Partner Business Manager, South Africa

12 Hours ago • 4 Years + • Business Development

About the job

Summary

The Partner Business Manager, based in South Africa, will engage with partners and distributors, developing product and sales competency. Responsibilities include planning, forecasting, opportunity management, deal support, and services engagements. The role involves advising and coaching sales, technical, and operations teams, satisfying business indicators related to pipeline, meetings, and ACV growth. Collaboration with partners, field sales, distributors, and customers is crucial for joint account planning, opportunity mapping, and sales velocity. This role requires proficiency in complex deals and strong joint business/territory planning skills.
Must have:
  • 4+ years Channel sales experience in SaaS
  • Degree level education
  • Proficiency in complex deals
  • Strong Joint business planning skills
  • Sales strategy development
Good to have:
  • Demonstrable achievement against targets
  • Cybersecurity knowledge
  • Leadership skills promoting teamwork
Perks:
  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks
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About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. 

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

The Zscaler Sales and Go-to-Market team is a global group of professionals who are passionate about delighting our customers, nurturing trusted partnerships, and sharing their expertise to drive a secure, cloud-enabled digital future and further cement our position as the world leader in cloud security. Sales, Customer Success, Sales Enablement, Solution Architects, Business Development, Transformation, and Technology Partnerships all work together to demonstrate the power and agility of Zscaler cloud transformation to the world.

We're looking for an experienced Partner Business Manager to join our EMEA team, based in the South Africa. Reporting to the VP, EMEA Partners & Alliances EMEA, you'll be responsible for:

  • Engage with partners and Distributors through planning, forecasting, opportunity management, active deal support, and services engagements.
  • Develop product and sales competency within our core set of regional strategic partners, influencing their GTM and sales strategy with Zscaler's "CLOSE framework" to lead partner sourced pipeline
  • Advise and coach the sales, technical and operations team supporting those accounts and customers as to how to grow and accelerate Zscaler's presence within that segment.
  • Satisfy business Indicators associated with pipeline contribution, business development meetings and ACV growth by partner.
  • Promote Collaboration with partners, field sales, Distributors, and customers to form joint account plans, map to customer opportunities, increase sales velocity, and win together.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

  • Must have 4 years of experience in Channel sales within a SaaS based software company.
  • Minimum education to degree level.
  • Must be proficient in complex deals.
  • Superb Joint business planning or Territory planning skills and a demonstrated history outlining and establishing sales strategies.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Demonstrable levels of achievement against target.
  • Cyber Security knowledge
  • Demonstrate leadership that promotes and exemplifies the highest levels of teamwork, accountability, and mutual support to the Partner.

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At Zscaler, we believe that diversity drives innovation, productivity, and success. We are looking for individuals from all backgrounds and identities to join our team and contribute to our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. We are guided by these principles as we create a representative and impactful team, and a culture where everyone belongs. For more information on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, visit the Corporate Responsibility page of our website.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks, and more!

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

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About The Company

Axonius gives customers the confidence to control complexity by mitigating threats, navigating risk, automating response actions, and informing business-level strategy. With solutions for both cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) and SaaS management, Axonius is deployed in minutes and integrates with hundreds of data sources to provide a comprehensive asset inventory, uncover gaps, and automatically validate and enforce policies. Cited as one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity startups, with accolades from CNBC, Forbes, and Fortune, Axonius covers millions of assets, including devices and cloud assets, user accounts, and SaaS applications, for customers around the world. For more, visit Axonius.com.

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