Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is extensively used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We collaborate with the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers across various sectors.
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The role of a Salesforce Engineering Manager, Commercial Systems at Canonical is an opportunity for a technologist passionate about Linux and Ubuntu to drive business success. The Commercial Systems unit has several responsibilities spread across six engineering teams, working closely with other engineering and business teams. The Salesforce team specifically focuses on developing and configuring Canonical's Salesforce instance to deliver a first-class experience to the Sales and business operations teams.
We are looking for an engineering manager with senior-level experience in Salesforce who is committed to high engineering quality, continuous improvement, and skill development. This role presents an exciting opportunity to leverage the latest Salesforce features and best practices while ensuring the Salesforce instance remains lean and maintainable.
What Your Day Will Look Like:
- Lead a team of engineers delivering solutions leveraging the Salesforce platform.
- Seek improvements to established processes, designs, and engineering solutions.
- Collaborate on business analysis and technical designs.
- Provide Salesforce subject matter expertise to business customers and cross-functional teams.
- Deliver engineering solutions using the Salesforce platform.
What We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
- Experience with Salesforce development and integrations.
- Experience as a hands-on engineering manager or team lead.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to travel internationally for one week at a time, approximately 2-4 times a year.
Additional Skills:
- Experience as a software developer in a high-level language (preferably Go or Python).
- Experience in a business role such as sales, finance, or operations.
Benefits:
- Competitive base pay based on geographical location, experience, knowledge, and skills.
- Fully remote working environment with established remote work practices.
- Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 per annum.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave and parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunities to travel to new locations for team meetings.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds as essential to creating a better work environment and better products.
