Global Alliance Director

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About the role

  • Global Alliances Director leading IBM partnerships for Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. Driving joint business growth, go-to-market strategy, and global alliance team development.

Responsibilities

  • Build and own the global strategy and development of the IBM alliance
  • Expand strategic relationships and enable IBM teams on the partnership
  • Grow sell-to, sell-through, and sell-with business motions with IBM
  • Grow IBM’s awareness of Canonical Ubuntu open-source capabilities
  • Manage, develop, and grow a team of experienced business development managers
  • Deliver targets and objectives and provide a voice of the partner
  • Travel internationally to drive partnerships in person
  • Align and support internal Canonical field teams
  • Expand the existing IBM customer footprint and upsell the broader portfolio
  • Develop and maintain relationships with senior executives at IBM and Canonical
  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for joint offerings
  • Oversee alliance management, including contract negotiations, performance tracking, and issue resolution
  • Contribute to joint publications and customer events

Requirements

  • Proven experience as an Alliance Manager/Director
  • Solid experience in Linux, virtualization, containers, and other cloud technologies
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong relationships with executives at all levels
  • Strong business acumen and strategic mindset focused on revenue growth and market expansion
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to present complex ideas to varied audiences
  • Autonomous, disciplined, hands-on, get-it-done mentality
  • Passion for Canonical products and mission
  • Comfortable in fast-paced and high-pressure environments with measurable goals
  • Team player with superior accountability and customer support skills
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams and track record of operational excellence
  • Ability to travel internationally

Benefits

  • Performance-driven annual bonus or commission in addition to base pay
  • 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

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

CloudLinux

Location requirements

RemoteNorth America

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