OT Channel Sales Manager

Tigerdata; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Fridays off in August

Fully remote opportunities globally

Stock options

Monthly WiFi stipend

Premium insurance options for you and/

Job summary

Tiger Data is seeking an OT Channel Sales Manager to build and scale our systems integrator ecosystem. You will recruit, sign, and enable OT SI partners across industrial verticals and shape go-to-market motions with cross-functional teams.

You’ll travel up to 50% across North America and work in a remote-capable, fast-growing environment that values initiative, playbooks, and measurable pipeline impact.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in channel sales, partner sales, business development, alliances, or ecosystem development roles.
• Track record of recruiting and signing net-new partners rather than just managing inherited relationships.
• Hands-on experience with OT software systems integrators and understanding of how they scope, specify, and deploy control architectures.
• Familiarity with industrial historians and the operational data layer; ability to discuss data collection, retention, and historian placement within a control architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build TigerData's OT Systems Integrator ecosystem by identifying, recruiting, and signing SI firms with OT expertise.
• Develop strategic partner motions: reseller, referral, co-sell, and design partnerships with OT SI ecosystem.
• Own joint GTM plans and coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Product leadership.

Skills

Channel sales

Business development

Ecosystem development

Executive communication

OT software knowledge

Negotiation

Tools

OSIsoft PI

AVEVA

SCADA

DCS

Job description

At Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, we empower developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads. Trusted globally by thousands of organizations, Tiger accelerates real-time insights, drives intelligent applications, and powers critical infrastructure at scale. As a globally distributed, remote-first team committed to direct communication, accountability, and collaborative excellence, we're shaping the future of data infrastructure, built for speed, flexibility, and simplicity.

As an OT Channel Sales Manager, you will build one of TigerData’s most strategic routes to market from the ground up. Reporting into the Partnerships organization, you will recruit, negotiate, and activate relationships with the systems integrators who design and deploy control architectures across industrial environments. The partnerships you build will directly influence how manufacturers, energy and utility operators, oil and gas producers, and data center operators adopt TigerData’s technology as the operational data layer for their most critical systems.

This is a builder role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys creating playbooks from scratch, and wants to leave a visible mark on a rapidly growing business. You'll work closely with Sales, Product, Solutions Architecture, Finance, and Legal to define what a world-class OT partner ecosystem looks like at TigerData. If you're energized by opening doors, creating new markets, and influencing how a category leader scales, this role offers a rare opportunity to do exactly that.

Location: This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the United States. Regular travel throughout North America is expected.

What you will be responsible for in this role

Build TigerData's OT Systems Integrator Ecosystem

Identify, recruit, and sign systems integrators with deep operational technology expertise firms that design and deploy SCADA, DCS, historian, BMS, EPMS, power monitoring, and broader control architectures.

Target integrators across industrial verticals including manufacturing, energy and utilities, oil and gas, and data centers, prioritizing firms whose project portfolios align with TigerData's technical strengths.

Develop and maintain a prioritized target account strategy based on SI market presence, customer footprint, vertical focus, technical capabilities, and project volume.

Develop Strategic Partner Motions

Structure reseller, referral, co-sell, and design partnership agreements tailored to the OT systems integrator ecosystem.

Partner with Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Product leadership to develop scalable commercial frameworks.

Assess and Build Partner Competency

Assess the technical and commercial competency of prospective and newly signed partners identifying where each firm sits today relative to what they need to specify, deploy, and support TimescaleDB Enterprise confidently.

Develop targeted enablement plans that close identified gaps, working alongside Solutions Architecture, Product, and the Partner Program function.

Equip partners to position TimescaleDB Enterprise within project bids, reference architectures, and historian modernization proposals.

Drive Joint Go-to-Market Execution

Build and execute joint GTM plans with newly signed partners.

Coordinate account mapping, pipeline generation activities, and co-selling motions with TigerData's direct sales organization.

Support partners through their first opportunities and deployments to ensure successful outcomes and long-term adoption.

Own Pipeline Creation and Forecasting

Maintain accurate CRM reporting for recruitment status, partner opportunities, and revenue forecasts.

Track partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline performance.

Help Shape the Future of the Program

Represent TigerData at industrial automation conferences, vertical industry events, customer events, and partner meetings.

Leverage AI tools to improve partner research, territory planning, account prioritization, pipeline management, forecasting, and operational efficiency. We expect candidates to demonstrate practical AI fluency and a willingness to incorporate AI into daily workflows.

You could be a great fit it

Have 6–10 years of experience in channel sales, partner sales, business development, alliances, or ecosystem development roles.

Have a track record of recruiting and signing net-new partners rather than simply managing inherited relationships.

Have hands-on experience working with OT software systems integrators you understand how integrators scope, specify, and deploy control architectures, and how they evaluate new technology vendors.

Have working familiarity with industrial historians and the operational data layer you can hold a credible technical conversation about data collection, retention, and how historians fit within a control architecture.

Are fluent in the OT technology stack SCADA, DCS, PLCs, BMS, EPMS, power monitoring, and the protocols and architectures that connect them.

Have built and executed joint go-to-market plans that generated measurable pipeline and revenue outcomes.

Possess strong executive communication skills and can confidently engage controls engineers, practice leads, business leaders, and C-suite executives.

Are willing to travel regular throughout North America expect up to 50%.

Nice to have

Existing relationships with OT systems integrators across one or more industrial verticals.

Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements including reseller, referral, co-sell, and strategic partnership arrangements.

Experience selling historian platforms, time-series databases, industrial software, or operational data platforms.

Familiarity with historian modernization and displacement narratives OSIsoft PI, AVEVA, and comparable legacy platforms.

Previous experience helping build and scale an early-stage partner program.

You might not be a great fit if

You prefer inheriting mature partner programs rather than building new ones.

You want a highly structured environment with established playbooks and defined processes.

You prefer account management over business development and partner recruitment.

Your channel experience is primarily hardware-based rather than OT software.

You are uncomfortable negotiating commercial agreements and navigating ambiguity.

Our Commitment:

We respond to every applicant.

We review applications fairly and objectively, and shortlist based on relevant skills and experience.

We ensure clear and timely communication throughout your candidate journey.

We maintain a rigorous interview process with a high bar, designed to give you the opportunity to meet various team members you'll collaborate with across our organization.

Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, sets the standard as the fastest PostgreSQL platform for modern workloads. Trusted by more than 2,000 customers across 25+ countries and powering over 3 million active databases, we enable developers and organizations to build real-time, intelligent applications at scale. Backed by $180 million from top-tier investors, Tiger Data is building the new standard for data infrastructure, built on PostgreSQL, designed for the future.

We embrace diversity, curiosity, and collaboration. Whether debating the perfect chicken nugget crunch, sharing workout routines, or discussing your favorite plants and pets, you'll find your community here.

We don't require previous experience with our tech stack, but enthusiasm for learning is key. Our technologies include PostgreSQL, Tiger Cloud, AWS, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, and innovative features like Hypertables, Hypercore, vector search, and real-time analytics.

(Please note that benefits may vary based on country.)

Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave

Fridays off in August

Fully remote opportunities globally

Stock options for long-term growth

Monthly WiFi stipend

Professional development and educational resources

Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)

Ready to join the future of PostgreSQL? We can’t wait to meet you.