Dell Global Alliance Director

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 seeking a highly motivated and experienced Global Alliances Director to join our strategic partnerships team who will be responsible for leading the Dell Technologies alliance team globally. Reporting to the Head of IHV Alliances, the Dell Global Alliance Director will work closely with Dell and Canonical teams in all geographies to develop and maintain strong relationships with senior executives at strategic partner organizations, fostering collaboration and alignment on joint business objectives. The Dell Global Alliance Director will manage and grow a global team of Business Development Managers and help them identify and pursue new business opportunities with Dell, driving revenue growth and market expansion, develop and execute go-to-market strategies for joint offerings, oversee the day-to-day management of the alliance including contract negotiations and performance tracking, and issue resolution. The Dell Global Alliance Director will also contribute to thought leadership initiatives, such as joint publications and joint customer events.