Enterprise Account Executive - Telecoms - DACH Territory - German Speaker

Canonical; Muscat; Remote; OMR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a sales representative in Oman to engage customers, develop new business opportunities, and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, experience in open source technology, and strong skills in customer empathy and teamwork. This position offers a competitive compensation package, including a personal learning budget and opportunities for travel.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• Experience of open source technology and solutions.
• Detail oriented with effective follow-up.
• Experience in enterprise software or technology sales planning.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company and its software in your territory.
• Build and execute a territory plan for outreach and prospecting.
• Develop new pipeline through local marketing and events.
• Close contracts to meet and exceed bookings targets.

Skills

Customer empathy

High intellect

Passion for technology

Teamwork

Energy

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Company Overview

Open source software is the new default in the enterprise, and Canonical is the new challenger to major enterprise software vendors. We deliver better open source from the data center to cloud and edge. Our Linux distribution Ubuntu is now the leading platform for public cloud compute, and the favorite platform for software engineers, data scientists and AI developers.

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption and quality of open source globally, and our goal is to ship the most software on the planet by cores. A tidal wave of open source innovation is the next phase of the entire enterprise software industry, and we aim to be the most compelling way to ride that wave.

Canonical provides licensed enterprise software products, commercial support, managed services, consulting and training services to customers who are deploying Ubuntu or open source applications on the cloud, in their data center, or to the connected device and IoT ecosystem. We are distributed worldwide, with a leadership team spread across many countries, and we are committed to building a diverse group of exceptional leads to build the best, not biggest, enterprise software company.

Hiring Criteria

• Empathy for the customer – a real understanding of customer needs, industry‑specific challenges, and a desire to help customers solve their business problems
• High intellect – the ability to learn quickly, understand very complex subjects, and communicate clearly to build trust and confidence
• Passion for technology – a fascination with the state of the art from brilliant people solving hard problems, and fierce competition for large prizes
• Teamwork – a willingness to help others, to collaborate well with people from different disciplines, and to balance personal and team ambitions
• Energy – the drive to motivate oneself and others to achieve the best result for the team and our customers

What Your Day Will Look Like

• Represent the company, its solutions and software, in your territory
• Build and execute a territory plan to prioritize outreach and prospecting
• Develop new pipeline through outreach, prospecting, local marketing, and industry events
• Close contracts to meet and exceed quarterly and annual bookings targets
• Be mindful and proactive in achieving tactical and strategic objectives
• Manage customer relationships and interactions through all stages of the sales cycle
• Work with field engineers to propose solutions that solve our customers' business problems
• Work with customer success to identify growth opportunities
• Maintain accurate pipeline data and forecasts within Salesforce
• Establish productive professional relationships with key influencers and decision makers

What We Are Looking For In You

• Bachelor's level degree, preferably in engineering or computer science
• Experience of open source technology and solutions
• Detail oriented with effective follow‑up
• Experience in enterprise software or technology sales planning and execution in the Telecoms in the DACH region
• Track record of achievement in sales targets and new account wins
• Self‑discipline and motivation to be successful in a distributed team
• Professional written and spoken English, as well as German language
• Ability to travel for customer engagements, industry events and company events

Additional Skills Of Interest

• Specific vertical experience – finance, telco, health, energy, public sector, tech
• Experience speaking at conferences or industry events

What We Offer You

• 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
• 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 on a daily basis. 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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.