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What you should know
We checked this opportunity from Canonical. It is listed as Americas & Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The work location is Americas or Europe, the Middle East and Africa; optional London office. 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 globally-distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 80+ 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 privately held with the intention to list on a public exchange. We are expanding our in-house legal team, creating an opportunity for an exceptional lawyer as Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel. The successful candidate will be a rigorous and effective practitioner with a track record of academic achievement and social engagement. At Canonical, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of compliance and privacy matters in the technology and enterprise software realm, as well as cutting-edge questions of technology, law and product development. In this role we are looking for someone with some experience in compliance, privacy and product development, paired with an ability to learn and tackle new challenges and complex questions. You should be able to demonstrate good commercial judgement and provide high-quality legal and compliance advice. If you have a rigorous work ethic, capability to grasp details, and the ambition to identify opportunities for improvement, this role is for you. Location : This role is home-based in EMEA or the Americas, with an option of working from our London office. The role entails • Drafting and reviewing corporate policies, spearheading process change and deploying controls to meet compliance regulatory requirements globally • Helping develop, maintain and scale global privacy programs. This includes conducting PIAs, ROPAs and supporting operational initiatives • Working with cross functional with teams to evaluate the impact of privacy and data protection laws and regulations, including AI regulations <li Job description: Home Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA; Office Based - London, UK
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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
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- Canonical
- Source checked
- September 8, 2026
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- Work setup and location
- Remote · Americas or Europe, the Middle East and Africa; optional London office
- Who can apply
- Americas & Europe, the Middle East and Africa · Confirmed by source
- Pay
- Not stated by employer
- Deadline
- Not stated by employer
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