Channel Sales Manager, Bay Area

Verkada; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare programs

Paid parental leave

Professional development stipend

Commuter benefits

Wellness/fitness benefits

Daily healthy lunches

Job summary

Verkada, located in San Mateo, is looking for a Channel Sales Manager to develop and manage a network of reseller partners. You will play a crucial role in driving new business and scaling Verkada's reach in Northern California.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years channel sales experience, strong relationship skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally. The role requires approximately 50% travel, including to the Greater Bay Area.

Verkada offers a competitive salary range of $170,000 to $220,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of channel sales or partner management experience.
• Strong track record of building new business via Security Integrators or IT VAR partners.
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Identify and generate pipeline through strategic reseller partners.
• Develop a focused partner business plan for your territory.
• Train and enable partner executives and sales teams.
• Work closely with internal sales, marketing, and pre-sales teams.
• Conduct regular business reviews with partners.
• Influence partner sales teams to prioritize Verkada.
• Lead regional in-person and virtual events for brand awareness.
• Own the full lifecycle of partner engagement.

Skills

Channel sales experience

Relationship building

Technical fluency

Creative thinking

Strong communication skills

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Business intelligence tools

Job description

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

About The Role

As a Channel Sales Manager, you’ll be pivotal in scaling Verkada's reach and impact by developing and managing a network of high-performing reseller partners. You’ll be responsible for driving net new business through the channel—building pipeline and executing strategic plans that result in measurable growth. This individual contributor role requires strategic thinking and hands‑on execution as you collaborate across sales, marketing, and partner teams to grow Verkada’s presence in Northern California.

What You’ll Do

Responsibilities

• Drive Net New Pipeline: Proactively identify and generate pipeline with net new end‑user customers through strategic reseller partners. Collaborate closely with field sales teams to co‑sell and close high‑value opportunities.
• Execute Regional Channel Strategy: Develop and manage a focused partner business plan for your territory that aligns with Verkada’s overall GTM objectives and quarterly sales targets.
• Empower Our Partners: Train and enable partner executives, sales teams, and technical stakeholders on Verkada’s full product portfolio, programs, and campaigns to ensure deep engagement and capability across all levels.
• Collaborate Cross‑Functionally: Work closely with Verkada’s internal sales, marketing, and pre‑sales teams to drive joint activities, including partner events, demand generation campaigns, and customer‑facing initiatives.
• Lead with Insight: Conduct regular QBRs and ad‑hoc business reviews with partners to align on priorities, track performance, celebrate wins, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strengthen the Channel Ecosystem: Influence partner sales teams to prioritize Verkada in key deals and business planning efforts. Leverage insights from the field to recommend improvements to Verkada’s channel tools, incentives, and partner program offerings.
• Drive Awareness and Demand: Lead and participate in regional in‑person and virtual events to grow Verkada’s brand awareness, build community, and strengthen relationships with key partner contacts and stakeholders.
• Operate Strategically and Tactically: Own the full lifecycle of partner engagement in your region—from onboarding and enablement to pipeline development and revenue realization. This role requires regular travel, estimated to be at least 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements and team collaboration.

What You Bring

• Experience & Success: 4+ years of channel sales or partner management experience with a strong track record of building new business via Security Integrators or IT VAR partners. Recognition, such as President’s Club, is a plus.
• Strategic & Creative Thinking: A process‑driven approach, complemented by innovative thinking to create scalable, partner‑focused initiatives.
• Relationship‑Builder: Ability to influence and engage across all levels—from partner sales reps to executive leadership.
• Technical Fluency: Comfortable navigating product discussions and sales operations. Proficiency in Salesforce, Excel, and business intelligence tools.
• Clear Communicator: Strong verbal and written communication skills with sharp attention to detail and a professional presence.
• Local to Greater Bay Area: Open to 50% travel across the Greater Bay Area to San Luis Obispo Area. Willingness to be in our HQ in San Mateo on admin days.

US Employee Benefits

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well‑being needs – premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans.
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options.
• Expanded mental health support.
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits.
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firm‑wide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
• Professional development stipend.
• Fertility stipend.
• Wellness/fitness benefits.
• Healthy lunches provided daily.
• Commuter benefits.

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate’s skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs).

Estimated Annual Pay Range: $170,000—$220,000 USD.

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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