Strategic Channel Manager | Remote | West Coast US

Grafanalabs; United States; Remote; USD 265,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

100% Remote

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Grafana Labs is seeking a Strategic Channel Manager, West to lead partner GTM in the Western region, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Operations and leadership to align efforts and drive revenue through regional SI and VAR partnerships. You will shape the partner program, build executive relationships, and manage pipeline while working in a fully remote environment.

Remote-ready role focused on the North America West coast with a strong emphasis on open source technology and high-growth

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in channel sales.
• Experience selling SaaS and/or open source technology is a plus.
• Demonstrated history of consistent goal achievement at high growth startups.
• Experience in consultative sales approach with a focus on customer, partner, and community satisfaction.
• Proven experience developing a high performing Channels strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own partner opportunity identification and deal acceleration activities to drive revenue targets.
• Lead the identification, activation and development efforts for regional partners.
• Develop partner capabilities, co-sell motions and brand awareness initiatives.
• Establish strong executive relationships to create partnership business plans.
• Work with leadership to manage pipeline and revenue commitments.
• Work across Grafana Labs to provide input on message alignment, operational coordination, and evangelism of the partner strategy and program.

Skills

Channel sales

SaaS sales

Open source tech

High-growth startup experience

Channel strategy development

Job description

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, the fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations to ensure reliability, resolve incidents faster, and optimize telemetry at scale. Built on open source and open standards and designed for interoperability across any stack, Grafana Cloud brings AI to observability and observability to AI, giving teams (and their agents) unified visibility so they can see, understand, and act on all their disparate data, wherever it lives, and move at the speed of their ambitions. Customers, including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce, rely on Grafana Labs. We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital. Learn more at grafana.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.

You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

The Opportunity:

Grafana Labs is looking for a Strategic Channel Manager, West who will be responsible for developing, executing, and evolving all aspects of our partner go-to-market strategy in the Western region. You will work closely with the Sales, Marketing, Operations, and leadership team to align sales and go-to-market efforts with our product, technical, and sales development efforts. Your key task will be to develop and deliver immediate and future revenue growth through our partner channel, working primarily with Grafana’s Regional and Boutique Systems Integrators and Value-Added Reseller partners.

This role requires the experience to manage an emerging partner community in the region and you will be well placed to act as a trailblazer to shape the role, develop and evolve the strategy to make your mark within a rapidly growing company where partners are a core element of its GTM. You can be located ideally anywhere on the North America West coast.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own partner opportunity identification and deal acceleration activities to drive revenue targets
• Lead the identification, activation and development efforts for regional partners
• Develop partner capabilities, co-sell motions and brand awareness initiatives
• Establish strong executive relationships to create partnership business plans
• Work with leadership to manage pipeline and revenue commitments
• Work across Grafana Labs to provide input on message alignment, operational coordination, and evangelism of the partner strategy and program

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• 7+ years of experience in channel sales
• Experience selling SaaS and/or open source technology is a plus
• Demonstrated history of consistent goal achievement at high growth startups
• Experience in consultative sales approach with the primary goal of maintaining exceptionally high levels of customer, partner, and community satisfaction
• Proven experience developing a high performing Channels strategy

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with Open Source technologies, or in the Metrics/Monitoring space
• Experience in working in a remote setting
• Ideally located in the Bay area

Compensation & Rewards:

In the United States, the OTE (On-Target Earnings) compensation range for this role is $265,000 - $290,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.

**Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process.*

Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:

• 100% Remote, Global Culture -As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
• Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
• Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
• Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
• Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
• In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. **We will comply with local legislation where applicable.*

Equal Opportunity Employer:

*Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, origin, caste, sex, gender reassignment identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, maternity, marital, family or carer status, or any other characteristic which is protected by local law. We believe that equality and diversity build a strong organisation, and we work hard to ensure that is the foundation of our organisation as we grow.*