SUSE

Open source software solutions for enterprise servers & cloud

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1001+ employees
  • B2B
  • Enterprise
  • SaaS
  • Cloud Computing
Gare, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Company mission

We transform open source innovations into enterprise-grade solutions to give customers choice.

Our take

The tech world is facing a shift and businesses are under pressure to modernise, cut costs, and stay flexible, all while dealing with increasingly complex IT demands. Many are finding that traditional software just don't offer the flexibility or value they need anymore.

This is where SUSE steps in with its open source tools that help businesses run their IT systems better. From managing cloud services to running virtual machines and containers, SUSE's software makes it easier for businesses to scale and streamline complex infrastructure, all from one central platform.

The company is making a name for itself by blending open source freedom with solid support and real results. Aussie Broadband, for example, boosted efficiency and trimmed down deployment times by switching to SUSE. With its sights now set on edge computing and AI, SUSE is showing that open source isn't just practical, but is powering the future of scalable tech.

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Benefits

  • Company bonus: We believe that everyone makes an impact on the success of the company, so we reward our employees for our achievements as one SUSE team.​​​
  • Agile Worker Policy: Unless your role requires a specific work model, we offer flexibility in how our people work - home-base, office-based or hybrid
  • Flexibility: To maintain a healthy work-life balance, our people can adapt their work schedule to their personal and family needs
  • Global Parental Leave: 20-week maternity leave with full salary and time off with pay for pregnancy-related appointments will be provided to pregnant SUSE people. Leave is also available to employees adopting a child or using surrogacy
  • Health & well-being benefits program: We offer a well-being program designed for our people and their families. We also provide an excellent benefits plan including insurance, medical package and more, depending on the local market
  • Employee referral program: Earn a financial reward or every successful referral you make – help us build a great team and get rewarded in the process
  • Employee Resource Groups: Our main people networks are Women in Tech, Neurodiversity, GoGreen, Pride at SUSE and Open Source Community Citizen network. Through them our people can align to personal values, build bonds, and engage with communities of interest

Funding (2 rounds)

Feb 2002

$5m

EARLY VC

Oct 2001

$17m

LATE VC

Total funding: $22m

Leadership

Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen

(CEO)

Prior to joining Suse, they worked at Red Hat for 18 years holding various Senior Executive positions. Before that, they held Senior roles at Planetweb, BSDI, and the Santa Cruz Operation.

Ian Halifax

(CFO)

Ian has more than 30 years' experience in Senior Financial Leadership positions, including as CFO at leading global tech providers such as Trellix (McAfee Enterprise/FireEye), Riverbed Technology, Wind River Systems, Micromuse, and Macrovision.

Andy McDonald

(Chief Legal Officer)

They have extensive experience in Legal Affairs and Governance in a variety of companies, including Interserve, Premier Foods plc, Uniq plc, and Spirent plc. They also worked as a Corporate Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before moving into Industry.