Open Source Enterprise Sales

This is a general track role, hiring for opportunities across all levels of seniority in our Sales and Alliances teams. Apply 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 a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. 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.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.OurAlliances Sales Directorsown 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. Reporting to the Alliances leadership, you will be working with direct sales, marketing, product, customer success, finance, legal and support as you demonstrate thought leadership, practical skills, and apply your knowledge and experience to help us grow in this critical area.OurEnterprise Sales Executivesown 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. Reporting to Sales leadership, you will work across either a region or a vertical and you can bring your knowledge of previous customers with you. We are committed to giving customers the most knowledgeable and most competent partners in sales so that we can succeed together.Location:We have remote opportunities available globally.These roles entailAdvancing a deep understanding of Linux and cloud software ecosystem, and open source selling modelsExperience with negotiating contracts and commercial business termsBuilding and expanding strategic relationshipsBuilding and owning the strategy and the development of the sales engagementsGrowing customers awareness of open source capabilities on Canonical UbuntuDelivering on targets, objectives and providing a voice of the partner and/or customerTravelling both domestically and internationally to drive partnerships in personAligning and supporting internal Field teams to identify, support, grow and transactWorking closely with Marketing, Sales Engineering and Product Management to deliver on targets, objectives and provide a voice of the partner and/or customerLeading executive interlocks between partners/customers and our own leadership teamWhat we are looking for in youTrack record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve revenue outstanding results in our technological fieldExperience with Linux and open sourceExceptional 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 colleaguesDistributed 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.Seniority level: Entry levelEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: Sales and Business DevelopmentIndustries: Software Development#J-18808-Ljbffr