
Director, Channel CTO – Americas
Veeam Software
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $252,500 - $468,800 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Participate in defining, publishing, and governing a Channel and Alliance Reference Architecture aligned to platform strategy, alliance GTM motions, and priority industry use cases.
- Work at senior executive and architectural levels within Key Enterprise Alliances to influence joint GTM offerings spanning data protection, cyber resilience, and data curation required for AI and advanced analytics.
- Partner closely with Product Management and Product Strategy to ensure alliance architectures and GTM offerings align with roadmap direction, platform investments, and long-term strategy.
- Ensure alliance solutions reinforce a coherent platform direction rather than fragmenting customer adoption.
- Serve as a trusted technical peer to senior leaders within alliance partners and key enterprise customers.
- Lead executive-level technical discussions that connect architectural decisions to risk management, resilience, compliance, AI readiness, and business outcomes.
- Act as a senior internal connector across Sales, Product, Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Alliances, ensuring alignment between market demand, product direction, and field execution.
- Represent the company in joint roadmap discussions, executive reviews, analyst briefings, and industry forums alongside partners.
- Work with partners and internal teams to develop and refine joint solutions that are practical, repeatable, and aligned to customer buying motions.
- Translate partner capabilities into clear solution definitions, including architecture guidance, use cases, and field positioning.
- Support the creation of enablement assets such as reference architectures, demonstrations, PoVs, and field guidance.
- Own measurable GTM impact, including influence on pipeline, deal velocity, attach rates, and revenue quality across partner-led opportunities.
- Partner with Sales leadership to prioritize investments and technical focus areas that directly support revenue goals.
- Define technical standards, architectural patterns, and quality expectations for partners and alliances.
- Work closely within the Systems Engineering, Product, and Alliance teams to maintain consistent technical messaging and execution across direct, channel, and alliance motions.
- Support ongoing partner capability development in areas such as security-by-design, ransomware recovery, data governance, and AI-ready architectures.
- Identify emerging partner and alliance opportunities related to AI governance, cyber recovery, data intelligence, and platform convergence.
- Guide partners and internal teams on architectural readiness for evolving risks, including regulatory change and AI-driven threat models.
- Provide ecosystem and customer insight to influence Product Management and Product Strategy decisions.
- Anticipate market shifts and ensure alliance strategies remain relevant as customer expectations and buying patterns evolve.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, platform strategy, or ecosystem-focused technical leadership.
- Demonstrated success influencing outcomes across highly matrixed organizations, including Sales, Product Management, Product Strategy, Channel, and Key Enterprise Alliances.
- Proven experience shaping joint GTM offerings and owning revenue impact in partnership with sales leadership.
- Strong background in data platforms, security, resilience architectures, and cloud-native ecosystems.
- Executive-level communication skills with experience engaging C-level partner and customer stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments where architectural and GTM decisions carry long-term impact.
- Willingness to travel 50–70%, as required.
Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise architecturesystems engineeringplatform strategydata platformssecurity architecturesresilience architecturescloud-native ecosystemsGTM offeringsarchitectural patternsdata governance
Soft Skills
executive-level communicationinfluencing outcomesoperating in ambiguous environmentstrusted technical peercollaborationalignmentleadershipstrategic thinkingcustomer insightanticipating market shifts