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Channel Business Manager

Barracuda Networks Inc

Sweden (Remote)

Channel Business Manager

15 Hours ago • 5-8 Years • Business Development • Undisclosed

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Job Description

The Channel Business Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key strategic partners, guiding them to position Barracuda's products and solutions, and setting strategic sales growth goals. This role involves implementing policies to optimize channel operations, leading initiatives to enhance partner performance, and overseeing large-scale marketing and sales campaigns. Responsibilities include building partner relationships, collaborating on strategic goals, developing go-to-market strategies, implementing channel policies, mentoring team members, and overseeing marketing/sales campaigns. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience in account or channel management, demonstrating expertise in partner relationship management, technical sales, product knowledge, go-to-market strategy, and channel management.

Must have:

Partner Relationship Management
Technical Sales Expertise
Go-to-Market Strategy Development
Channel Management
Stakeholder Management

Req ID: 25-512

Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.

We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Job Profile Summary:

The Channel Business Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Barracuda’s key strategic partners, guiding them to position Barracuda’s products and solutions appropriately, setting strategic sales growth goals in collaboration with executive leadership. They implement policies to optimize channel operations and leads initiatives to enhance partner performance and satisfaction. They also oversee the development and execution of large-scale marketing and sales campaigns.

Responsibilities:

Builds and maintains relationships with Barracuda’s strategic partners and industry influencers to identify and develop successful business opportunities
Collaborates with executive leadership to set strategic goals and priorities for the channel team, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision
Develops go to market strategy for partnerships, articulates value of Barracuda’s platforms and services, and educates partners on how to position Barracuda products effectively
Develops and implements policies and procedures to optimize channel operations, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness
Provides mentorship and support to associates, leads, and managers within the channel team, fostering their professional growth and development
Leads the implementation of projects and initiatives to enhance partner engagement, performance, and satisfaction
Oversees the development and execution of large-scale marketing and sales campaigns, driving brand awareness and revenue
Drives continuous improvement and innovation within the channel organization, ensuring the company remains competitive and forward-thinking
Applies expert knowledge of varied concepts in their area of channel account sales to address challenges
Works in a domain-oriented manner across cross-functional teams on sales project(s)
Employs a high standard of domain specific judgement to tackle open-ended problems that are difficult to prioritize, and define what/how things are done
Collaborates with the larger channel sales teams to develop lead generation strategies and improve conversion rates
Provides strategic support to channel sales team by developing retention strategies and managing key accounts

What you'll bring to the role:

Ideally between 5-8 years of experience as an account manager or channel manager
Partner Relationship Management
Technical Sales
Product Knowledge
Go to market Strategy
Consultative Selling
Channel Management
KPI Monitoring and Analysis
Stakeholder Management
Bachelor’s/master’s degree in sales, business administration or equivalent