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.
We are hiring a Sales Enablement leader to architect the growth journey for our global sales organization. At Canonical, sales enablement isn't just about onboarding; it’s about ensuring our teams can articulate the complex value of Ubuntu, OpenStack, and AI infrastructure to the world’s most sophisticated tech leaders. You will act as a trusted partner to identify, scope, and implement tooling and workflow improvements that drive efficiency and reduce friction in the sales process. You will sit at the intersection of Product, Marketing, and Sales, transforming high-level strategy into actionable field excellence.
If you are an experienced leader ready to lead global strategy, you will find a high-performance environment that challenges you. You will work with Sales Leadership to identify performance gaps, reduce ramp time, improve productivity and increase win rates. This is a high-visibility role where you will ensure our "distributed-first" workforce remains the sharpest in the industry.
Location: These are EMEA-based remote roles.
The role entails- Lead enablement programs to drive continuous improvement in sales productivity and ramp time
- Lead the design and execution of global sales enablement strategies to drive revenue growth
- Provide coaching and mentoring that incorporates sales strategy, process and proven sales methodology
- Drive the creation of advanced sales plays and competitive intelligence resources for enterprise markets
- Collaborate and align cross-functionally with Sales, Revenue Operations, Product, Marketing, and all GTM teams to ensure enablement strategy supports broader organizational objectives
- Own the end-to-end sales onboarding experience, ensuring new hires reach peak productivity rapidly
- Identify and deliver training needs for Sales teams for continuous improvements
- Collaborate with Product Management and Marketing to translate technical roadmaps into value-based sales narratives
- Manage the sales enablement tech stack (CRM, LMS, etc.) to ensure tools are optimizing, not hindering, the sales process through right-time right-place delivery
- Provide a framework to relevant teams to develop and maintain high-quality sales assets, including discovery guides, pitch decks, and battlecards
- Facilitate live and virtual training sessions on advanced product features and sales techniques
- Coordinate the logistics for global sales training events and twice-yearly "sprint" weeks
- Monitor, report and act on the adoption and effectiveness of enablement initiatives using data-driven insights
- Support the senior team in preparing reports for leadership and auditing sales documentation for accuracy
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Demonstrated experience coaching sales leaders and diagnosing business challenges to drive organizational improvement
- Proficiency in a modern sales methodology such as MEDDPICC – able to coach leaders and sellers using this methodology
- Ability to align and influence others, establish direction, achieve consensus, and execute
- Experience building enablement programs from the ground up in emerging or high-growth markets
- Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
- Leadership and commitment to skills development and mentorship
- Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Appreciative of diversity and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
- Experience in sales enablement, technical training, or sales operations (level-dependent)
- Proficiency with Salesforce, modern LMS platforms and project management tools (e.g. Jira)
- Basic knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
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 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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 our 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.
Skills Required
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
- Demonstrated experience coaching sales leaders and diagnosing business challenges
- Proficiency in a modern sales methodology such as MEDDPICC
- Ability to align, influence, establish direction, achieve consensus, and execute
- Experience building enablement programs from the ground up in emerging or high-growth markets
- Leadership and commitment to skills development, coaching, and mentorship
- Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Appreciative of diversity and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
- Result-oriented with personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
- Experience in sales enablement, technical training, or sales operations (level-dependent)
- Proficiency with Salesforce, modern LMS platforms and project management tools (e.g., Jira)
- Basic knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Canonical Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Canonical and has not been reviewed or approved by Canonical.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-based bonuses/commissions and annual compensation reviews are part of the package. Feedback suggests variable-pay roles like sales and some senior positions can realize competitive total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Total time off is portrayed as generous, combining annual leave with local holidays and company-wide shutdowns. Feedback suggests this breadth is attractive for those who value extended breaks.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is available and consistently highlighted in role materials. Feedback suggests coverage quality is solid for a remote-first tech employer.
Canonical Insights
What We Do
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others'. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why its the fastest growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.
