Sales Development Representative Dutch Speaker

About Canonical

Canonical is an international software company, the publisher of Ubuntu and open-source business solutions for cloud, developers, IoT, and AI. Ubuntu is the fastest-growing Linux distribution and ranks as the number one operating system in the cloud.

In collaboration with Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft, Canonical helps companies become more flexible, productive, and adopt new technologies faster. Examples of our customers' successes include AI, Blockchain, IoT, Advanced Robotics, and self-driving cars, where Ubuntu is the preferred development platform.

The Sales Development Representative Dutch Speaker Role at Canonical

Canonical is profitable and growing. We consider our sales organization to be the best sales academy in the market, and we are looking for exceptional and ambitious candidates to strengthen our team.

For this role, we are looking for individuals who are organized, persistent, charismatic, and hard-working. An interest in technological developments and their business implications is also important. Your primary goal is to find customer projects that align with our product lines and spread Canonical's good name across various industries and regions. In this role, you will also collaborate with a regional sales and marketing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling inbound customer inquiries via email, phone, and chat.
• Setting up and executing outbound sales and marketing campaigns.
• Traveling to events and conferences worldwide: presenting at booths and working on face-to-face marketing and sales opportunities.
• Collaborating with multiple teams and senior stakeholders.
• Researching potential customers.
• Directly collaborating on campaigns with the marketing team.
• Generating a multi-million pound sales pipeline.
• Identifying prospects and market trends.
• Helping define processes and policies for the team.
• Maintaining contact with new and existing customers, setting up and attending meetings, and actively mapping accounts to identify new opportunities.
• Accurately creating, updating, and maintaining leads for global opportunities.

What We Are Looking For

• Excellent academic results from school and university.
• Passion for business and technology.
• Eagerness to learn and continuously develop – curious, flexible, scientific.
• Creative problem-solving and collaboration with diverse teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Results-orientation.
• Persistence and perseverance.

What We Offer

The base salary depends on various factors, including geographical location, experience level, knowledge, and skills. In addition, certain functions may also be eligible for additional secondary benefits and rewards, including annual performance-based bonuses. Our compensation philosophy ensures equality within our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer all team members extra secondary benefits that reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional secondary benefits may apply depending on the work location. Our Talent Partners can tell you more about this during the application rounds.

• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per year.
• Annual salary review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program for employees.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues during 'sprints'.
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-distance company events.

Key Skills/Competency

• Sales Development
• Lead Generation
• Prospecting
• Dutch Language
• B2B Sales
• Client Engagement
• Market Research
• Communication Skills
• Technology Acumen
• Pipeline Management