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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. Marketers at Canonical are brand stewards and demand creators. They transform complex open-source technology into messages, stories, and strategies that shape the market understanding of our vision. Some focus on differentiated product and portfolio positioning; others specialize in account-based engagement, partner and alliance messaging, or product-led growth. Whatever their specialization, each marketer works as part of a cross-functional unit, contributing campaigns and insights that help the company learn and grow faster. We have a bias for action, focus efforts on the most impactful activities, and take ownership of our results. We work across long buying cycles, balance storytelling with data, design experiments, track outcomes, and iterate rapidly to find what works. Marketers at Canonical don’t just promote open source; they amplify it, ensuring our innovations reach the right people, at the right time, with clarity and purpose from developers to decision makers.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an experienced marketer at Canonical, you’ll lead cross-disciplinary teams of product, partner, or sales professionals in your specific area, from establishing priorities and strategies with senior stakeholders to delivering on integrated campaigns. We are looking for both generalists who want to take ownership of a product portfolio or channel, and for specialists who can help the whole team excel in their domain of expertise.
Location: This is a globally remote role; you can be based in EMEA, APAC, or the Americas, depending on the team’s location.
The role entails you will take ownership of one of our core marketing tracks and lead both strategy and execution. You’ll ensure campaigns land, launches succeed, and adoption grows, while contributing to the broader go-to-market engine. You will:
- Lead GTM strategy and campaign execution in your functional area
- Align with product, sales, content, and partner teams to deliver integrated plans
- Shape messaging, positioning, and assets that resonate with customers
- Design and run experiments to test your hypothesis
- Drive major launches, marketing initiatives, and growth programs
- Run reviews and retrospectives to improve performance and impact
- Mentor colleagues, strengthen the function, and set high standards for delivery
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we are looking for in you:
- Strong written and verbal communication in English
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
- Proven experience in B2B marketing, ideally in software, SaaS, or open source
- Strong track record shaping go-to-market strategy, messaging, and campaigns that move the pipeline
- Fast adaptation to change and new technology adoption in marketing
- A leader, growing and elevating others across the organization
- A solid eye for ROI and effective budget management
- Ability to influence and align stakeholders across the organization
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills for technical solutions
- Skilled at managing complex projects and leading cross-functional teams
- Comfortable using data to evaluate campaigns and refine strategy
- Proactive, outcome-driven, and confident, operating independently at a global scale
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Nice-to-have skills:
- Background in sales-led or ecosystem growth
- Familiarity with ABM (Account-Based Marketing) approaches
- Experience leading go-to-market efforts across a large product portfolio
- Experience managing budgets, agencies, or external vendors
- Understanding of open source communities and business models
- Experience mentoring or leading junior marketers
COMPENSATION
Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge, and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilization. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce. In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.
- 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’
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.
EEO STATEMENT
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.
INTRODUCTION
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. Marketers at Canonical are brand stewards and demand creators. They transform complex open-source technology into messages, stories, and strategies that shape the market understanding of our vision. Some focus on differentiated product and portfolio positioning; others specialize in account-based engagement, partner and alliance messaging, or product-led growth. Whatever their specialization, each marketer works as part of a cross-functional unit, contributing campaigns and insights that help the company learn and grow faster. We have a bias for action, focus efforts on the most impactful activities, and take ownership of our results. We work across long buying cycles, balance storytelling with data, design experiments, track outcomes, and iterate rapidly to find what works. Marketers at Canonical don’t just promote open source; they amplify it, ensuring our innovations reach the right people, at the right time, with clarity and purpose from developers to decision makers.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an experienced marketer at Canonical, you’ll lead cross-disciplinary teams of product, partner, or sales professionals in your specific area, from establishing priorities and strategies with senior stakeholders to delivering on integrated campaigns. We are looking for both generalists who want to take ownership of a product portfolio or channel, and for specialists who can help the whole team excel in their domain of expertise.
Location: This is a globally remote role; you can be based in EMEA, APAC, or the Americas, depending on the team’s location.
The role entails you will take ownership of one of our core marketing tracks and lead both strategy and execution. You’ll ensure campaigns land, launches succeed, and adoption grows, while contributing to the broader go-to-market engine. You will:
- Lead GTM strategy and campaign execution in your functional area
- Align with product, sales, content, and partner teams to deliver integrated plans
- Shape messaging, positioning, and assets that resonate with customers
- Design and run experiments to test your hypothesis
- Drive major launches, marketing initiatives, and growth programs
- Run reviews and retrospectives to improve performance and impact
- Mentor colleagues, strengthen the function, and set high standards for delivery
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we are looking for in you:
- Strong written and verbal communication in English
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
- Proven experience in B2B marketing, ideally in software, SaaS, or open source
- Strong track record shaping go-to-market strategy, messaging, and campaigns that move the pipeline
- Fast adaptation to change and new technology adoption in marketing
- A leader, growing and elevating others across the organization
- A solid eye for ROI and effective budget management
- Ability to influence and align stakeholders across the organization
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills for technical solutions
- Skilled at managing complex projects and leading cross-functional teams
- Comfortable using data to evaluate campaigns and refine strategy
- Proactive, outcome-driven, and confident, operating independently at a global scale
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Nice-to-have skills:
- Background in sales-led or ecosystem growth
- Familiarity with ABM (Account-Based Marketing) approaches
- Experience leading go-to-market efforts across a large product portfolio
- Experience managing budgets, agencies, or external vendors
- Understanding of open source communities and business models
- Experience mentoring or leading junior marketers
COMPENSATION
Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge, and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilization. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce. In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.
- 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’
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.
EEO STATEMENT
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.
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Document your progressive marketing leadership
PERM requires your employer to prove the role requires your specific credentials. Compile performance reviews, campaign budgets you managed, team sizes you led, and cross-functional projects. Concrete evidence of scope makes the recruitment test defensible.
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Find Marketing Team Lead roles at employers with active green card sponsorship history by searching Migrate Mate. The platform shows employers with verified PERM and I-140 filing records, so you target companies already familiar with the EB-2 and EB-3 process.
Distinguish EB-2 and EB-3 fit before applying
If you hold a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive marketing experience, you likely qualify under EB-2. A bachelor's alone typically places you in EB-3. Your classification affects priority date queues, so clarify your category early with your employer's immigration counsel.
Benchmark your salary against OFLC prevailing wage data
PERM requires your offered wage to meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for your role, level, and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level before your offer is finalized, so there are no surprises when your employer files the prevailing wage determination.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment audit readiness
DOL can audit PERM filings and require documentation of every recruitment step. Ask prospective employers whether they retain recruitment records for the mandatory five-year period. Employers with an established immigration program are far better positioned to complete an audit without disrupting your case.
Understand AC21 portability before changing jobs mid-process
If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without restarting your green card case. Confirm with USCIS guidance and your attorney that the new Marketing Team Lead role qualifies as a substantially similar position.
Green Card Marketing Team Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
What does the PERM process involve for a Marketing Team Lead role?
Your employer files a PERM application with the Department of Labor, which includes a prevailing wage determination and a mandatory recruitment test showing no qualified U.S. workers are available. For a Marketing Team Lead, DOL will scrutinize the stated minimum requirements, so your employer must ensure the job description reflects the role's genuine needs and that every recruitment step is documented.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for marketing roles?
H-1B visa grants temporary work authorization, typically in two or three-year increments, with no path to permanence on its own. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence. The process is longer, requiring PERM labor certification before the I-140 petition, and nationals from high-demand countries face priority date backlogs. The payoff is permanent U.S. residency rather than a renewable temporary status.
Where can I find employers who sponsor green cards for Marketing Team Lead positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified PERM and I-140 filing history, so you can focus your search on companies that have already navigated the green card process for similar marketing roles. Applying to employers with an established immigration program reduces the risk that a sponsoring employer backs out midway due to unfamiliarity with PERM requirements.
Does my marketing specialization affect whether I qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
Your degree and years of progressive experience determine your category, not your marketing specialization. EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in a field directly related to the role. EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree and skilled workers with at least two years of experience. A digital marketing or brand strategy background does not independently qualify you for EB-2 without the credential requirement.
Can I keep my green card case if I change employers while my I-485 is pending?
Yes, if your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, AC21 portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or similar occupation without restarting your case. For Marketing Team Lead roles, the new position must be substantially similar in duties and level. Separately, once your original employer's I-140 was approved, you may be able to carry your priority date to a new employer's I-140 petition.