Digital Partner Account Mgr
Digital Partner Account Mgr
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$ 51157 - 76735
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Job Description
At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
Position Summary:
As a Channel Account Manager you will be responsible for growing revenue in region/territory/district through identifying recruiting and developing opportunity generating partnerships with Partners (Value Added Resellers (VARs) Large Account Resellers (LARs) system builders and distributors). You will work with our VAR partners to ensure that they are operating as an extension of F5s direct sales team through sales and technical training demand generation marketing efforts and mutual business planning.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for upholding F5s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
- Recruit and develop new F5 partner relationship(s) to drive whitespace penetration access to new vertical and technology markets.
- Sales Training Ensure that our partners are able to effectively position and sell F5 solutions. Work with the F5 channel and sales team to drive partner sales training opportunities; ensuring partners have the tools to find opportunities sell F5 solutions and fully understand F5s UNITY Partner program.
- Pipeline Growth and Management Identify in conjunction with F5 partners new sales opportunities. Ensure our partners F5 sales reps and management are working together in the sales process lead generation registering opportunities accurately forecast bookings and tracking to required bookings goals established by the partners UNITY Partner tier.
- Relationship Management Develop strong top to bottom relationships throughout the F5 partner organization (Management sales teams technical teams and marketing) ensuring partner compliance with the F5s UNITY Partner Program and developing a welldeveloped relationship between F5/partner sales and technical teams.
- Marketing & Demand Generation Leverage F5 marketing funds to drive demand generation activities that generate the highest possible return on investment. Manage channel marketing funds to ensure event and partner success.
- Account Mapping Drive regular cadence of account mapping sessions with partners and the F5 sales team responsible for driving netnew accounts and new opportunities in existing accounts.
- Business Planning Work with partners to develop and execute a strategic business plan focused on driving new accounts new opportunities sales and technical proficiency and incremental bookings growth. Collaborate with Strategic Partner Managers to develop and execute business plans for our national strategic partners in territory where appropriate. The partner business plans are the basis for QBRs and need to be updated quarterly.
- Special Projects & Reporting Work on strategic initiatives as established by channel management and reporting business issues/opportunities as requested by channel and/or executive management.
- Influence/channel leadership Trusted advisor status with District Manager; Channel leadership ability to lead positively influence and shape behavior of partners and TAMs/MAMs (and broader channel team); Excellent Brand at F5.
- Work with F5 internal resources Influence and acquire sponsorship from internal F5 groups to support programs at partners to drive incremental business opportunities for F5 and the partner.
- Effectively engage with F5s ecosystem business partners to plan activities that will drive F5 awareness and opportunities with our partners.
- The position requires outstanding executive presence and ability to work across multiple executive roles to direct/educate/ communicate our business plan priorities and progress.
- Duties may require out of town travel up to 60 of the time.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be allinclusive and are subject to change.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Highly efficient & organized / excellent time management skills.
- Strong presentation skills and ability to articulate complex technology simply
- Excellent conflict management skills with the ability to be fair & firm.
- Knowledge of enterprise networks security and applications (desired)
- Detailed experience with Microsoft applications such as Outlook PowerPoint Word and Excel
- Experience in twotiered channel resale models
- Background in software/hardware sales and distribution with large Software Hardware Security and/or Networking Companies
- Strong knowledge of Application Delivery Networks and security
- Indepth knowledge of partner organizations processes business drivers and internal operations
Qualifications:
- BA or Masters degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- 5 years related experience in technology sales
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be allinclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual base pay for this position is: $51157.00 $76735.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience geographic locations and market conditions as well as to reflect F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link:https://www.f5/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5 or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5 or @myworkday.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
