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            Channel Manager APJ
- IT, Software development, System Engineering Jobs
- Management (incl. project, product management & human resources)
Description
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This Channels role in APJ will require the individual to be both a hunter in terms of recruitment and identifying opportunities but also a manager who can develop relationships and programs to drive specific revenue targets
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Build a partner pipeline and manage the partners to pipeline commitments
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Utilise Salesforce and establish processes to track, manage and report on this pipeline and lead creation
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Continuously assess, clarify and validate the partner's needs and performance
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Develop a means of profiling each partner’s focus and core competencies to drive an understanding of the partners business model in developing Grafana in their respective territory or industry
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Work with the leadership team to develop quarterly sales targets for the APJ partner channel
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Coordinate with relevant Grafana team members to build partner competency in solutions engineering and post-sales support
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Help drive partner generated leads/pipeline via marketing events, email campaigns, workshops, and other joint efforts
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Develop and execute a strategy to build awareness of the Grafana brand and recruitment of new partners
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Work across Grafana Labs to provide input on message alignment, operational coordination, and evangelism of the partner strategy and program
Responsibilities
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1+ years of experience - core sales, channel sales, industry or solution selling, business development
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Experience in open-source or cloud-native industry preferred
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You will share our belief in a consultative sales approach with the primary goal of maintaining exceptionally high levels of customer, partner, and community satisfaction
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You will be a team player and able to engage with an international team and be as comfortable talking to developers and the open-source community as you are to customers
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Strong judgment, collaboration, and leadership
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Energy, enthusiasm and drive to carve out the Channels strategy in APJ and hunt the opportunity
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Proven track record in technology Sales and have a background in high-growth startups
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Multilingual in English and Chinese or Japanese is preferred
Hard Skills
- Opportunity analysis
- Customer success
- Client management
- Team management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process improvement
- Best practice development
- Business analysis
Soft Skills
- Leadership
- Team player
- Energetic
- Enthusiastic
- Driven
