Partner Sales Manager

Kong; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kong is seeking a Partner Sales Manager to drive revenue through partners across the AMER region. You will own the partner business in your territory, work with resellers, SIs, and consultancies, and run a quota-carrying, senior individual contributor role.

You will collaborate with Kong Account Executives to grow pipeline and close business with partners. You will build joint business plans, run co-sell and co-marketing, and ensure accurate forecasting and data in Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Be a business advisor to the partners in your territory, and own the number
• Drive a joint business plan with each focus partner that sets shared goals for pipeline and revenue, and sell Kong's full portfolio
• Partner with Kong Account Executives to increase partner attach
• Bring the right partner into live deals, align on target accounts, and make it easy for AEs to win with partners
• Orchestrate co-sell, co-marketing, and co-solutioning with each focus partner
• Drive partner-sourced pipeline and set targets, running a steady cadence with each partner
• Coordinate deal registration, lead sharing, and co-sell for Kong Gateway, Kong AI Gateway, Kong Mesh, and Konnect
• Create joint assets with focus partners, such as reference architectures and solution briefs
• Run joint marketing events and campaigns that build pipeline
• Learn how your partners make money, where Kong fits, and what it takes to win together

Job description

Partner sales is one of Kong's biggest growth engines. The Partner Sales Manager drives revenue through partners: you build joint business plans, grow partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline, and close business alongside Kong's Account Executives. You own Kong's partner business in your territory across resellers, systems integrators (SIs), and consultancies in AMER. This is a quota-carrying, senior individual contributor role, and you run your territory as your own business with your territory's sales leader.

Partner Sales Manager Responsibilities

• Be a business advisor to the partners in your territory, and own the number
• Drive a joint business plan with each focus partner that sets shared goals for pipeline and revenue, and sell Kong's full portfolio — products, renewals, professional services, and support — through and with them
• Partner with Kong Account Executives to increase partner attach
• Bring the right partner into live deals, align on target accounts, and make it easy for AEs to win with partners
• Orchestrate co-sell, co-marketing, and co-solutioning with each focus partner
• You drive the outcomes across all three and coordinate the Kong team — sales engineers, marketing, enablement, and operations — who help you deliver
• Sign new partners where there's room to grow, and map your territory to spot new joint opportunities
• Drive partner-sourced pipeline
• Set targets, run a steady cadence with each partner, and focus on net-new business
• Coordinate deal registration, lead sharing, and co-sell for Kong Gateway, Kong AI Gateway, Kong Mesh, and Konnect, and resolve route conflicts fairly
• Create joint assets with focus partners, such as reference architectures, blueprints, and solution briefs that field teams on both sides can pick up and use
• Run joint marketing events and campaigns that build pipeline
• Learn how your partners make money, where Kong fits, and what it takes to win together
• Work with Partner Sales Engineers so partners have the technical readiness to sell and deliver Kong
• Build strong relationships with Kong Account Sales Managers and geo leadership, and involve sales leadership and support as needed to hit shared targets
• Contribute to quarterly business reviews and annual planning for the Partner organization
• Share a weekly forecast, and keep partner and opportunity data current in Salesforce and the partner portal
• Raise critical business issues early w