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Sales Development Representative

Remote, Home based - EMEA·Added 2 months ago

Still open when we checked on 1 Oct

Canonical

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Overview

Job details

  • Fully remote

    Only from certain places, per the ad: “Home based - EMEA”

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Canonical doesn't mention sponsorship, but this role may fit the Digital nomad visa.

  • University degree

    “Excellents résultats académiques à l'école et à l'université” — per the ad.

Skills

This job advert was originally written in French.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Your base salary will depend on various factors, including your geographic location, experience level, knowledge, and skills. In addition to the benefits listed above, certain roles may also be eligible for additional benefits and rewards, including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or usage. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure fairness across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer all team members additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on your work location, and for more information on this, please contact your Talent Partner.

  • Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 USD per year
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual leave
  • Parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Opportunity to travel to new places and meet colleagues during "sprints"
  • Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long-distance corporate travel events

The role

Canonical is a global company focused on remote work that publishes Ubuntu and open source enterprise solutions for cloud, developers, IoT, and AI. Ubuntu is the fastest-growing Linux distribution and ranks first among cloud operating systems.

In partnership with Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft, Canonical helps companies become more agile, more productive, and adopt new technologies faster. Customer success stories include AI, blockchain, IoT, advanced robotics, and autonomous vehicles, where Ubuntu is the preferred development platform.

The role of a Sales Development Representative at Canonical

Canonical is profitable and growing. We consider our sales development organization to be the best technology sales academy in the market and, as such, we select exceptional and ambitious candidates to join our team. You will thrive in this role if you are organized, persistent, charismatic, and hardworking. You will need to be interested in technology and its business implications. In this role, you will collaborate with a regional sales and marketing team, and your main objective will be to identify customer projects that match our product solutions and promote Canonical across different industries and geographies.

Click HERE to watch our SDR team discuss their role at Canonical

What your day will look like

  • Manage inbound customer inquiries via email, phone, and chat
  • Execute outbound sales and marketing campaigns
  • Attend events and conferences worldwide, staff booths, and generate face-to-face marketing and sales opportunities.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams and senior stakeholders to achieve results
  • Work directly with marketing on campaigns
  • Research information on potential customers
  • Generate a multi-million dollar pipeline
  • Identify prospects and market trends
  • Help define team processes and strategies
  • Liaise with new and existing customers, organize and attend meetings while actively mapping accounts to identify new opportunities
  • Accurately create, update, maintain, and nurture prospects on global opportunities

What we are looking for in you

  • Excellent academic results at school and university
  • Passion for business and technology
  • Desire to learn and continuously improve - curious, flexible, scientific
  • Creative problem-solving and collaboration across teams
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Results-driven with a self-starting mindset
  • Persistence and resilience

Hiring process

6 steps5 interviewsa task to doabout 3 months in all
  1. Application

  2. Written interview

    In your own time

    A written submission tailored to the role presenting your academic and professional accomplishments; you choose format and length, and two domain experts grade it.

  3. Psychometric assessment (GIA)

    Online test · 30–45 min

    A cognitive-ability test measuring aptitude, problem solving and speed of learning, required for all applicants.

  4. Technical assessment

    Not every role

    A domain-specific assessment for some roles, graded by domain experts and discussed in later interviews.

  5. Early stage interviews

    With future colleagues and stakeholders · 3 sessions

    Three interviews with future colleagues and stakeholders focused on technical and domain skills.

  6. Talent interview

    With Talent Science team

    Interview with the Talent Science team including a 10-minute Personality Profile Analysis; compensation is first discussed here.

  7. Late stage interviews

    With potential manager, Hiring Lead and senior stakeholders

    Meet your potential manager, the Hiring Lead and senior stakeholders; management and leadership candidates also meet the CEO.

  8. Offer and onboarding · With a Hiring Lead

  • After application review you get a personal dashboard showing your assessment and interview plan.
  • The written interview is submitted anonymously to reduce bias early on.
  • You may apply to a single job once, or to four different jobs, in any 180-day period.

About Canonical

Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the world's most widely used open-source operating system for cloud, IoT, and enterprise environments. Founded in 2004, the company is a global leader in open-source software, providing secure, supported Ubuntu solutions to enterprises, developers, and device manufacturers. With a distributed workforce spanning over 80 countries, Canonical drives innovation in areas like AI, edge computing, and cloud-native technologies, making it a key player in the open-source ecosystem.

Canonical has a strong presence in Spain, with a significant number of open roles across engineering, product, marketing, and sales. The company is known for its fully remote-first culture, allowing employees to work from anywhere, including Spain. For international professionals, Canonical offers a unique opportunity to contribute to world-class open-source projects, collaborate with a global team, and enjoy flexible work arrangements. The company values autonomy, excellence, and a passion for open-source, making it an attractive employer for those seeking a dynamic, remote-friendly environment.

Industry
Cloud/Ubuntu
Founded
2004
Employees
1,000–5,000
Headquarters
London, UK

Good to know if you are moving

  • Canonical is a remote-first company, allowing employees to work from anywhere, including Spain, with no requirement to relocate to a central office.
  • The company offers a diverse, international work environment with colleagues from over 80 countries, providing a global perspective.
  • Canonical is a major contributor to open-source projects, offering opportunities to work on widely-used technologies like Ubuntu, Kubernetes, and OpenStack.
  • Employees often receive a competitive salary and benefits, including home office setup allowances and professional development opportunities.
  • The company values autonomy and self-motivation, making it ideal for professionals who thrive in a flexible, results-driven culture.

In their own words

Additional information

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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