Business Services Team Manager

About This Role

Lead a global team responsible for efficient travel, logistics, event planning, and expense administration at Canonical. This role involves significant coordination, budgeting, and policy enforcement to support company-wide operations and culture building.

Responsibilities

• Lead efficient and effective travel, logistics, event, scheduling, expense policy and administration
• Coordinate large-scale company events for hundreds of people from over 80 countries, four times a year
• Manage travel procurement and logistics for company events, ensuring efficiency and safety
• Serve as an independent check on expense claim approval, ensuring fairness and consistency
• Oversee operational costs amounting to tens of millions and make tactical/operational decisions
• Provide traditional 'EA' services across departments, including meeting scheduling and report coordination
• Manage travel approvals, logistics, and operations
• Review expenses in line with company policies
• Plan complex company events four times a year
• Oversee company offices utilized for executive briefings and operational facilities
• Manage global duty of care, health, and safety programs with comprehensive policies and practices

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical or business subject
• Demonstrable drive and a track record of exceeding expectations
• Leadership and management skills
• Good judgement in matters involving money, policy, and in-person interactions
• Ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, and flexibility
• Responsibility, accountability, thoughtfulness, and self-awareness
• Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel up to four times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in a technical or business subject

Nice to Have

• Travel industry experience
• Project management experience
• Event management and operations experience
• Business and corporate administration experience

Benefits