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Job Overview

Job Title Enterprise Open Source Sales Director
Hiring Organization Canonical
Company Website https://canonical.com/
Remote Locations Worldwide
Job Type Remote, Full-Time

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a fully distributed company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical 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.

Job Responsibilities

Build and execute a territory plan to prioritize outreach and prospecting
Allocate portions of territory and accounts to sales representatives on your team
Identify and prioritise new logo accounts in your territory for account-based marketing and prospecting
Ensure that sales representatives have high quality account plans for existing accounts and priority prospects
Monitor new pipeline development by your team, through outreach, prospecting, local marketing, and industry events
Support contract closure to meet and exceed quarterly and annual bookings targets
Be mindful and proactive in achieving tactical and strategic objectives
Work with customer success to identify growth opportunities
Ensure your team maintain accurate pipeline data and forecasts within Salesforce
Represent the company, its solutions and software

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s level degree, preferably in engineering or computer science
Leadership and management skill
Experience of open source technology and solutions
Detail oriented with effective planning, organisation and reporting skill
Experience in enterprise software or technology sales planning and execution
Track record of achievement in sales targets and new account wins
Self-discipline and motivation to be successful in a distributed team
Professional written and spoken English, as well as any language that may be appropriate for your target market
Ability to travel for customer engagements, industry events and company events

Additional skills of interest

Specific vertical experience, in particular finance, telco, health, energy, public sector, tech
Experience speaking at conferences or industry events

Employee Benefits

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance when shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven commission structure. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.