Public Sector Channel Manager
Washington, DC  / Virginia Beach, VA  / Baltimore, MD 
Share
Posted 26 days ago
Job Description

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

About Us: Qualys is the leading provider of information security and compliance solutions at the forefront of cybersecurity. Trusted by more than 10,000 subscribing customers globally, the Qualys TruRisk Platform helps businesses simplify security operations, lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand, and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection. As part of our growth strategy, we are seeking a talented and experienced Partner Channel account manager to join our team and lead named global GSI/MSSP partners

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 in 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 the how partners operate, architecting GTM strategies, initiatives, and influence driving growth and marketshare.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner Enablement:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure key partners are equipped to sell and position Qualys solutionos delivering exceptional customer experiences.
  • Drive key partner enablement and govern program compliance.
  • Work with partners building professional services or value added differentation 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.
  • Review, draft and manage partnership focused commercial agreements.
  • Define and drive Sales enablement, demand generation, and GTM initiatives driving joint-engagement withPartners.
  • 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 .


Qualys is committed to building an environment characterized by respect for the individual where cultural and ethnic diversity are blended by teamwork into a harmonious work force. Because of this we are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees.

All qualified applicants shall receive consideration that is free of discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics and information, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This applies equally to individuals with a physical or mental disability or medical condition.

Qualys offers reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities to the extent the accommodation will enable them to perform the essential functions of the job and will not create an undue hardship. Further information relating to reasonable accommodations is available from the Human Resources Department.
If you request assistance or accommodations, please contact us at HR@Qualys.com

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
Email this Job to Yourself or a Friend
Indicates required fields