What You'll Do:
Serve as the primary liaison between our internal sales leadership (Account Executives) and external partner Sales teams for AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud Platform
Drive the day-to-day co-sell motion, mapping accounts, identifying new logos, and accelerating existing deals via cloud marketplaces
Build and execute regional partner plans that generate qualified pipeline, leveraging cloud provider funding programs, incentives, and credits
Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with cloud account managers, marketplace advisors, partner sales managers, and solution architects and field sales leadership
Educate cloud partner Sales teams on our value proposition, ensuring we're top-of-mind for customers' security and compliance initiatives
Own and lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with both internal sales leaders and cloud partner stakeholders to track KPIs, pipeline health, and strategic wins
Navigate and optimize cloud marketplace listing mechanisms, private offers (Channel Partner Private Offer/Multiparty Private Offer), and cloud consumption commitments (AWS EDPs/Azure MACC)
Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
What You'll Need:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field*
5+ years in enterprise software sales, business development, or partner/alliance management, with at least 3+ years specifically working with cloud marketplaces
Proven track record navigating the AWS, Microsoft and/or Google Cloud co-sell ecosystem, cloud marketplaces, and field organization structures
Strong understanding of enterprise sales cycles; ability to communicate effectively cross-functionally with Sales teams to support deals using cloud partnerships
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
Proven ability in building and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of partners
Must be authorized to work in the United States
It's a Plus if You Have:
Experience in cybersecurity or broader SaaS security space
Existing relationships within the AWS Partner Organization, Microsoft partner ecosystem and/or Google Cloud Security
Experience running co-sell motions across more than one hyperscaler simultaneously
Familiarity with MEDDPICC or similar sales methodology to align with joint selling motions
*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.
At CIS, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and views of our employees, members, and customers are valued and respected. It is through this commitment that we are able to work together towards our common mission: to make the connected world a safer place.
Compensation Range:
USD$93,300.00 - $163,200.00Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years in enterprise software sales, business development, or partner/alliance management
- 3+ years working specifically with cloud marketplaces
- Proven experience navigating AWS, Microsoft and/or Google Cloud co-sell ecosystems and field org structures
- Strong understanding of enterprise sales cycles and ability to support deals via cloud partnerships
- Exceptional communication and cross-functional influencing skills
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with partner account managers, solution architects, and sales leadership
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Experience in cybersecurity or broader SaaS security space
- Existing relationships within AWS, Microsoft, and/or Google Cloud partner organizations
- Experience running co-sell motions across more than one hyperscaler
- Familiarity with MEDDPICC or similar sales methodology
What We Do
The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments through our core competencies of collaboration and innovation. We are a community-driven nonprofit, responsible for the CIS Controls® and CIS Benchmarks™, globally recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data. We lead a global community of IT professionals to continuously evolve these standards and provide products and services to proactively safeguard against emerging threats. Our CIS Hardened Images® provide secure, on-demand, scalable computing environments in the cloud. CIS is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), the trusted resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government entities, and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®), which supports the rapidly changing cybersecurity needs of U.S. elections offices.








