Public Sector Channel Manager

Qualys; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualys seeks a Public Sector Channel Manager (USA) to expand market presence through strategic partnerships focused on federal and state/local government. You will drive joint opportunities, enable partners, and develop GTM strategies with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in public sector channel sales and 7+ years with partners (resellers/distributors/GSIs) in SaaS, preferably cybersecurity, with about 25% travel in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA is a plus.
• +5 years of proven experience in public sector channel sales.
• +7 years of proven successful experience with partners including resellers, distributors, or GSIs in SaaS technologies, preferably cybersecurity.
• Proven experience building cohesive, quantifiable strategic plans for a public sector region.
• Able to build trust and influence executive level relationships with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel within the United States (approx. 25%).

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve a strategy driving incremental growth through key public sector partners.
• Build partner executive relationships with key partners.
• Drive results of stated goals and KPIs.
• Build and execute initiatives aligned to company goals with Product Management and partner sales/engineering teams.
• Engage Sales, Partner Sales and offerings heads to create revenue opportunities.
• Define and drive sales enablement, demand generation, and GTM initiatives.

Skills

Public sector channel sales

Strategic planning

Executive relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/Marketing or related field

MBA

Job description

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

Position Overview:

As a Public Sector ChannelManager (USA), you play a pivotal role in expanding our market presence through strategic partnerships. You will be responsible for developing and driving incremental joint business opportunities with your named partners focused on federal and state/local government. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in building and managing successful public sector partner ecosystems in cybersecurity. The role requires a deep and broad understanding of how partners operate, architecting GTM strategies, initiatives, and influence driving growth and market share.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner Enablement:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure key partners are equipped to sell and position Qualys solutions delivering exceptional customer experiences.

• Drive key partner enablement and govern program compliance.

• Work with partners in building professional services or value-added differentiation with integrated technologies.

Joint Business Planning:

• Work closely with partners creating joint business plans aligned with both organizations’ goals.

• Maniacal execution of plans with proactive management and follow up.

• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) measuring the success of partner initiatives.

• Provide thought leadership and innovative GTM strategies to accelerate growth.

Sales and Revenue Growth:

• Drive incremental revenue growth through public sector partners,identifying and capitalizing on joint business opportunities.

• Establish partner service offerings and measure revenue growth across offerings.

• Develop strategies to increase partner-initiated opportunities and pipeline.

• Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute co-selling strategies with partners including Joint Business Plans.

• Experience with partner forecasting, developing internal processes and prowess driving forecast accuracy with partner business.

• Ability to leverage available data, metrics, and trends to proactively manage the business.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA is a plus.

• +5 years of proven experience in public sector channel sales.

• +7 years of proven successful experience with partners including resellers, distributors, or GSIs in Saas technologies. Preferably within the cybersecurity sector

• Proven experience and ability building a cohesive, quantifiable strategic plan for a public sector region

• Able to build trust and influence executive level relationships internally with excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

• Effective cross-functional collaborator driving consensus and resolution to challenges.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute plans that drive results.

• Results-oriented with a focus on achieving and exceeding revenue targets.

• Must travel as needed within the United States (approx. 25%)

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Able to architect and evolve a strategy driving incremental growth through key public sector partners.

• Has or build partner executive relationships with key partners.

• Able to drive results of stated goals and KPIs.

• Able to build and execute recommended initiatives aligned to company goals working closely with Product Management and partner sales and engineering teams.

• Engage the Qualys Sales, Partner Sales and offering heads to create and drive revenue opportunities.

• Define and drive sales enablement, demand generation, and GTM initiatives

• Achieve and exceed annual goals, including revenue, new customer acquisition, existing customer retention and account expansion targets through partners.

• Partner with marketing to define and execute partner pipeline generation, communications, program messaging, positioning, serving as an advocate for the partner program service public sector specific goals.

Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.