Graduate Sales Development Representative at Canonical

Canonical – 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 it’s the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

Job position: Graduate Sales Development Representative

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

1. 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 enjoy this role if you are organized, persistent, charismatic, and hard-working.
2. You will need to be interested in tech and its business implications. In this role, you will collaborate with a regional sales and marketing team, and your primary objective is to find customer projects that fit our product lines and spread the good name of Canonical across multiple different industries and geographies.

Job Responsibilities

1. Handle inbound customer inquiries across email, phone and chat
2. Execute outbound sales & marketing campaigns
3. Travel to events and conferences worldwide, presenting on booths and driving face-to-face marketing and sales opportunities
4. Collaborate across multiple teams and senior stakeholders to drive results
5. Work directly with marketing on campaigns
6. Research information about prospective customers
7. Generate a multi-million pound pipeline
8. Identify prospects and market trends
9. Help define the processes and policies for the team
10. Liaise with new and existing customers, setting up and attending meetings whilst actively mapping accounts to identify new opportunities
11. Accurately create, update, maintain and nurture leads on global opportunities

Job Requirements

1. Excellent academic results at school and university
2. Passion for business and technology
3. Commitment to continuous learning and improvement – curious, flexible, scientific
4. Creative problem solving and cross team collaboration
5. Verbal and written communication skills
6. Result driven with an over-achiever spirit
7. Persistence & perseverance

What we offer you

1. Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, 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.
2. 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, please ask your Talent Partner.
3. Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per year
4. Annual compensation review
5. Recognition rewards
6. Annual holiday leave
7. Parental Leave
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
10. Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Application Deadline
24th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online