We are looking for innovative, experienced sales individuals with extraordinary energy, passion, and initiative to drive partner awareness and channel new business for the fastest growing database in the world, MongoDB.

The Manager of Cloud Partners role owns all the sales and channels related to our MongoDB as a Service partnerships in the region. These partnerships exist today with Alibaba cloud, Tencent cloud and AWS China and may expand to other partners.

This individual will be accountable for developing a strategy to generate an incremental sales pipeline with the cloud partners, increasing their efficiency via sales and technical enablement, joint marketing, post-sales support, and demonstrating to them how to sell the value of MongoDB.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Shanghai , Beijing and Shenzhen for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Run Cloud Partner relationships in the China Area with a direct reporting line to the Regional Director of Mainland China
• Build and execute go to market programs (co-selling and co-marketing) with Cloud Partners
• Drive enablement and field alignment activities to deliver incremental MongoDB revenue with Cloud Partners
• Own New ACV quota & pipeline creation goal for Cloud Partner’s MongoDB as a Service business in the region
• Proactively helping prospect, identify, qualify, and develop a sales pipeline with the Cloud Partner’s regional sales teams
• Provide both business and technical expertise to the Cloud Partners to help them sell the value of MongoDB
• Interlock with MongoDB’s Global Partner team, Pre-sales, Post-sales, and Marketing support
• Participate in our sales enablement training, including our comprehensive Sales Bootcamp, sophisticated sales training, and leadership and development programs

Requirements

• BA/BS required
• 5+ years field experience of quota-carrying experience in a fast-paced and competitive market with a focus on new business
• Technically knowledgeable in the enterprise software and cloud computing space
• At least 5 years generating pipeline and selling in the Cloud/Database/IaaS space working with companies like Alibaba, Tencent, AWS, & Baidu
• Proven ability to articulate the business value of complex enterprise technology
• A track record of overachievement and hitting sales targets
• Skilled in building business champions and running a complex sales process
• Previous Sales Methodology training (e.g. MEDDIC, SPIN, Challenger Sales)
• Familiarity with databases, DevOps, and open source technology a plus
• Skilled in managing time and resources; sound approach to qualifying opportunities
• Possess aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility. High EQ and self-aware
• Must live in territory China (BJ, SH, and SZ)
• English and Chinese speaking
• Passionate about growing your career in the largest market in software (database) and developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of MongoDB products

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive Health cover, dental cover, travel insurance & Life Insurance
• 20 weeks of Paternity and 26 weeks of Maternity leave to spend time with new arrivals
• MongoDB provides employees and their families 24-hour access to an Employee Assistance program

Our Core Value

• Think Big, Go Far: We are big dreamers with a passion for creativity. We eagerly pursue new opportunities and markets through innovation and disruption
• Make It Matter: We are relentless in our pursuit of a significant impact. We think strategically and are clear on what we are and are not trying to do
• Build Together: We achieve outstanding things by connecting and demonstrating the diversity of skills, experiences, and backgrounds of our entire organization
• Embrace the Power of Differences: We commit to crafting a culture of inclusion by seeking and valuing employees from different backgrounds and circumstances. This is cultivated by learning from and respecting each other’s differences
• Be Intellectually Honest: We embrace reality. We apply high-quality thinking and rigor. We have courage in our convictions but work hard to ensure biases or personal beliefs do not get in the way of finding the best solution
• Own What You Do: We take ownership and are accountable for everything that we do. We empower and are empowered to make things happen, and balance independence with interdependence

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

REQ ID 425322

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 hiring a Silicon Alliance partner manager in Beijing or Shanghai to drive Canonical’s joint initiatives and technical engagements with major semiconductor partners.   The Silicon Alliances Team works with the leading semiconductor companies to combine open source adoption with innovative optimizations to get the most from each new chip. With our semiconductor partners, we develop joint product roadmaps, drive delivery, formulate go-to-market plans and conceptualize new business models, enabling differentiated hardware and robust product life-cycle support while still anchored to best-in-class Ubuntu. The end goal is a frictionless experience to deploy, maintain, and develop on any hardware from cloud to edge. 

The successful candidate is someone who is passionate about both hardware and software technology with interest to grow into business development. If you are someone who can navigate complex new technical challenges, learn quickly, and architect solutions and strategies across global teams, this challenging role is for you. 

Location: This is an office based role in Beijing or Shanghai.  .

The role entails

• Collaborating with product, engineering, and alliance teams at silicon partners to align on open-source strategies.
• Ensuring Canonical’s product requirements are clear and delivery is executed as planned.
• Maintaining relationships with engineering teams to integrate and optimize Ubuntu.
• Acting as the product champion and point of contact for named siliconpartners.
• Coordinating with marketing and product teams on messaging, content creation, and launch plans.
• Creating partner- and customer-facing materials like webinars, presentations, videos, and white papers.
• Driving Ubuntu adoption across partner products, advocating its benefits to stakeholders.
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• Leading in making Canonical products the default choice for our partners to build on and accelerating adoption of our technology by end users on their platforms.

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology and/or engineering.
• Fundamental understanding of the semiconductor industry and ecosystem.
• Experience in software and system architecture.
• Customer-facing experience in business development, technology strategy or similar functions.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to grasp complex material and synthesize key points.
• Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Disciplined and self motivated for a remote-first workplace environment.

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience with open source software and open source business models.
• Team leadership or program management experience.

• Understanding of marketing and go-to-market strategy
• Experience working with Chinese based tech companies.

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.​ Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.