Cloudflare

Director, Partner Sales

Cloudflare

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇸🇬 Singapore

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

DNS

About the role

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive partner sales strategy that aligns with the ASEAN and Greater China regional sales strategy
  • Cultivate and nurture executive relationships with strategic partners (distributors, resellers, service providers, alliance partners, managed service providers, global systems integrators, etc.)
  • Lead a team of partner sales managers as well as an in-direct technical team to manage a partner sales revenue and pipeline target delivered through partners in collaboration with field sales teams
  • Lead, inspire and motivate your team to grow and develop professionally to achieve individual and team goals, whilst fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
  • Own performance metrics such as forecasting, and related operational cadences to oversee growth in partner booked revenue, partner attach, partner-initiated opportunities, partner competency, geographical coverage and market expansion
  • Oversee partner services, partner programs, managed services, and partner marketing performance within your region
  • Work closely with sales leadership, cross-functional teams, marketing, product, customer support and stakeholders to ensure a cohesive approach to the market to align partner strategies with overall business goals
  • Report to the Vice President of Partner Sales, Asia Pacific; role based out of Singapore

Requirements

  • 15+ years of proven success in partner sales and partner management
  • 6+ years managing people
  • Strategic thinking and business acumen to develop partner led strategies
  • Experience recruiting, developing, and managing both 1-tier and 2-tier channels
  • Deep understanding of the ASEAN, Greater China and overall APAC partner ecosystem, including VARs, MSPs, GSIs, and Distributors/VADs
  • Proven track record in accurately forecasting partner business and meeting partner booked, partner initiated and related partner metric targets
  • Executive presence, and ability to influence
  • Strong written and oral communication, and negotiation skills
  • Strong understanding of sales and partner sales cycle
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise effectively, create strategic plans, and deliver successful partner sales results
  • Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to cultivate business relationships through networking
  • Willingness to travel (approximately 50%+ of the time)
  • May require authorization to receive technology or software controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license