Channel Partner Sales Executive

Canonical Ltd.; Jakarta Pusat; Remote; IDR 1,266,281,000 - 1,628,075,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Team sprints (in-person)

Job summary

Canonical is expanding its channel sales team to grow open source and cloud solutions through reseller and distributor partners. You will own partner engagement, onboarding, and enablement, aiming to meet annual growth quotas in assigned territories.

The role requires hunting and farming capabilities, strong English, and the ability to operate in a startup-like environment with occasional customer discovery calls and presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology field or related area.
• Experience in software/tech sales from the specified market.
• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken).
• Understanding of open source, Linux, and Ubuntu.
• Proven track record of meeting sales targets.
• Detail oriented with strong follow-up.
• Effective negotiation and closing skills.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a globally distributed team.
• Startup experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute channel strategy for distributors and resellers in the territory.
• Grow Canonical's presence as a leader in Open Source and Cloud solutions.
• Identify and recruit new reseller/distributor partners in the territory.
• Leverage networks to engage new partners and nurture relationships.
• Guide partners through onboarding and enablement processes.
• Create mutually beneficial go-to-market plans with partners.
• Arrange and deliver partner and pre-sales trainings.
• Drive channel pipeline through ongoing partner interactions.
• Support partner satisfaction and act as trusted advisor to customers.
• Maintain regular contact with priority resellers and distributors.

Skills

Channel sales

Tech sales

Fluent English

Open source

Self-starter

Negotiation

Presentation

Distributed team

Startup experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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 1200+ 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.

Canonical is growing its channel sales team to capitalize on rapidly growing demand from channel partners, leveraging their expertise and connections to bring open source technology to organizations across a multitude of industries.

The role requires a mix of both farming and hunting capabilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving assigned annual growth quotas.

They should be able to identify, prospect, and engage reseller and distributor partners to build and maintain relationships and grow Canonical’s business within the assigned territory.

The successful candidate must be comfortable owning and leading initiatives in an unstructured, startup-like environment. This individual must be able to sell open source, cloud, virtualization, and technical software solutions.

Although the role is focused primarily on reseller and distributor channel partners, the successful candidate must be capable of and comfortable with initial customer discovery calls and presentations as appropriate.

The Role Entails

• Develop and execute channel strategy for distributors and resellers within the assigned territory
• Increase awareness of Canonical as a lead player in Open Source and Cloud (Private, Hybrid, Multi, and Public models)
• Identify and recruit new potential partners in assigned territory
• Leverage personal network and prospecting skills to engage new partners and build on Canonical’s already-successful relationships
• Guide partners through onboarding and enablement
• Develop mutually beneficial go-to-market plans and commitments with partners
• Arrange and execute sales and pre sales trainings to these resellers
• Drive and manage channel pipeline through recurring partner interactions
• Support partner’s satisfaction and act as trusted advisor and point of contact
• Maintain a regularity/frequency of contact with priority resellers and distributors.

What We Are Looking For In You

• Bachelor's level degree, preferably in a technology field
• Experience in software or technology sales from the specified market
• Fluency in English
• An understanding of open source, Linux and Ubuntu
• A self starter with a proven track record of achieving sales targets
• Detail oriented with strong follow-up skills
• Effective negotiating skills with ability to close sales
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation
• Mature approach to long-term relationship development with customers
• The ability to represent the company at external events
• Start-up experience would be an advantage

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 recognise 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 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, 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 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.