Channel Sales Manager (East Coast)

Cloudian Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudian Inc. is seeking a results-driven Channel Sales Manager to lead the growth of our partner ecosystem in the AI and storage space within the United States.

You will recruit, onboard, and manage resellers, distributors, and OEM partners, and work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and alliances teams to expand Cloudian's footprint. The role requires 7+ years in channel sales/partner management, 3+ years selling AI-related products, strong negotiation skills, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in channel sales or partner management within the technology industry.
• Proven track record of growing partner-sourced revenue and building partner relationships.
• Experience working with VARs, distributors, and solutions providers.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel to support partners and attend industry events.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, onboard, and manage relationships with resellers, distributors, and OEM partners to drive Cloudian revenue growth.
• Develop and execute joint go-to-market plans and enablement strategies to increase partner pipeline and sales performance.
• Provide regular sales forecasting, reporting, and pipeline management to support Sales team for opportunities to move toward closure.
• Build and maintain relationships with AI customers, NCPs, and neocloud/GPU-as-a-Service providers to expand Cloudian's footprint in AI infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Cloudian's sales, marketing, and alliances teams to align channel strategy with company priorities, including the NVIDIA partnership.
• Drive partner enablement through training, certification, and go-to-market programs focused on AI storage use cases.
• Represent Cloudian at partner events, industry conferences, and AI ecosystem gatherings.
• Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities across the storage, AI, and distribution landscape.

Skills

Channel sales

Partner management

AI products

Negotiation

Communication

Travel

Job description

Cloudian is a leader in enterprise on-premises and hybrid storage, delivering S3-compatible object storage solutions that power AI, machine learning, backup, and data lake workloads at scale for enterprises worldwide. Cloudian partners closely with the AI infrastructure ecosystem, including NVIDIA, to deliver storage validated for AI training and inference environments. This role sits within Cloudian's Channel and Alliances organization, which drives go-to-market strategy across resellers, distributors, OEM partners, and the broader AI/GPU ecosystem.

About the Job:

We are seeking a results-drivenChannel Sales Managerto lead the growth and success of Cloudian’s channel partner ecosystem, with a focus on partners active in the AI and storage ecosystem (including NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs), and neocloud/GPU-as-a-Service providers), across an assigned territory. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with key partners, including VARs, distributors, and systems integrators. Your focus will be on accelerating revenue growth and driving adoption of Cloudian’s object storage solution, working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and alliances teams to expand Cloudian's presence in the AI infrastructure market.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, onboard, and manage relationships with resellers, distributors, and OEM partners to drive Cloudian revenue growth
• Develop and execute joint go-to-market plans and enablement strategies to increase partner pipeline and sales performance
• Provide regular sales forecasting, reporting, and pipeline management to support Sales team for opportunities to move toward closure
• Build and maintain relationships with AI customers, NCPs, and neocloud/GPU-as-a-Service providers to expand Cloudian's footprint in AI infrastructure
• Collaborate with Cloudian's sales, marketing, and alliances teams to align channel strategy with company priorities, including the NVIDIA partnership
• Drive partner enablement through training, certification, and go-to-market programs focused on AI storage use cases
• Represent Cloudian at partner events, industry conferences, and AI ecosystem gatherings
• Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities across the storage, AI, and distribution landscape

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience selling AI-related products, services, or solutions
• 7+ years of experience in channel sales or partner management within the technology industry
• Proven track record of growing partner-sourced revenue and building successful partner relationships across all levels
• Experience working with VARs, distributors (e.g., CLIMB, Carahsoft), and solutions providers
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, and collaborative environment
• Familiarity with storage, backup, or data management technologies is preferred
• Ability to travel as needed to support partners and attend industry events