Opportunity overview
What you should know
We checked this opportunity from Canonical. It is listed as United States.
The work location is Americas (home based). Employer-stated compensation: Salary not included in the job posting.
Job description
About this role
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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.
Responsibilities
- Provide HR support by answering team members’ questions and responding to requests regarding their employment and contracts, escalating when necessary.
- Maintain our HRIS, ensuring a high degree of accuracy and timeliness in processing all team member changes and new joiners.
- Owning global projects (e.g. engagement, training or culture initiatives)
- Partnering with the managers and employees - supporting HR processes and driving the people strategy for your areas of responsibility
- Working as a truly global partner to colleagues, especially leads, managers and executives
- Process new hires, including country-specific on-boarding documentation, creation of files, systems set-up, and coordination of introductory reviews.
Qualifications and requirements
- Track record of exceptional achievement from high school and graduate studies.
- Internship experience working in an HR/People team is beneficial, preferably in the Technology industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to prioritize complex workloads, manage time effectively and work well under pressure.
- Self-motivated and results-orientated with a clear focus on accuracy.
- High level of honesty, integrity, and ability to handle confidential data.
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Why you may be eligible
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About the employer
Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu and develops open-source technology used across cloud, enterprise, IoT and AI environments.
This opportunity was checked against a direct Canonical careers listing.
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How this listing was checked
- Source status
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- Employer or source
- Canonical
- Source checked
- September 8, 2026
- Application destination
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- Work setup and location
- Remote · Americas (home based)
- Who can apply
- United States · Confirmed by source
- Pay
- Not stated by employer
- Deadline
- Not stated by employer
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