Marketing Manager

Canonical; London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of open source software is hiring a Marketing Manager to drive impactful marketing initiatives and enhance product awareness. In this remote role, you'll engage with customers through targeted campaigns, collaborating with various teams to optimize strategies and revenue growth.

Benefits

Fully remote working environment

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

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel for team events

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Qualifications

• Experience in a marketing role in the technology sector (SaaS or enterprise IT preferred).
• Strong storytelling skills and the ability to craft resonating messaging.

Responsibilities

• Own market planning and campaign execution across portfolios.
• Develop and lead marketing programs to engage prospects.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

Storytelling skills

Excellent communication

Adaptable

Growth mindset

Job description

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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 + 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.

We are hiring a Marketing Manager

Canonical is looking for a creative and data-driven Marketing Manager to lead marketing initiatives that generate awareness, engagement, and pipeline for our products. This role blends strategy with hands-on execution, from crafting compelling campaigns and driving demand generation, to collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, SDRs, Product, Communications, and Alliances.

As a key contributor to our marketing team, you’ll take ownership of high-impact programs including integrated campaigns, product launches, events, and account-based marketing. You’ll play a pivotal role in connecting our products with the right audiences whether enterprise customers, developers, or strategic partners.

You thrive in fast-paced environments, love experimenting and optimizing based on data. You are passionate about technology, marketing and the use of technology in marketing. You bring curiosity, ownership, and a strong desire to make things better for your campaigns, your team, and your own growth. If you enjoy building smart, scalable marketing engines with a bit of creative flair, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: Remote, EMEA

What your day will look like

• Own end-to-end go-to-market planning and campaign execution across portfolios, territory or vertical.
• Develop and lead marketing programs that engage with prospects to drive opportunities and revenue.
• Collaborate closely with other marketing teams to improve content performance and conversion through data-driven insights.
• Partner with events, content, paid media, and social media teams to execute integrated campaigns across channels.

What we are looking for in you

• Experience in a marketing role in the technology sector (SaaS or enterprise IT preferred).
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to evaluate performance and optimize for impact.
• Comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on execution, a true self-starter.
• Strong storytelling skills—you know how to craft messaging that resonates with both technical and business audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable, fast learner with a growth mindset and a passion for innovation.

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’ve been working remotely since !
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday 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