Channel Account Executive - Msp

OverviewThe Channel Account Executive (CAE) is accountable for managing strategic Sophos partners.

They are responsible for developing joint business plans with partners to hit revenue and profitability targets by developing new MDR, services, MSP, and next-gen portfolio customer opportunities, up-sell, and cross-selling to existing customers and renewals.What You Will DoDevelop relationships at all levels across the partner to drive revenue growth and profitability; particularly for mid-market customers, MSP, and Managed, Detection and Response (MDR)Build and execute business plans that identify, develop, and close incremental opportunities to deliver outstanding growth for the partner and Sophos.Enable partners to take full advantage of Sophos comprehensive solution and services portfolio to improve their customer's security protection and response.Directly support partners to qualify and close complex customer deals, engaging wider sales and sales engineer teams where required, gathering insights to ensure accurate business forecastingOwn and manage the frequent joint business review and planning process between Partners' and Sophos decision makers, with clearly defined KPI's and SMART goals with agreed outcomesCollaborate to develop marketing plans with partners to drive incremental sales pipeline ensuring high return on investment from activities like lead gen campaigns and eventsCoordinate the involvement of Sophos staff, including product management, sales, SE, marketing, support, service, and management resources to meet partner performance objectives and partner expectationsDrive high renewal rates by ensuring partners focus on their renewals and build an engagement plan to align Sophos and Partner teams, identify new business, and cross-sell opportunitiesEnsure the Sophos Sales Centre of Excellence is proactively engaged to manage processes to progress and close sub-100 user opportunitiesMotivate, educate, and ensure Partner sales and technical staff are go-to-market ready, provide access to certification and training materials and develop an enablement planWhat You Will Bring3-5 years of channel sales and territory management in networking or security sectorsExperience building successful business and marketing plansUnderstanding of the technology channel eco-system and the business model of different types of channel partners (VAR / MSP etc.)Adept at account management and business partner techniques with strong interpersonal, active listening, discovery, and qualification skillsSolid technical acumen able to explain the benefits of different technologies, strong cybersecurity knowledge an advantageExperience of translating market trends and customer issues and needs into business opportunities for partnersAbility to thrive in a team selling environment, winning together outlook with the ability to build relationships and influence via email, telephone, and in personExcellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at onceReady to Join Us?

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