Open Source Enterprise Sales / Alliances - Colombia (Spanish Speaker)

Canonical; A distancia; MXN 1,074,000 - 1,791,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading open-source software firm is seeking experienced Sales representatives for its global teams. Successful candidates will have a track record in revenue generation, experience with Linux, and strong interpersonal skills. These roles are remote with a focus on driving sales partnerships and increasing revenue in a dynamic team environment. Expected to engage with customers directly and collaborate across departments, applicants must be willing to travel internationally for team events and client meetings.

Servicios

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Program including Health and Wellness platform

Formación

• Proven ability to exceed expectations in sales.
• Experience negotiating contracts and business terms.
• Strong leadership and commitment to skills development.

Responsabilidades

• Own relationships with customers and drive revenue growth.
• Work collaboratively with various teams including marketing and product management.
• Travel domestically and internationally to foster partnerships.

Conocimientos

Track record of revenue generation

Experience with Linux and open source

Professional written and spoken English

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to travel internationally

Educación

Undergraduate degree in technical subject

Descripción del empleo

While this link looks for a Spanish speaker to work on Colombian territory, this is a general track role, hiring for opportunities across all levels of seniority in our Sales and Alliances teams. Apply here if you believe you possess outstanding revenue‑generating experience from the technology industry.

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 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.

As we continue to grow we are looking to hire both Enterprise Sales and Alliances Sales representatives to drive revenue growth and meet our goals.

Alliances Sales Directors

Own a book of business helping to enable Canonical to work with its go‑to‑market partners, hardware vendors, software vendors, solutions integrators, distributors and channels. With a fast‑growing channel business, GSI/SI and hardware partners, we need to enable, manage and grow business opportunities and drive market expansion alongside revenue growth.

Reporting to the alliances leadership, you will work with direct sales, marketing, product, customer success, finance, legal and support as you demonstrate thought leadership, practical skills, and apply your knowledge and experience to help us grow in this critical area.

Enterprise Sales Executives

Own the relationships with our direct customers and are responsible for maintaining and growing relationships that result in mutually beneficial engagements. They help craft solutions that enable our customers to be more efficient, solve more complex problems, and walk the path with the customer to get the best possible results.

Reporting to sales leadership, you will work across either a region or a vertical and can bring your knowledge of previous customers with you. We are committed to giving customers the most knowledgeable and competent partners in sales so that we can succeed together.

Location

We have remote opportunities available globally. This link in particular is for a Spanish speaker based in or able to easily commute to Colombia. A good knowledge of the Colombian market is mandatory.

These roles entail

• Advancing a deep understanding of Linux and cloud software ecosystem, and open‑source selling models
• Experience with negotiating contracts and commercial business terms
• Building and expanding strategic relationships
• Building and owning the strategy and the development of the sales engagements
• Growing customers awareness of open‑source capabilities on Canonical Ubuntu
• Delivering on targets, objectives and providing a voice of the partner and/or customer
• Travelling both domestically and internationally to drive partnerships in person
• Aligning and supporting internal field teams to identify, support, grow and transact
• Working closely with marketing, sales engineering and product management to deliver on targets, objectives and provide a voice of the partner and/or customer
• Leading executive interlocks between partners/customers and our own leadership team

What we are looking for in you

• Track record of going above‑and‑beyond expectations to achieve revenue outstanding results in our technological field
• Experience with Linux and open source
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, regardless of seniority of current position
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Leadership and commitment to skills development and mentorship
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi‑cultural, multi‑national organisation
• Thoughtfulness and self‑motivation with results‑orientated mindset and a high level of personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long and more regularly to meet clients and partners as required

What we offer colleagues

• 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 Program including Health and Wellness platform
• 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.