Develop a business plan for the assigned territory whilst creating and maintaining a strategic channel ecosystem within it
Recruit new and develop existing partners to execute the business plans with them, exploring models and go-to-markets that fit best for both parties
Ensure that partners understand the CyberArk value proposition, have a clear place for CyberArk within their portfolio, and are motivated to sell CyberArk’s identity security solutions
Act as a point of contact for a set of partners, becoming a thought leader and delivering a consistent world-class partner experience, leveraging strategic CXO / Director level relationships
Train partner sales teams and be fully conversant on current broad and vertical messaging across the portfolio and reinforce partner program criteria to take partners to the next level
Operate in a team environment both within the Channel Account team as well as leading cross-functioning teams such as go-to-market and marketing
Collaborate both externally and internally, working as a focal point for the wider internal team of Account Executives, Solution Engineers, Customer Success Managers, Marketing experts, and all the other supporting resources
Establish effective cross-team collaboration and present regular updates on sales results to channel, sales, and program stakeholders
Requirements:
10+ years´ of successful channel management experience in the Benelux region, in various partner segments and go-to-markets
Evidence of building large networks of meaningful contacts across Partners and Distribution organizations is essential
Extensive exposure to enterprise IT, with knowledge of public cloud and/or large. enterprise applications sales. Knowledge of cyber security is useful but not essential
Strong track record working with sales teams through channel partners