Director, Strategic Partner Accounts - Optiv/Guidepoint

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Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
159K-243K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Other
The Role
Owns strategic partnerships with Optiv and Guidepoint, developing global business plans, executive relationships, enablement programs, marketing campaigns, sales plays, and pipeline targets. The role expands partner capabilities, integrates Tanium into partner labs, aligns regional sales teams, trains partner and internal sellers, drives demand, and measures program ROI. Candidates need substantial partner sales experience in IT operations or security, experience with large global partners, and established relationships with Optiv and Guidepoint.
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Director, Strategic Partner Accounts - Optiv/Guidepoint
 
The Basics:
Tanium’s partner ecosystem plays an important role in helping our customers transform their IT operations using our paradigm-shifting technology. Going beyond transaction-focused product resale, our symbiotic relationships with consultancies, systems integrators, and strategic reseller partners drive new business and expansion within existing customers.
The Director of Strategic Partner Accounts will work with Optiv and Guidepoint to gain mindshare, increase technical, sales and services capabilities to achieve our sales targets. This person will work with Tanium’s Regional Partner Sales teams to consistently engage & execute in each sales region. This role will own, develop, and execute the Business Plans with his/her partner(s). Business plan will include an agreed upon Partner created and Tanium created quarterly sales and pipeline targets, an enablement plan and marketing plan needed to achieve goals.
Ideal candidate is Chicago or Denver based.
 
What you'll do:
  • Develop and execute Global Partner Business Plans for Optiv and Guidepoint in collaboration with the Optiv and Guidepoint partner teams.
  • Must have established relationships/experience working with Optiv and Guidepoint teams.
  • Candidates living in Chicago or Denver preferred.
  • Develop executive level relationships between both companies to increase their investment and focus on their Tanium business.
  • Work with Optiv and Guidepoint to help them develop Tanium based advisory, deployment, integration, & managed services to support sales efforts, customers & maximize partner margins.
  • Support the GTM for the Integration of Tanium into their labs so they can demo Tanium to their customers & prospects.
  • Proactively work with regional partner sales to develop regional plans that drive alignment with our field teams, increase partner field based technical and sales capabilities and win business with targeted customers.
  • Educate Tanium sales teams on partners unique value propositions and coach them on how to work with this partner to increase their productivity.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute meetings/workshops to train Optiv and Guidepoint to identify, pitch, demo and implement Tanium.
  • Develop and execute marketing programs/events/campaigns/sales plays to drive demand for Tanium products and services. Measure and deliver ROI metrics for all activities.
  • Design and promote effective incentive programs to generate interest and growth of Tanium products.
  • Possess an in-depth knowledge of each strategic partner business and what drives their success. Demonstrate value by aligning a relevant value proposition from Tanium with the partner's strategy and objectives.
    We're looking for someone with:
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a national or dedicated partner sales role in the IT Operations and/or IT Security industry required.
  • Experience working with multi-billion-dollar partners required.
  • Experience creating a national or global partnership required.
  • Prior experience as a quota carrying sales rep for global accounts strongly preferred.
  • Prior global knowledge of and engagement with Optiv and Guidepoint sales teams strongly preferred

Other

  • Proactive style, capable of hands-on problem-solving, with the ability to generate ideas and solutions.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with executive, sales, business development, & technical roles
  • Ability to gain trust & mindshare of Optiv and Guidepoint executives, sales leaders & sellers.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to operate independently while managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.
  • Ability to enthusiastically evangelize the Tanium message to Optiv and Guidepoint and their customers.
  • Desire to own all parts of a partner lifecycle including plans for accelerated partnership growth.
  • Proven success with sales ability and demonstrated knowledge of sales process.
  • Knowledge of the ServiceNow and/or Microsoft practices within Optiv and Guidepoint is a plus.
  • Hunter mentality is a MUST.

About Tanium 

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real-time intelligence, agentic decision-making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate. 

The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026.

To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

On a mission. Together. 

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.   

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.  

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. 

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.   

What you’ll get 

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000 to $243,000 and this position will also be commission eligible. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience. 

In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.

Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact [email protected]. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.

Please be aware of job offers coming from people claiming to be Tanium employees. Tanium employees will only use @tanium.com email addresses to communicate with you, will have video interviews with you, and will never ask you for money.

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Skills Required

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a national or dedicated partner sales role in the IT Operations and/or IT Security industry
  • Experience working with multi-billion-dollar partners
  • Experience creating a national or global partnership
  • Established relationships or experience working with Optiv and Guidepoint teams
  • Prior experience as a quota-carrying sales representative for global accounts
  • Prior global knowledge of and engagement with Optiv and Guidepoint sales teams
  • Knowledge of ServiceNow and/or Microsoft practices within Optiv and Guidepoint
  • Proven sales success and demonstrated knowledge of the sales process
  • Ability to communicate effectively with executive, sales, business development, and technical roles
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage internal and external stakeholder relationships independently

Tanium Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Tanium and has not been reviewed or approved by Tanium.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive versus market in core roles, and many describe overall satisfaction with total compensation. Outcomes vary by function, but engineering and GTM packages are often viewed as strong.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and RSUs are a notable part of total compensation, enhancing overall packages for many roles. Equity is frequently cited alongside competitive base pay and bonuses as a key draw.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as generous, with extended paid time for new parents and added supports like adoption and fertility benefits. Family-oriented benefits sit alongside flexible time off and other core perks.

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The Company
HQ: Bellevue, WA
2,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Tanium delivers the industry’s only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security offering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk.

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