Senior Communications Manager – Analyst Relations at Canonical – Lagos

Canonical is recruiting a remote Senior Communications Manager specialising in Analyst Relations in Lagos. Reporting to the Director of Communications, the role shapes technology industry narratives, engages analysts and measures market perception.

Responsibilities

• Develop analyst relations strategies and communications plans for product announcements, partnerships and go-to-market activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry analysts through online briefings, reports and events.
• Use research, sentiment measurement and emerging AI tools to monitor market trends and analyst perceptions.
• Maintain accurate portfolio representation in research platforms and GenAI systems used by analyst firms.
• Create compelling narratives about Canonical’s products and open-source technology.
• Coordinate with Product Management, Alliances, Sales and Marketing teams on analyst engagement.
• Monitor programme effectiveness, manage relevant spend and report outcomes to leadership.
• Support wider corporate communications when required.

Requirements

• Extensive communications experience and demonstrated success in analyst relations or market research.
• Experience managing technology communications, either in-house or at an agency, or international AR programmes.
• Experience in cloud, SaaS or open-source technology and product positioning.
• Ability to design measurement frameworks and communicate findings to leadership.
• Strong writing, presentation, relationship-building, organisational and campaign management skills.
• Project-management tool experience such as Jira and product management or product marketing background are advantageous.
• Availability for up to four international team events annually.

Work arrangement and benefits

• Distributed work and periodic in-person team gatherings.
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget.
• Annual salary review, awards, leave, parental leave and employee assistance benefits.
• Additional travel-related benefits for qualifying events.