Salesforce/Netsuite Engineering Manager, Commercial Systems

Canonical; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment

Learning budget (USD) for personal and

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Travel to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager to take accountability for the design and development of an internal product within the Commercial Systems unit. The role is based remotely for the EMEA region, requiring leadership of software engineers and a focus on high engineering standards.

You will develop the skills of direct reports, seek improvements to processes, and build strong ties to business needs to deliver significant impact across Canonical.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject.
• Experience with Salesforce or NetSuite or other CRM/ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for the design and development of an internal product.
• Leading a team of software engineers.
• Developing the skills and capabilities of direct reports.
• Seeking improvements to established processes, designs, and solutions.
• Building an understanding of business needs to deliver the most impact.

Skills

Leadership

Accountability

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Tools

Salesforce

NetSuite

Job description

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for 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 more than 80 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 an Engineering Manager, who strives for accountability for the development of an internal product, who has high engineering quality standards, continuously develops their skills as well as skills of their direct reports, and who has the drive to deliver. This is an exciting opportunity to work with great people and exciting open-source solutions on innovative engineering solutions supporting Canonical's growth.

The Commercial Systems unit is conceived as six engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are at the heart of Canonical business.

The Business Systems team is responsible for systems such as NetSuite, Salesforce, and several others. The team works closely with operations teams, implements business processes, and keeps the systems compliant. This team is a great opportunity for a software engineering leader with a genuine interest in understanding the business, high engineering standards, and drive to deliver first-class experience to Canonical employees using those systems to get their job done.

Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

The role entails

• Accountability for the design and development of an internal product
• Leading a team of software engineers
• Developing the skills and capabilities of direct reports
• Seeking improvements to established processes, designs, and solutions
• Building an understanding of business needs to deliver the most impact

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Experience with software development in Salesforce, NetSuite, or other CRM/ERP system
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles
• Performance engineering

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. 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.

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