Channel Account Manager - North & East India

Forcepoint; India; Remote; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A global security firm is seeking a professional to enhance its partner strategy and engagement within the North and East regions of India. The role involves managing partner relationships, driving business plans, and enhancing channel sales. Candidates should have extensive experience in sales management, strong communication skills, and a background in cyber security solutions. Travel may be required for partner engagements.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years in a sales-based environment, understanding North and East India market.
• 5+ years in channel experience with cyber security solutions.
• Ability to engage with partners and customers at strategic levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive partner strategy across top tier focus partners.
• Ensure partners are trained and certified for independent operation.
• Manage partner pipeline and stakeholder mapping.

Skills

Sales strategy development

Channel management

Communication at executive levels

Team collaboration

Business planning

Education

Graduate/Post Graduate in business management

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Overview

Who is Forcepoint? Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!

Essential Functions

• Develop and drive the partner strategy across Forcepoint’s top tier focus partners in North, East and Public Sector


• Develop GTM plans with focus partners and work with those partners to implement these plans which will cover revenue/pipeline goals, training, marketing and other metrics as required


• Develop new partners aligned to our Data Security Everywhere strategy


• Manage regional distribution activities as necessary including local cadence


• Drive upsell into our existing customer base by supporting and enabling the channel to lead these conversations with our customers


• A key component of partner engagement will be business planning, account planning, sales cadence and subsequent engagement


• Manage partner pipeline, cadence and all relevant stakeholder mapping across the organisations and provide partner forecasting back into Forcepoint


• Ensure partners are trained and certified to the appropriate levels enabling to operate as independently as possible with their customers


• Support MDF activities supporting both enablement and customer development objectives

Education and Experience

• Graduate/Post Graduate in business management with 12-15+ years operating in a sales-based environment with understanding of the said market (North and East India and Public sector business). Understanding Enterprise decision-making in large opportunities is helpful


• 5+ years of channel experience in OEM/similar cyber security solution providers with the demonstrable experience in driving growth through the channel


• Demonstrable experience in driving strategic engagement at executive levels in partners and customers is a must


• Self starting and comfortable in a dynamic and fast moving environment


• Strong team ethic – we are a small interdependent team


• Ability to think and present in a structured clear way, including developing business plans and executing across multi-functional teams


• Willing to travel as necessary


• Good understanding of distribution models


• Strong knowledge of different partner business models


• Understanding of the industry, key players and technologies is a big plus


• Experience in selling business to business in an IT security company


• A proven track record of driving and motivating the channel


• Ability to close business while achieving a high level of partner satisfaction


• Ability to articulate a value proposition clearly and engage at multiple levels within an organisation


• Ability to present to external audiences

Additional notes

Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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About Forcepoint

Who is Forcepoint? Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint creates safe, trusted environments for customers and their employees in more than 150 countries. For over 20 years, we\'ve specialized in making security simple for over 11k customers. Our customers trust our experience, our innovative technologies, and our people. We have over 2.5k employees and every team at Forcepoint, from support to product development to engineering, is dedicated to simplifying security and making it easier to use. If our mission excites you, you\'re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!