Cohesity

Channel Development Manager

Cohesity$172K — $216K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven channel management experience with a strong record of meeting sales quotas.
  • Extensive knowledge of Distribution Managed Partner growth through Distributors.
  • Experience in coordinating marketing activities with diverse teams for maximum investment returns.
  • Aptitude for designing effective engagement strategies with partners.
  • Familiarity with customer and technology partner collaboration.
  • Strong presentation skills for technical and business material delivery to groups of any size.
  • Ability to work independently and remotely with a proactive approach.
  • Willingness to travel over 50% of the time.
  • Ability to utilize AI tools for productivity enhancement and decision support.
  • Professional proficiency in English for communication with customers and teams.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with partners to drive bookings and enhance customer experience.
  • Identify, recruit, and develop new partners to enrich sales and service channels.
  • Forecast and manage partner pipeline conversion with sales teams.
  • Develop and lead strategic sales plans for assigned accounts.
  • Enable partner sales and tech teams according to GTM plans and partnership criteria.
  • Monitor partner performance and create action plans to address gaps in engagement and bookings.
  • Cultivate selling opportunities within partner organizations across new divisions.
  • Coordinate marketing initiatives and leverage resources for prioritized execution and ROI.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Generous vacation and paid holiday scheme.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with potential company matching.
  • Life and disability insurance coverages.
  • Occasional refresh days to promote well-being.
Full Job Description
We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location.

In this role, you will be responsible for the management and enablement of Channel Partners in our Cohesity Partner Ecosystem. Your primary focus will be on building and handling account and partner plans, strategically growing the pipeline, and effectively managing the conversion process. By growing awareness, demand, and preference for our company products and services, you will play a key role in driving bookings and achieving our ambitious growth targets.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
  • Collaborate closely with partners to drive bookings and ensure a perfect customer experience.
  • Identify, recruit, and develop new Partners to expand our sales and service capabilities.
  • Forecast partner pipeline conversion in coordination with the sales teams.
  • Develop and actively lead a sales strategy and business plan for assigned Partner/Distribution account(s).
  • Enable Partner sales and technical teams in line with GTM plan and partner program requirements.
  • Track partner performance-to-plan and identify action plans to address enablement, engagement, pipeline, and bookings gaps.
  • Develop selling and services opportunities with and within Partner organizations, penetrating new divisions and organizations within assigned Partner accounts.
  • Coordinate marketing activities and leverage Cohesity marketing resources to establish prioritization, execution, and return on investment.


WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  • Proven channel management experience, with a strong achievement against quota.
  • Extensive experience in the growth of top Distribution Managed Partners through Distributors.
  • Experience collaborating with diverse teams to coordinate marketing activities and optimize investment returns from partners.
  • An aim to successfully design effective engagement with partners.
  • Experience in working with customers and technology partners.
  • Excellent presentation skills, comfortable presenting technical and business material to both small and large groups.
  • Ability to work independently and remotely, demonstrating a strong work ethic and eagerness to take on responsibility.
  • Willingness to travel, as this position requires travel exceeding 50%.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
  • Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication.


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Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate's skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay Range :

$172,800.00-$216,000.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

Current pay transparency shows the OTE (On-Target Earnings) for commission-based roles.

In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a data management company that provides a web-scale platform for consolidating secondary storage silos onto a single, easy-to-manage solution. The company's products include Cohesity DataProtect, Cohesity DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios, and Cohesity SmartFiles. Cohesity was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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1,600 employees
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Founded
2013

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