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Sophos

Inside Sales – Channel Account Manager

Sophos

Channel Account Manager managing and supporting Sophos partners to grow business. Providing excellent service through phone and email, driving satisfaction within partnerships.

Posted 8/3/2026full-timeWiesbaden • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Account Management and Partner Relationship Development, with a strong focus on communication and negotiation skills in both German and English. Proficient in utilizing CRM systems like Salesforce and Excel to enhance partner engagement and drive business growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Account ManagementCRM ProficiencyStrong Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsSales Experience

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Hard Skills
CRM SystemExcelSales QuotingPartner EducationMarket Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong Telephone SkillsConflict ResolutionPrioritizationCustomer Service
Tools & Technologies
SalesforceSophos Partner Portal
Industry Keywords
IT IndustrySoftware IndustryPartner ManagementUpsellingCross-Selling

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide Account Management to Sophos partners via the phone and email, ensuring that they receive an excellent service
  • Profile Sophos partners and work with them specifically to grow their business and Sophos mindshare and promote new Sophos products
  • Offer knowledgeable advice to a base of Sophos resellers
  • Consistently articulate Sophos’ value proposition to Partners to maintain and expand Sophos’ business within Partner base
  • Identify and classify local partners within the CRM system to allow targeted marketing communications
  • Support channel planning process and forecasting for assigned Partners, in conjunction with Territory Account Managers Mid Market Team
  • Provide fast response times to requests and queries
  • Quoting of sales related inquiries in urgent matters
  • Identify upsell and cross sell opportunities and work with your partners expand their business
  • Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of Sophos products, services and also that of Sophos competitors
  • Assist with partner education and training appropriate to your partner’s needs
  • Enable partners to use Sophos Partner Portal
  • Keep in contact with partner through regular calls and emails
  • Profile the partner base to identify potential partners for the Regional Partner team
  • Drive high renewal rates by ensuring partners focus on their renewals
  • Adherence to CRM (Salesforce) ensuring all activity is logged and accurately updated
  • Attend partner sites or Sophos organised events and occasionally present the Sophos value proposition live to strategic focus partners
  • Substitution of colleagues within the sales team during holidays, illness and transition time

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • First working experience in a sales or customer service Environment, ideally in IT/ Software Industry
  • Strong Telephone Skills
  • Previous use of CRM system and Excel
  • Strong communication skills – verbal and written in German and English
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to handle conflicts and escalations
  • Strong Negotiation skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Sophos operates a remote-first working model
  • 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