HPE Alliance Manager

The role of a HPE Alliance Manager at Canonical

Large OEM or Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) brands - HPE Dell IBM Lenovo Ericsson Cisco Fujitsu and many more - are major partners for Canonical. These companies build software-defined solutions to capitalize on global open source mandates and associated macro trends. Canonical’s flagship product Ubuntu and its broader open source portfolio are key ingredients for these partners to realize their aspirations. Canonical represents the best platform for rapid open source innovation.

The HPE Alliance Manager will be a key contributing team member within the growing HIV team. This individual will assist in achieving operational excellence and global expansion for this important relationship. The HPE Alliance Manager will work closely with HPE and Canonical teams in India to enable HPE teams generate and transact opportunities drive a Canonical agenda within HPE and achieve targeted results.

The HPE Alliance Manager is responsible to build trusted relationships with HPE increase Canonical market share and attach rate evangelize the partnership and drive business interactions from across persona - from engineer to CxO. They will often run customer workshops focused on particular initiatives at that customer attend sales events give public presentations and participate in executive engagements as coordinated by the Senior Director.

Location: Home based India

What your day will look like

• Build strategic relationships and enable HPE teams on the partnership

• Build pipeline and transact opportunities through HPE

• Grow HPE’s awareness of open source capabilities on Canonical Ubuntu

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the Linux and cloud software ecosystem

• Deliver on targets objectives and provide a voice of the partner

• Travel regularly - including internationally - to drive partnerships in person

• Align and support internal canonical field teams - identify support grow transact

• Expand existing footprint with HPE customers with an aim to upsell to broader portfolio

• Support and contribute to broader strategy initiatives and key campaigns as defined by the HPE Global Alliance Director

What we are looking for in you

• Experience in alliance or indirect sales management roles

• Autonomous disciplined hands-on get-it-done mentality

• Ability to capture customer requirements evaluate gaps identify and create opportunities

• Passionate about Ubuntu products and mission

• Comfortable in fast-paced and high pressure environments with measurable goals

• Experience with Linux virtualization containers and other cloud technologies

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Team player with superior accountability and customer support skills

• Credibility and working knowledge of HPE - its products go-to-market motion and field

• Experience managing cross-functional teams and track record of operational excellence

• WIllingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

• Hands on experience with SalesForce.com and Google Suite a plus

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location level of experience knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base pay we provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and for more information on these you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process.

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!

• Personal learning and development budget of 2000USD per annum

• Annual compensation review

• Recognition rewards

• Annual holiday leave

• Parental Leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’

• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events