Marketing Manager

Overview

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

Canonical is a remote-first company with teams in 75+ countries.

We are hiring a Marketing Manager to lead marketing initiatives that generate awareness, engagement, and pipeline for our products. This role blends strategy with hands-on execution, from crafting campaigns and driving demand generation to collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, SDRs, Product, Communications, and Alliances. You will own high-impact programs including integrated campaigns, product launches, events, and account-based marketing, connecting our products with enterprise customers, developers, and strategic partners.

• Own end-to-end go-to-market planning and campaign execution across portfolios, territory or vertical.
• Develop and lead marketing programs that engage prospects to drive opportunities and revenue.
• Collaborate with other marketing teams to improve content performance and conversion through data-driven insights.
• Partner with events, content, paid media, and social media teams to execute integrated campaigns across channels.

• Experience in a marketing role in the technology sector (SaaS or enterprise IT preferred).
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to evaluate performance and optimize for impact.
• Comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on execution, a true self-starter.
• Strong storytelling skills; ability to craft messaging that resonates with technical and business audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable, fast learner with a growth mindset and a passion for innovation.

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

• Fully remote working environment - we ve been working remotely since 2004.
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD 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

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we support AI, IoT and cloud initiatives worldwide. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for people joining the company. We have been remote-first since 2004 and value excellence, collaboration and continuous learning.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. We consider applications fairly regardless of identity or background.