Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager

Canonical; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of open source software is seeking a Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager in Moncton, Canada. In this role, you will represent the company to partners, develop joint Go-To-Market strategies, and work with engineering and marketing teams. Ideal candidates should have a degree in technology or engineering and a strong understanding of the semiconductor industry, along with excellent communication skills. This position supports a fully remote working environment.

Benefits

Fully remote working environment

Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations for meetings

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Qualifications

• Experience in software and system architecture is preferred.
• Customer-facing experience in business development, technology strategy or similar functions.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to grasp complex material.

Responsibilities

• Represent Canonical and its solutions to partners.
• Develop a deep understanding of silicon partner strategies.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering and marketing teams.

Skills

Understanding of the semiconductor industry

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Education

B.A / B.S / B.E degree in science, technology and/or engineering

Job description

Overview

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include 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 locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

The role of a Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager at Canonical

Ubuntu is the fastest growing enterprise Linux, the leading platform for public cloud computing, and the engineer\u2019s favorite way to drive the future. Our goal is to help the enterprise embrace open source from end to end, across every class of compute and every class of application, starting with the linux kernel itself, to infrastructure solutions like OpenStack and Kubernetes, all the way up to data, security, analytics and serverless capabilities. The Silicon Alliances Team works with the leading semiconductor companies to combine open source adoption with innovative optimizations to get the most from each new chip. With our semiconductor partners, we develop joint product roadmaps, drive delivery, formulate go-to-market plans and conceptualize new business models, enabling differentiated hardware and robust product life-cycle support while still anchored to best-in-class Ubuntu. The end goal is a frictionless experience to deploy, maintain, and develop on any hardware from cloud to edge.

Responsibilities (What your day will look like)

• Represent Canonical, its solutions and software to partners.
• Develop a deep understanding of silicon partner strategies, technologies and roadmaps and identify overlap with Canonical\u2019s current and future products.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, marketing and sales teams to facilitate new business, leading definition of joint products, solutions and complex programs relying heavily on your communicating and influencing skills.
• Ensure that robust project plans are created, tracked, and executed.
• Develop joint Go To Market strategy and campaigns with silicon partners, manage market messaging, collateral and launch plans across products.
• Negotiate successful contracts.

Qualifications (What we are looking for in you)

• B.A / B.S / B.E degree in science, technology and/or engineering.
• Fundamental understanding of the semiconductor industry and ecosystem.
• Experience in software and system architecture is preferred.
• Customer-facing experience in business development, technology strategy or similar functions.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to grasp complex material and synthesize key points.
• Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Disciplined and self motivated for a remote-first workplace environment.

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Experience with open source software and open source business models is preferred.
• Team leadership or program management experience.

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.

• Fully remote working environment - we\u2019ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at \'sprints\'
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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 of software. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our 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.