Area Manager, Partner Sales, South

Why Join Us?

As the world’s leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we’ve assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers’ real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.

Check Point Software Technologies has been honored by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies for 2024. We've also earned a spot on the Forbes list of the World’s Best Places to Work for five consecutive years (2020-2024) and recognized as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you're passionate about making the world a safer place and want to be part of an award-winning company culture, we invite you to join us.

Key Responsibilities

• Successfully managing, growing and developing a team of channel sales professionals
• Defining and implementing a strategy for South U.S. Partner Sales
• Driving the channel sales teams to achieve stated goals and quotas, by managing account activity, forecasts, close rates, and ensuring strong pipeline management.
• Maturing channel processes, procedures, and programs
• Implement new program elements and processes for resellers that aid Check Point’s recruitment, accreditations, enablement, measurement and accountability
• Working tirelessly to make it easier for partners to do business with Check Point
• Developing productive interaction by our partners with internal stakeholders, including Field Sales, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Customer Success, Solution Engineering, Finance, and others to ensure resources are aligned from both sides for success
• Playing a hands-on role with the partner sales organization, maintaining a personal presence and high visibility in the field, and directly participating in partner activities and customer sales cycles in key markets and accounts
• Identifying areas for innovation and process improvement in all aspects of channel sales management, including discounts, compensation, incentives, quality presentations, and new strategies and tactics
  
  

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience at global enterprise technology companies - including security and software experience
• 5 years of experience leading partner sales teams for an enterprise technology company
• Very knowledgeable and experienced in channel sales management, reporting, required assets, processes, incentives, and effective programs
• Fluid, working knowledge of how to build and measure pipeline creation, deal velocity, quoting, proposing, presenting and discussing solutions with C-level and other executive decision-makers
• Highly developed partner and client satisfaction focus -- excellent decision-making and conflict resolution skills
• Experience managing both the strategic direction and tactical execution of a high-growth and experienced channel sales team; strong leadership and coaching skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills required -- including content development
• 40-50% travel required
  
  

Preferred

• Strong knowledge of the Cyber Security Market
  
  

Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

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