Senior Communications Manager - Analyst Relations

Canonical
EMEA
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunitySkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Analytical thinking","Stakeholder management","Planning"]

Drive Canonical’s analyst relations strategy to increase visibility and shape market perception across its open source and AI portfolio. Lead analyst-focused communications plans for product news, partnerships, and initiatives aligned to go-to-market strategy. Use AI-enabled market research and sentiment analysis to craft data-driven narratives, manage analyst relationships, measure program impact, and provide insights to leadership while partnering closely with product and go-to-market teams.

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Canonical
Canonical
11 months ago

Senior Communications Manager - Analyst Relations

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Job Summary

Drive Canonical’s analyst relations strategy to increase visibility and shape market perception across its open source and AI portfolio. Lead analyst-focused communications plans for product news, partnerships, and initiatives aligned to go-to-market strategy. Use AI-enabled market research and sentiment analysis to craft data-driven narratives, manage analyst relationships, measure program impact, and provide insights to leadership while partnering closely with product and go-to-market teams.
Location: EMEA
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare and execute analyst-focused communications plans for product announcements, new partnerships, and initiatives aligned to go-to-market strategy.
  • •Use AI to analyze market trends and assess analyst perception and sentiment for Canonical’s products.
  • •Understand GenAI platforms from analyst firms and ensure the right information is represented about Canonical’s portfolio.
  • •Manage analyst relationships directly, coordinating touchpoints via online briefings and industry events.
  • •Measure the impact of the analyst relations program, reporting progress to leadership and improving collaboration through tooling and spend management.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Learning BudgetPaid LeaveParental LeaveEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive experience in market research, analyst relations, or communications.
  • •Experience managing technology communications (agency or in-house) or analyst relations programs.
  • •Track record delivering innovative communications campaigns in technology and strengthening positioning through analyst relations.
  • •An analytical eye for content that resonates with analysts and other industry influencers.
  • •Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong interpersonal ability to build trusted relationships across cross-functional teams.
Experience:TechnologyCloudSaaSOpen source
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsAnalytical thinkingStakeholder managementPlanning
Tech Stack:AIGenAIJira

Company Brief

Canonical
Develops and maintains Ubuntu, a leading open-source Linux distribution, and provides cloud, IoT, and enterprise support, tooling, and services to enable deployment, management, and security of infrastructure and applications.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2004
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