of open source in the world .Canonical aspires to global leadership on two fronts. In software, we aim to build and offer the best array of open source platform, management and application solutions. In employment, we aim to blaze a trail as a truly distributed home-based company setting the pace for 21st century work. Other tech companies may have tried home-based work during the pandemic, but we intend to master it. This role will demand insights, expertise, rigor and leadership on both fronts. The scope for the position includes:Global operations, including company documentation, business services, offices and briefing centersProject management for customer deliveries and implementation as well as corporate initiativesSignificant global travel procurement and logistics for company and industry eventsLegal services, global contracting and regulatory complianceRevenue operations ("sales ops"), the bridge between sales, legal and financeLocation: This role will be filled in Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones, with the option of home or London office.What we are looking forWe are looking for a detail-oriented leader with a bias to action. A successful candidate might have any of a wide range of qualifications, such as legal or business, or a technical or engineering background