Manager Channel Sales (m/f/d) - with leadership responsibility

Sophos

Role Summary The Senior Channel Marketing Manager, owns and drives the channel marketing strategy for EMEA Central, with a strong focus on partner-led growth and Channel-Through initiatives. The role leads a high performing team and translates business and sales objectives into high-impact, measurable channel marketing programs that accelerate partner performance, strengthen the Sophos brand, and deliver revenue contribution. This role combines people leadership, deep channel marketing expertise, and strong business acumen, working closely with sales leadership, EMEA and global marketing, and distribution partners in an international environment.

Okta

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. You’d be joining a team of experienced sellers who target the largest multi-national organisations. We’re still in growth mode in our Large Enterprise space and YoY we’ve managed to secure some big wins with some incredible clients which still have upsell and cross sell opportunities; however we plan on growing this space hugely in the coming years so we’re looking for people who can deliver both whitespace land and expand but also expertly manage complex opportunities.   As a Large Enterprise Account Executive you will: * Go to market as an expert on both our Workforce and Customer identity cloud offerings. * Establish a vision and plan for the accounts assigned in your territory by using a tiering approach. * Build thorough account plans detailing customer strategy, financials, pains, objectives and stakeholders. * Proactively drive your own top of funnel activity through Inmails, events, networking and other creative avenues always ensuring you have enough pipeline to hit your number. * Equally utilise Sales Development (SDR’s & BDR’s), Marketing and the Partner ecosystem to help find and win new logo opportunities. * Leverage upsell and cross sell opportunities within your install base accounts to grow the success of your customers and Okta. * Adopt a strong value based sales approach; always looking to bring a compelling point of view to our customers. * Develop trusted and long term advisory partnership with executives in your accounts, leveraging the Okta technology to support them in hitting their key strategic goals. * Follow a MEDDPICC, Command of the Message sales methodology to navigate complexity in the sales cycle and ensure you’re ahead of any obstacles to the deal closing. * Build mutual action plans in partnership with your customers to create shared accountability. * Partner with cross functional teams from Sales Development (SDR’s & BDR’s) to Channel & Alliances, Marketing, Pre-Sales, Solutions Architects, Legal, Deal Desk and more to ensure success for yourself and Okta. * Leverage our Business Value team to show our customers their ROI and deliver effective messaging about the long term impact of the Okta solutions. You could be a great fit for this role if you have: * Expert level experience selling Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud technology into Enterprise organisations, with over 10.000 employees. * Experience self sourcing your opportunities through a range of methods with a drive to win and grow new logos. * Navigated long complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders from both the customer base and within your own company. Typical deal sizes you may have sold starting at $200,000 ARR. * Significant experience selling to both technical audiences such as CIO, CISO, CTO and the commercial personas such as Product, Marketing, HR, Operations etc. * German and English language skills. #Linkedin_Hybrid #IGP21954   Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in Germany. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and comprehensive financial benefits including paid time off and parental leave in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/deu. The OTE range for this position for candidates located in Germany is between: €196.000—€270.000 EUR The Okta Experience * Supporting Your Well-Being  * Driving Social Impact  * Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Sophos

About Us Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.   Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.   Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. Role Summary  The Channel Account Executive (MSP CAE) is accountable for managing our most strategic Sophos MSP partners. They are responsible for developing joint business plans with partners to hit revenue and profitability targets by developing new customer MSP services, MDR and next-gen portfolio opportunities, as well as new logo, up-sell, cross-sell and renewal conversations with existing customers.