Data Protection Channel Specialist – UK

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Data Protection Channel Specialist to drive growth within the UK partner ecosystem. You will serve as a strategic advisor to ensure the company's position as the preferred vendor for data protection solutions. The role is hybrid, requiring around 2 days per week in the office, with responsibilities that include building trusted partner relationships and executing joint business plans.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of benefits

Personal and professional development programs

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in partner-led sales, ideally in data protection.
• Experienced in backup, disaster recovery, or cyber resiliency solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to partners aligning strategies.
• Build and execute joint business plans to accelerate growth.

Skills

Strong knowledge of HPE’s data protection portfolio

Proven ability to uncover opportunities

Skilled in building strategic business plans

Track record of working with resellers

Ability to assess partner/customer health

Strong presenter and negotiator

Creative, proactive approach

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Data Protection Channel Specialist – UK. This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

As a Data Protection Channel Specialist, you will be a pivotal member of the HPE Data Protection team, responsible for driving growth and building trusted relationships across our UK partner ecosystem. You will act as a strategic advisor to partners in the UK, ensuring that HPE is positioned as the vendor of choice for backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resiliency.

A core focus of this role will be on Zerto, a key product within HPE’s cyber resiliency portfolio, helping partners unlock its value in ransomware recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to partners (VARs, distributors, SIs, ISVs, MSPs), aligning HPE’s data protection strategy with their business priorities.
• Build and execute joint business plans to accelerate revenue, profitability, and pipeline growth, with a strong emphasis on Zerto-led opportunities.
• Communicate HPE’s global and local data protection and cyber resiliency strategy to enable effective sell-to, sell-with, and sell-through motions.
• Develop deep knowledge of partner priorities, compliance drivers, market trends, and IT investment areas to differentiate HPE’s Zerto and broader data protection solutions.
• Lead with business value and sales leadership, strengthening long-term relationships to increase market share.
• Coordinate sales cadence, enablement, marketing, forecasting, and executive engagement with partners.
• Tailor solutions across backup, disaster recovery, ransomware recovery, unstructured data protection, and as-a-Service models, showcasing Zerto as a differentiator.
• Recruit, develop, and grow new partner relationships while ensuring alignment with HPE standards.
• Act as a pipeline enabler, ensuring partners are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and motivation to prioritise HPE’s Zerto-based solutions.

Profile

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in partner-led sales, ideally within data protection, backup, disaster recovery, or cyber resiliency solutions.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Technology Acumen: Strong knowledge of HPE’s data protection portfolio, with a clear focus on Zerto for disaster recovery and ransomware resilience.
• Sales Excellence: Proven ability to uncover opportunities, position solutions, and create urgency in competitive situations.
• Account Management: Skilled in building strategic, financially grounded business plans with partners.
• Portfolio Expertise: Understanding of HPE and competitor offerings in backup, cyber resiliency, and as-a-Service models.
• Partnering Acumen: Track record of working with resellers, distributors, and MSPs; comfortable integrating into partner ecosystems.
• Financial Acumen: Ability to assess partner/customer health and position value-driven solutions.
• Forecasting & Discipline: Proactive in anticipating needs, tracking performance, and closing pipeline gaps.
• Executive Communication: Strong presenter, negotiator, and influencer at C-level.
• Time Management & Drive: Able to prioritise effectively, deliver to deadlines, and act with urgency.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Creative, proactive, and solution-oriented approach to partner and market challenges.

Location: United Kingdom
Reports To: UK Data Protection Channel Leader
Travel: Moderate, within the UK.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

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Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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