The Role
Own partner recruitment, develop and execute GTM and business plans with distributors/resellers, drive enablement and demand generation, build executive partner relationships, pilot programs, manage forecasting and sales engagement, deliver partner training and two-tier distribution onboarding, and manage Scality resources supporting partner goals.
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About Scality:
Scality solves organisations’ biggest data storage challenges: growth, security, performance, and cost. Designed for end-to-end cyber resilience, only Scality S3 object storage with CORE5 safeguards data at every level of the system, from API to architecture. Its patented MultiScale Architecture enables limitless, independent scalability in all critical dimensions to meet the unpredictable demands of modern workloads. The world’s most discerning companies depend on Scality to accelerate high-performance AI initiatives, optimize cloud deployments, and defend their data with confidence. Recognized as a leader by Gartner, Scality software is reliable, secure, and sustainable. Follow us onLinkedIn. Visit www.scality.com and ourblog.
Job Description:
We are searching for an experienced channel business professional to help take our “partner first” strategy to a new level. This team member will work to activate partners and drive substantial revenue growth. By leveraging our strategic alliances, we expect this position to own the overall planning, activity, enablement, and pipeline growth for the defined area.
We are looking for a self-driven, confident, ambitious & motivated Channel Manager, experienced in software solutions selling and in leveraging and co-working with HW vendors, alliances and ISVs (solution partners), who wants to keep succeeding in a professional, entrepreneurial, & enterprise level software Company.
This position is based in the UK, and we will only consider candidates based in this country.
Responsibilities:
- Lead regional partner recruitment activities aligned with local sales managers
- Develop and execute jointly agreed GTM and Business Plans with distributors and reseller partners, which include: enablement, training/education and development of joint offerings, certification, demand generation activities, etc.
- Develop and leverage executive partner relationships to grow revenue and mindshare
- Identify champions who will work with us to pilot programs, prove success, and incorporate positive findings into our joint GTM approach
- Understand the partner’s sales motion and drive success through accurate forecasting and visibility into opportunity development for our sales teams
- Facilitate the sales engagement with channel partners
- Plan and facilitate sales and technical enablement and training requirements, enabling partners self sufficiency
- Contribution in two tier distribution strategy, including onboarding and development.
- Manage all Scality resources as they relate to supporting the partner mission
Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate consistent channel management success and will have the following knowledge and skills:
- 8-10 years of successful experience in channel management sales, 3+ years of experience in storage.
- A strong experience with Veeam and/or Commvault partner ecosystem
- Knowledge of the VAR and System Integrator (SI) storage and infrastructure channel in the Region
- Knowledge of the high-tech sales cycles
- Possess a network of connections in channel partners and SIs that will speed up channel partner recruitment.
- Possess a solid track record working with strategic technological alliances, distributors, VARs and SIs
- Has a passion for supporting channel partners to provide the best solution to their customers
- Ability to balance day-to-day activities and deliver short/midterm results, along with developing long-term strategic relationships with partners
- Recent successful experience working in global, multi-cultural organisational settings; balancing and integrating a dynamic start-up culture with an awareness and sensitivity to local business.
- Has a track record of continuous improvement of personal, technical, and business skills; building an awareness of new markets, applications, and use cases.
- Experience in presenting and working with end-user customers
- Up to 20% of travel is needed
Life@scality:
We offer careers that offer an opportunity to bridge international borders and an intensely fun environment with smart people.
We encourage promotion and elevation through training and development programs
We care for our employees through company-supported programs such as sports and wellness programs, “social responsibility” programs and generous benefits packages.
We support team-building and get-together events across all our locations worldwide.
Life at Scality is exhilarating. Our internal motto is: “work hard, play hard, eat well and amaze the customer!”
Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Visit www.scality.com and our blog.
Top Skills
Veeam,Commvault,Scality S3,Core5
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The Company
What We Do
In an accelerated world with increasing complexity, managing data at massive scale requires an elevated sense of design and orchestration. Scality has built a storage and data management ecosystem to protect and propel our customers into the digital age.
Scality storage unifies data management from edge to core to cloud. Our market-leading file and object storage software protects data on-premises and in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Powering many of the everyday digital services we all depend on, Scality solutions are trusted by the world’s largest banks, healthcare providers, media companies, transportation, telco and cloud service providers.
At Scality, we refer to our unique approach — unifying and elevating data to access its full potential — as the art of scale. Such art requires exceptional technology, along with exceptional people.
Our team is diverse, representing more than 20 nationalities from over 10 countries, working from 5 global offices. We live our motto: Work hard, play hard, eat well, and amaze the customer. Are you a talented individual who thrives on innovating, thinking big, focusing in and teaming up? Check out our latest job openings.
