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This is a general track role, hiring for opportunities across all levels of seniority in our Sales and Alliances teams. Apply here if you believe you possess outstanding revenue generating experience from the Technology industry.
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 founder led, profitable and growing. As we continue to grow we are looking to hire both Enterprise Sales and Alliances Sales representatives to drive revenue growth and meet our goals.
Our Alliances Sales Directors own a book of business helping to enable Canonical to work with its go to market partners, hardware vendors, software vendors, solutions integrators and distributors and channels. With a fast growing channel business, GSI / SI and Hardware partners, we need to enable, manage and grow business opportunities and drive market expansion alongside revenue growth.
Our Enterprise Sales Executives own the relationships with our direct customers and are responsible for maintaining and growing relationships that result in mutually beneficial engagements. They help craft solutions that enable our customers to be more efficient, solve more complex problems and walk the path with the customer to get the best possible results.
Responsibilities :
- Advancing a deep understanding of Linux and cloud software ecosystem, and open source selling models
- Experience with negotiating contracts and commercial business terms
- Building and expanding strategic relationships
- Building and owning the strategy and the development of the sales engagements
- Growing customers awareness of open source capabilities on Canonical Ubuntu
- Delivering on targets, objectives and providing a voice of the partner and / or customer
- Travelling both domestically and internationally to drive partnerships in person
- Aligning and supporting internal Field teams to identify, support, grow and transact
- Working closely with Marketing, Sales Engineering and Product Management to deliver on targets, objectives and provide a voice of the partner and / or customer
- Leading executive interlocks between partners / customers and our own leadership team
What we are looking for in you :
Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve revenue outstanding results in our technological fieldExperience with Linux and opensourceExceptional academic track record from both high school and university, regardless of seniority of current positionUndergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen pathConfidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitationLeadership and commitment to skills development and mentorshipPassion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiativesThe work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleaguesProfessional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skillsExcellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountabilityAppreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisationThoughtfulness and self-motivation with results orientated mind set and a high level of personal drive to meet commitmentsAbility to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long and more regularly to meet clients and partners as requiredWhat we offer colleagues :
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance Program including Health and Wellness platformOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company eventsCanonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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