Hybrid Senior Channel Account Manager

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About the role

  • Channel Account Manager responsible for expanding partnerships and generating revenue in the Northeast U.S. region at Entrust, an identity security solutions provider.

Responsibilities

  • Increase sales activity through channel partners in the Northeast region
  • Collaborate with channels’ sales teams to identify opportunities for new business through their sales process including sales collateral, joint customer presentations, marketing support and other sales enablement/GTM activities
  • Generate partner-initiated revenue
  • Demonstrate a Sales/marketing orientation, with a high level of knowledge of the security market
  • Act as a business partner to partners and provide “industry expert” executive level selling practices while delivering clear differentiation, to identify sales opportunities
  • Establish and expand partner relationships, including those at the senior management level
  • Build trust and credibility with the partners and ensure effective communication between them and Entrust
  • Develop a pipeline of qualified sales prospects by working with a network of channel partners
  • Create demand for Entrust products/services emphasizing the value of Entrust’s products, services and messaging
  • Create demand by understanding business challenges, by delivering entry point value statements, value propositions, and by identifying the key buying influences in a complex sales environment
  • Demonstrate a team work ethic
  • Ability to collaborate, communicate and engage with wider internal stakeholder communities: Territory sales, Marketing, Sales Engineering, Inside Sales, Professional Services, Finance, Operations
  • Team with Professional Services and Business Development associates to deploy and execute account strategies and coverage
  • Communicate technical aspects of product and service offerings to customers and prospects
  • Follow-through and research technical/integration questions that may be outside your normal scope of knowledge
  • Negotiate partnership agreements to meet specific channel partner needs (e.g., pricing, support, professional services, etc.)

Requirements

  • Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US
  • Located in Northeast United States; New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut
  • Demonstrated a track record of proven success with partners in Northeast territory
  • Strong track record of success in generating partner-initiated revenue
  • Partner sales orientation, with a high level of knowledge of the security market
  • Background in the IT security industry involving hardware and/or software
  • Competent working with both IT Distribution and Reseller Channels
  • Financial acumen to be able to create financially sound sales strategies
  • Ability to develop senior level relationships
  • Has the ability to demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving
  • Can present effectively to small and large groups
  • Is a highly motivated, results orientated goal achiever
  • Successful track record of enabling and expanding ‘sell thru’ and ‘new’ sales opportunities through channel partners
  • Experience collaborating with channels’ sales teams to identify opportunities for new business through their sales process including sales collateral, joint customer presentations, marketing support and other sales enablement/GTM activities
  • Clear understanding of the various business and partnership models for channel partners of all sizes, in addition to how to develop and grow/expand sales within partners
  • Ability to quickly learn, apply, and position technical knowledge related to company and competitor offerings
  • Able to communicate technical aspects of product and service offerings to customers and prospects
  • Disciplined to follow-through and research technical/integration questions that may be outside your normal scope of knowledge
  • Have a strong team work ethic
  • Ability to collaborate, communicate and engage with wider internal stakeholder communities: Territory sales, Marketing, Sales Engineering, Inside Sales, Professional Services, Finance, Operations
  • Competent with SalesForce.com – quoting, reporting, and account based knowledge
  • Outlook (email/calendar/tasks)
  • PowerPoint (presentation development)

Benefits

  • comprehensive health and well-being programs which include medical, vision, dental
  • a generous 401(k) matching contribution
  • life and disability insurance
  • mental health coaching
  • virtual fitness programs
  • paid personal time off plus 12 paid holidays
  • parental leave
  • education reimbursement

Job title

Senior Channel Account Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$113,750 - $166,834 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Tech skills

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