Partner Account Director

Location: Remote - Netherlands

The Channel Account Director will be responsible for executing our channel and alliance strategy in the Nordics and Benelux. You will be managing our partners and creating pipeline by identifying opportunities to drive closed won revenue. 

Onwards Together!

Illumio, the pioneer and market leader of Zero Trust segmentation, prevents breaches from becoming cyber disasters. Illumio protects critical applications and valuable digital assets with proven segmentation technology purpose-built for the Zero Trust security model. Illumio ransomware mitigation and segmentation solutions see risk, isolate attacks, and secure data across cloud-native apps, hybrid and multi-clouds, data centers, and endpoints, enabling the world’s leading organizations to strengthen their cyber resiliency and reduce risk.  

Illuminate the future with Illumio and join a team that’s passionate about developing cutting-edge security solutions that protect the world's most critical assets. 

Our Team's Vision:

Our Sales team is comprised of high-performing, motivated individuals driven by a relentless pursuit of growth and excellence. We understand that true success is measured by the meaningful impact we make on our customers' businesses. That’s why we invest deeply in both personal and professional development to ensure our team members have the tools and opportunities they need to excel.

By joining our agile Sales team, you will collaborate with industry-leading professionals who are passionate about pioneering Zero Trust Segmentation.  

Your Impact: 

• Exceed assigned quota - including new license subscriptions, support, subscription renewals and professional services from new and existing accounts.  

• Build a healthy pipeline of new and expansion channel opportunities. 

• Be responsible for partner recruitment, on-boarding, management, education and execution of Illumio programs within territory. 

• Build and implement technical and sales readiness plans for the territory. 

• Play a key role in guiding tactics around channel direction, including planning and implementing territory business objectives. 

• Evaluate and manage new strategic business opportunities, initiatives, partnerships and/or alliances.   

• Proactively lead the joint partner planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets and critical milestones associated with a productive partner relationship.   

• Drive programs to ensure that partners and customers are well informed about upcoming events, campaigns, promotions and communications. 

• Proactively assess, clarify and validate partner needs to maintain high partner satisfaction ratings. 

• Serve as the first line of escalation for handling channel conflict and dealing with related business issues.  

• Conduct channel market analysis and monitor competitive activity in territories.

Your Toolkit: 

• 8+ years’ experience in channel management  

• Cyber security and/ or network security experience

• A proven record of accomplishment in sales and Partner management

• Excellent knowledge and experience of working within reseller, systems integrator and consulting ecosystems

• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth and rapidly changing environment

• Experience in delivering presentations, and enablement training

• A willingness to travel

Our Commitment: 

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.  

Benefits: 

At Illumio we offer a wide range of benefits to our eligible team members. Our benefit programs vary by location and can include Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage – Health and Dependent Savings Accounts – Life and Disability Programs – Paid Parental Leave – Voluntary Benefit Programs – Company Sponsored Wellness Program – Wellness Reimbursement Program - Retirement Savings – Equity Opportunities – Paid time off and Paid Holidays – Employee Incentive Program.#LI-SL1 #LI-REMOTE