About the Job
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We have new senior leadership opportunities in our Global Alliances and Channels organisations, to lead business development and partnership with some of the most important actors in the global technology sector. As the publisher of Ubuntu and a leading provider of open source to major technology firms globally, Can...
These partners shape the platforms, solutions, marketplaces, hardware and delivery motions through which enterprises adopt open source at scale. We are looking for exceptional partner leaders who can build durable, mutually valuable relationships, develop joint solutions, drive global go-to-market programmes, and co...
Key Responsibilities
Own and drive partner strategy, forecast, bookings and revenues for Canonical across one or more indirect routes to market
Lead and evolve a team or strategic partner portfolio towards accelerated revenue growth and market impact
Build strategic relationships with global and regional partners at executive levels
Design and execute joint go-to-market plans with partners, sales, product management, product marketing and engineering teams
Develop partner capability through sales engagement, technical enablement, joint marketing and disciplined business planning
Guide our offering from product management, to product marketing, and scale it through the support of our global sales organisation
Establish operating cadence, pipeline governance and data-driven accountability across complex partner relationships
Required Skills & Abilities
10+ years of experience in alliance, channel, partner, ecosystem or indirect sales management roles
Experience in one or more of GSIs, VARs, distributors, ISVs, IHVs/OEMs, silicon, public cloud, marketplaces or strategic technology alliances
Deep commercial experience encompassing revenue, margins, pipeline, forecasting and partner economics
Proven leadership and presentation skills, with the ability to engage confidently from engineer to CxO level
Ability to build trusted executive relationships while aligning product, sales, marketing, engineering and operations teams
Insight into open source, Ubuntu, enterprise infrastructure, cloud, AI, security and Canonical’s competition and opportunities
Track record of data-driven decision-making and disciplined execution across complex, global relationships
An autonomous, disciplined, hands-on, get-it-done mentality
An exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
Business level written and spoken English.
Sincere personal motivation aligned with our mission.
International travel 2-4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long.
In addition we expect that you will match our values, by being:
Precise, taking care to deliver correctness and clarity.
Reliable, delivering high quality work that builds trust and confidence.
Accessible, collaborating to build products and systems that are usable.
Adroit, blending enthusiasm, knowledge, adaptability, style and character.
Qualifications
Experience:
10 years experience
