Cohesity

Channel Development Manager

Cohesity
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $218,280 - $272,850 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates extensive channel management experience with a focus on partner enablement, pipeline growth, and strategic sales planning. Proficient in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and drive effective engagement with partners.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Channel Management ExperiencePartner EnablementPipeline Growth StrategyQuota AchievementCross-Functional Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage and enable Channel Partners in Cohesity’s Partner Ecosystem in the Mid-Atlantic Territory
  • Build and manage account and partner plans, including tasks in the Channel Management System (CMS)
  • Strategically grow pipeline and manage pipeline conversion
  • Create awareness, demand, and preference for company products and services
  • Collaborate with partners to drive bookings
  • Identify, recruit, and develop new Partners to sell and provide services
  • Forecast partner pipeline conversion with sales teams
  • Lead sales strategy and jointly developed business plans for assigned Partner/Distribution accounts
  • Enable Partner sales and technical teams according to GTM plans and partner program requirements
  • Track partner performance against plan and address enablement, engagement, pipeline, and bookings gaps
  • Develop selling and services opportunities within Partner organizations
  • Penetrate new divisions and organizations within assigned Partner accounts
  • Coordinate marketing activities and leverage Cohesity marketing resources to prioritize, execute, and measure return on investment

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent experience with 8+ years of demonstrable channel management experience
  • Strong achievement against quota
  • Extensive knowledge gained through exposure to sophisticated business situations
  • Extensive experience in the growth of top Distribution Managed Partners through Distributors
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams to coordinate marketing activities and evaluate investment returns from partners
  • Ability to design effective engagement with partners
  • Experience working with customers and technology partners
  • Comfortable presenting technical and business material to small and large groups
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making
  • Ability to work independently and remotely
  • Strong work ethic and eagerness to take on responsibility
  • Willingness to travel more than 50%
  • Legal right to work in the job location

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus compensation
  • Commission (if in a sales function)
  • Equity grants
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Refresh days
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life and disability insurance coverages

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Hard Skills
Channel ManagementPipeline ConversionAccount PlanningSales Strategy DevelopmentPartner RecruitmentPerformance TrackingMarketing CoordinationBusiness Plan DevelopmentTechnical PresentationAI Tool Utilization
Soft Skills
Strong Work EthicIndependent WorkResponsibility TakingEffective CommunicationEngagement Design
Tools & Technologies
Channel Management SystemMarketing ResourcesAI Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mathematics
Industry Keywords
Partner EcosystemDistribution Managed PartnersGTM PlansSales PipelineInvestment Returns