EMEA MSSP Growth & Partnerships Lead

Sophos; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sophos is seeking an experienced Senior MSSP Partner Development Manager to drive growth across the EMEA region by recruiting, activating and expanding strategic MSSP partnerships. This quota-carrying individual contributor role focuses on building the next generation of Sophos service-provider partnerships across EMEA.

The successful candidate will identify, recruit, onboard, and activate new MSSP relationships while developing a portfolio of existing partners; success measured by partner

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity channel sales, partner development, alliances, MSSP or strategic partnership roles.
• Demonstrated success recruiting and developing net-new strategic partners.
• Proven experience carrying and exceeding revenue quotas.
• Strong understanding of MSSP business models, managed security services, MDR, XDR, SIEM, SOC, SASE, Endpoint, and broader cybersecurity solutions.
• Experience developing executive relationships and influencing senior decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute strategic business plans.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Experience working across multiple countries and cultures within EMEA.
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the region.

Responsibilities

• Identify, recruit, onboard, and activate net-new MSSP partners across EMEA. Having existing relationships with regional MSSPs is a huge plus.
• Develop and execute territory recruitment plans focused on high-potential MSSPs, cybersecurity service providers, and strategic alliances.
• Build executive-level relationships within prospective partner organisations, including C-level executives, VPs, and senior leadership.
• Create and execute joint business plans designed to generate measurable pipeline and revenue growth.
• Drive MSP-to-MSSP transformation initiatives by helping partners build and expand managed security services offerings powered by Sophos.
• Establish new routes to market through strategic partner recruitment and ecosystem expansion.
• Work closely with regional sales, channel, marketing, services, and technical teams to accelerate partner success and revenue generation.
• Activate newly recruited partners and reduce time-to-revenue through focused enablement and business planning.
• Manage and grow a targeted portfolio of strategic MSSP partners.
• Conduct executive business reviews and strategic planning sessions with partner leadership teams.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline management, and opportunity tracking.
• Achieve recruitment, pipeline, and revenue objectives aligned to territory goals.

Job description

Sophos is seeking an experienced Senior MSSP Partner Development Manager to drive growth across the EMEA region by recruiting, activating and expanding strategic MSSP partnerships. This quota-carrying individual contributor role focuses on building the next generation of Sophos service-provider partnerships across EMEA.

The successful candidate will identify, recruit, onboard, and activate new MSSP relationships while developing a portfolio of existing partners; success measured by partner