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Sophos

National Partner Manager – Lead

Sophos

National Partner Manager at Sophos responsible for driving revenue growth through strategic partnerships and channel management across cybersecurity portfolio.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeNew Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and execute a national partner strategy for SHI aligned to Sophos’ growth priorities
  • Drive net-new customer acquisition and expansion across SHI’s enterprise, mid-market, commercial, and public sector segments
  • Build and own joint business plans (JBPs), including revenue targets, pipeline goals, and solution alignment
  • Increase attach-rates of high-value offerings such as MDR and recurring services
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Channel Account Managers and Partner Development resources aligned to SHI
  • Establish clear KPIs (pipeline, bookings, attach rates, partner-sourced revenue, certifications)
  • Create a high-performance culture centered on accountability and execution
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships across SHI’s sales, security, SE, and services organizations
  • Act as the executive sponsor for the SHI partnership within Sophos
  • Lead QBRs and EBRs to track performance and alignment to strategic priorities
  • Drive tight alignment between Sophos regional sales teams and SHI sellers
  • Ensure SHI account teams, engineers, and services organizations are enabled on Sophos solutions and differentiation
  • Partner with marketing to execute joint demand generation campaigns, events, and digital programs
  • Own pipeline creation, progression, and forecast accuracy for SHI-driven business
  • Implement consistent deal inspection cadence and pipeline hygiene standards
  • Use data to identify whitespace, performance gaps, and growth opportunities
  • Promote Sophos’ platform approach, emphasizing synchronized security across endpoint, network, and cloud
  • Position MDR/XDR as strategic growth drivers within SHI
  • Align with SHI services teams to integrate Sophos into managed and professional services offerings
  • Optimize engagement models, coverage, and incentives to scale partner productivity
  • Ensure alignment with Sophos channel programs, pricing strategies, and partner tiers
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to remove friction and accelerate deal cycles

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7–10+ years of experience in channel sales, alliances, or partner management within cybersecurity or enterprise technology
  • Proven success managing large national partners, ideally SHI, or similar Nationals
  • Experience leading teams and driving consistent revenue growth through indirect channels
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity solutions (endpoint, firewall, MDR/XDR)
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders
  • Experience in a partner-first or channel-centric go-to-market model

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
  • Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
  • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
  • Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
  • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

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Hard Skills & Tools
channel salespartner managementrevenue growthcybersecurity solutionsMDRXDRpipeline managementdemand generationdata analysisperformance tracking
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingrelationship buildinginfluencingaccountabilityexecutioncollaborationstrategic thinkingcommunicationteam development