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    Alliances & Channels Leader

    Canonical
    Home Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA; Home based - WorldwideHome Based - AmericasHome Based - EMEA
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
    about 1 month ago
    remoteseniorbusiness developmentpartner managementalliance management

    Requirements

    • 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

    What You'll Do

    • 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

    Nice to Have

    • 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

    Benefits

    • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
    • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
    • Annual compensation review
    • Recognition rewards
    • Annual holiday leave
    • Maternity and paternity leave
    • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
    • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
    • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

    About Canonical

    Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, delivers trusted open source for everyone and provides security, support and services to enterprises.

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    1000 - 5000
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