Channel Manager - Southeast

Upwind Security

$90K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in channel/partner sales with a quota-carrying track record.
  • Strong background in building and managing channel partnerships in enterprise software.
  • Proven ability to develop scalable go-to-market strategies for partners.
  • Experience in promoting technology within partner organizations and spotting new market opportunities.
  • Excellent project management and analytical skills for optimizing partner performance.
  • Outstanding communication and relationship-building capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage the Channel business within the Southeast territory.
  • Drive revenue and pipeline through partner channels with strategic initiatives.
  • Enable existing partners through training and collaborative selling efforts.
  • Collaborate with engineering and marketing to enhance partner understanding of Upwind's value proposition.
  • Manage partner pipeline and provide accurate sales forecasting and reporting.
  • Conduct partner business reviews to ensure accountability and track success metrics.
  • Develop and maintain a partner recruitment strategy to expand the partner network.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to create impactful partner relationships and drive business growth.
  • Engage in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment with a strong focus on collaboration.
  • Contribute to the strategic direction of channel sales and enablement programs.
  • Potential to work closely with senior leadership on go-to-market initiatives.
  • Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Description

Upwind is looking for a highly motivated Channel Manager - Southeast to join our team!

This role will be responsible for driving impactful relationships, partner enablement, revenue and pipeline with our channel partners. This is a quota carrying role with primary responsibility for driving partner sourced pipeline and deals.

What You'll Do

  • Build, manage and scale our Channel business within assigned territory.
  • Own the Channel sales motion and success of the Partner Relationship.
  • Drive pipeline and revenue through Partner channels while creating strategies to generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue.
  • Enable and activate existing partners through training, planning and joint selling activities to drive pipeline and revenue.
  • Partner with Upwind Engineering and Marketing to enable partners on Upwind, helping them to better understand and communicate the Upwind value proposition to their customers.
  • Own partner pipeline management and provide reporting visibility into sales pipeline and forecast.
  • Have input into our channel, partner relationships and partner go-to-market programs.
  • Work cross functionally to align with Sales, Sales Operations, Product, Marketing and Leadership teams.
  • Act as an educator and coach to our partner sales ecosystem to enable and drive pipeline growth.
  • Collaborate with marketing on partner communications including newsletters, social media and events.
  • Build and execute joint partner business plans, conducting partner QBRs to drive accountability across the organizations and report on success metrics.
  • Work hand-in-hand with the Upwind sales organization to close revenue and build new pipeline.
  • Develop a recruitment strategy adding new partners where necessary.

Requirements

Skills you have:

  • 3+ years of quota-carrying channel/partner sales experience, with a strong track record of building and managing channel partnerships in the enterprise software space.
  • Proven success developing scalable partner GTM strategies, driving pipeline generation, and closing business through channel partners.
  • Experience evangelizing technology within partner organizations and identifying new market opportunities.
  • Strong project management, analytical, and execution skills, with the ability to use data to optimize partner performance and sales strategy.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and translate technical concepts into compelling business value.
  • Entrepreneurial, results-driven, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a strong sense of ownership.

Why you should apply:

  • You get excited to work with Partners and build something new
  • You're a relationship driven person who seeks win-win scenarios
  • You have a "better together" mindset
  • You enjoy collaborating with others across multiple functions
  • You have strong attention to detail
  • You are comfortable with change and thrive in fast-paced environments

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