Senior Channel Director

TNS Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Life insurance

Paid holidays

401K with company match

Job summary

TNS Inc. is seeking a seasoned Channel Sales Manager for the East Coast to grow our partner ecosystem and generate enterprise revenue through strategic relationships with technology advisors, MSPs, VARs and other partners.

You will own the development of the channel across the Eastern United States, identify target accounts, and collaborate with partners to create qualified opportunities and close business. Travel required within the region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technology, SaaS, telecom, cloud, cybersecurity or communications sales experience.
• 3+ years of channel, partner or indirect-sales experience.
• Proven ability to develop pipeline and generate revenue through partners.
• Strong understanding of the technology-channel ecosystem.
• Experience building executive and seller-level partner relationships.
• Ability to manage a large geographic territory independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand partner ecosystem across the East Coast.
• Generate partner-sourced pipeline and qualify enterprise opportunities.
• Build executive-level partner relationships and drive revenue.
• Collaborate with partners to target accounts and close business.

Skills

Technology sales

Channel sales

Partner relationships

Pipeline development

Executive communication

Territory management

Fast-paced environment

Travel willingness

East Coast network

Partner networks

Job description

An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives. Come join the excellence!

Overview

The Field Sales-Sales Account Management area is responsible for selling the firm's products and services to new and/or existing clients and developing or expanding accounts primarily through face-to-face sales.

Responsibilities

Build the Next Generation of the TNS Channel Transaction Network Services (TNS) is looking for an experienced, highly motivated Channel Sales Manager East Coast to expand our growing partner ecosystem and generate new enterprise revenue through strategic channel relationships. This is not a traditional partner-management role. We are looking for someone who knows how to build relationships, create demand, develop partner-generated pipeline and close business. The ideal candidate already understands the technology channel and has experience working with organizations such as Technology Services Distributors (TSDs), MSPs, VARs, telecom consultants, cloud communications providers, contact-center partners and other technology advisors. You will own the development of the TNS channel across the Eastern United States and help partners introduce TNS to enterprise customers.

What You’ll Sell

TNS helps enterprises protect and improve one of their most important customer communication channels: the telephone call. Our Enterprise Branded Communications portfolio helps organizations: Protect telephone numbers against spoofing and impersonation Authenticate legitimate enterprise calls Display an organization’s trusted calling name and logo Monitor telephone-number reputation Identify telephone numbers experiencing spam-labeling or reputation issues. You will help our partners take these capabilities to their enterprise customers across banking, financial services, healthcare, retail, utilities, travel, contact centers and other high-volume calling environments.

What You’ll Own

Build the East Coast Partner Ecosystem. Develop and expand relationships with TSDs, technology advisors, MSPs, VARs, telecom consultants and strategic technology partners throughout the Eastern United States. Identify partners with the customer base, technical capabilities and sales organization to generate meaningful enterprise opportunities for TNS. Generate Partner-sourced Pipeline. This role is measured on business creation. You will work with partners to identify target accounts, develop joint account strategies, initiate customer conversations and create qualified enterprise opportunities. Success means partners aren’t simply registered with TNS…they are actively selling TNS.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Partner-sourced recurring revenue
• Partner-sourced qualified pipeline
• Net-new enterprise opportunities
• Number of productive revenue-generating partners
• Growth within existing strategic partners
• New partner recruitment
• Partner seller engagement
• Joint customer meetings
• Pipeline velocity and opportunity progression
• Achievement of quarterly and annual revenue targets

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of technology, SaaS, telecom, cloud, cybersecurity or communications sales experience
• 3+ years of channel, partner or indirect-sales experience
• Demonstrated success generating revenue through partners
• Strong understanding of the technology-channel ecosystem
• Experience building executive and seller-level partner relationships
• Proven ability to develop pipeline rather than simply manage existing relationships
• Strong presentation and customer-facing communication skills
• Ability to independently manage a large geographic territory
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial sales environment
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Eastern United States
• Experience working with or selling through: Technology Services Distributors, MSPs, VARs, Telecom agents and technology advisors, UCaaS providers, CCaaS providers, Contact-center technology partners, Cybersecurity partners, Cloud communications providers, Enterprise communications consultants
• Existing relationships within the East Coast technology-channel ecosystem are highly desirable

The Person We’re Looking For

Builds relationships quickly. Partners trust you because you help them solve problems and make money. Creates opportunities instead of waiting for leads. You are comfortable opening doors, mapping accounts and developing new conversations. Can simplify complicated technology. You don’t need 30 slides to explain why a customer should care. Thinks commercially. You understand that successful partnerships need to generate measurable revenue for both organizations. Operates independently. You don’t need someone telling you what to do every morning. Has a network. You already know people throughout the technology-channel ecosystem and know how to turn those relationships into conversations. Enjoys winning.

Qualifications

Why TNS Voice remains one of the most important communication channels between enterprises and their customers — and one of the most exploited by fraudsters. Businesses are increasingly focused on answering fundamental questions: Can customers trust the number calling them? Can fraudsters impersonate our organization? Are our legitimate calls being mislabeled or ignored? Can consumers immediately recognize that a call is really from us? TNS is helping enterprises answer those questions by bringing together telephone-number intelligence, calling authentication, branded communications and spoof protection. For the right channel professional, this creates an opportunity to help build a significant new category within the technology-channel ecosystem.

Territory

Primary responsibility will include the Eastern United States, with an emphasis on major technology-channel markets throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. This is a remote position with regular partner and customer travel.

Ready to Build?

We’re looking for someone who wants more than a portfolio of partners to manage. We’re looking for someone who wants to build a channel, create revenue and become a major part of TNS’s next stage of growth.

Salary and Benefits

For this role, we anticipate paying a salary range of $125,000-$140,000. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

• medical and dental coverage
• life insurance
• paid holidays and vacations
• 401K plan with company match

Equal Opportunity Statement

TNS is an equal opportunity employer. TNS evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

With employees based in 21 countries around the world, TNS is a leading global provider of data communication and interoperability services to diverse industries, such as retail, banking, payment processing, telecommunications and the financial markets. TNS’ services extend to over 60 countries and we deliver mission critical solutions to many Fortune 500 companies. TNS employees play a vital role in the delivery of our services and we recognize them as our most valuable asset. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and benefit packages, and due to the global nature of our business we can offer opportunities to relocate to different locations, if your personal circumstances change.