Aeris Communications, Inc

Vice President, Partner Sales

Aeris Communications, Inc • $225K — $250K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Security industry background with experience in SASE or SSE.
  • Proven track record in building a partner channel that generates significant revenue.
  • Hands-on experience leading enterprise deals with multiple stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to hire and retain high-performing sales teams.
  • Technical credibility recognized by partner sales engineers and customer architects.
  • Builder mindset with a focus on creating processes from scratch.

Responsibilities

  • Drive partner-sourced pipeline and revenue through technology alliances.
  • Develop joint value propositions and co-sell strategies with partners.
  • Integrate Aeris into partner field plays to encourage unprompted engagement.
  • Establish a reseller channel for local deal fulfillment.
  • Lead and expand a team of co-sell professionals as results materialize.
  • Collaborate with Product on necessary integrations for future deals.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build a channel and team from the ground up.
  • Direct visibility and reporting to the CCO and executive team.
  • Access to a unique joint offer that major security vendors cannot provide.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

Most enterprise devices will never sit behind a traditional network edge. Aeris and leading security partners are solving that together: our IoT Accelerator Platform and Watchtower security integrate with partner security stacks to deliver SASE over cellular. The partnerships are live, the integrations are built, and early deals are closing.

Now we need the leader who turns them into a scaled, forecastable revenue channel. This is a build with a head start: real partners, real product, a team in place, and executive and board visibility from day one.

Key Responsibilities

  • The number. Partner sourced pipeline and revenue across technology alliances, including deals fulfilled through resellers.
  • The co-sell motion. Joint value proposition, target accounts, deal registration, and hand off rules with leading SASE, security, and global systems integrator partners.
  • The field. Get Aeris written into partner field plays so partner sellers bring us in unprompted, and work key deals yourself alongside partner sellers and customers.
  • Fulfillment. Build a focused reseller channel for the deals that need a local partner to close.
  • The team. Lead and grow a team of co-sell professionals as results prove out.
  • The roadmap. Partner with Product on the integrations the next wave of deals depends on.


Qualifications

  • Security industry background. You have sold security, led security sellers, or run a security alliance, with real SASE or SSE depth.
  • A partner channel that carried a number. You built a co-sell, alliance, or ISV business from an early base into a material revenue contributor. Not partner marketing or administration.
  • Hands on enterprise deal leadership. Multi stakeholder deals, technical evaluations, procurement, and legal negotiation.
  • People leadership. You have hired, coached, and retained quota carrying sellers or partner managers.
  • Technical credibility. Partner sales engineers and customer architects take you seriously.
  • Builder mindset. You create the process when it does not exist yet.


Nice to Have

  • Established relationships in major SASE and security partner ecosystems
  • Practice level partnerships with global systems integrators
  • IoT, cellular, or telecom experience


WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

  • First 90 days: an agreed partner sales plan, a documented co-sell motion with a major security partner, and measurable new pipeline.
  • Year one: a forecastable alliance channel, Aeris built into partner field plays, and a team staffed and producing.


WHY AERIS

  • Whitespace. A joint offer the largest security vendors cannot deliver on their own.
  • Ownership. Build the channel and the team, rather than inherit them.
  • Visibility. Report to the CCO, with a direct line to the executive team and board.


LOCATION, TRAVEL, AND PAY

In office in Chicago, IL or Santa Clara, CA. Up to 40% travel, including international.

Base pay range: $225,000 to $250,000, plus bonus and equity eligibility, and a competitive benefits package.

The pay range for this role is:

225,000 - 250,000 USD per year (Chicago)

225,000 - 250,000 USD per year (Santa Clara)

About Aeris Communications, Inc

Aeris Communications, Inc is a provider of wireless telecommunications services based in Santa Clara, California. The company was founded in 1992 and has grown to become one of the leading providers of wireless connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. Aeris Communications, Inc offers a range of services, including cellular connectivity, device management, and application enablement. The company's customers include businesses in various industries, including healthcare, transportation, and energy. Aeris Communications, Inc has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. magazine.
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