Channel Market Development Manager

Ramp Ramp · Fintech · New York, NY · Sales

This role is a Channel Market Development Manager at Ramp, a fintech company. The primary focus is on accelerating growth and expanding market presence through channel partnerships. Responsibilities include serving as a top-of-funnel field operator, running introductory meetings, building a partner ecosystem, planning events, identifying and qualifying new partner relationships, and collaborating with vertical leads. The role requires experience in field sales, business development, or partnerships, with a demonstrated ability to generate opportunities and build relationships. Familiarity with GTM tools is also expected. The company offers standard benefits, including unlimited AI token usage, but the role itself is not AI-centric.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as Ramp’s in-market top-of-funnel field operator, deepening relationships with partners, expanding local presence, and accelerating new opportunities.
  2. Act as a first-meeting specialist by running in-person intro meetings with partners and prospects, warming opportunities before handoff to Channel Partner Manager's and Account Executives
  3. Build and maintain a localized partner ecosystem through constant networking, outbound sourcing, and market immersion.
  4. Plan and host executive dinners, micro-events, and hospitality activations to strengthen relationships and accelerate partner engagement.
  5. Identify and qualify new partner relationships across PE, VC, Accounting, Banks (and more), creating opportunities for CPMs to further develop.

Skills

Required

  • 4–6+ years in field sales, business development, partnerships, or ecosystem development, ideally within B2B SaaS.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently generate new opportunities and build relationships in open-ended or highly entrepreneurial roles.
  • Strong event execution skills with experience planning and running small executive gatherings or hospitality-style activations.
  • Experience managing a geographically based territory with structured planning, forecasting, and activity tracking.
  • Ability to source partners and prospects through networking, outbound outreach, and local market immersion.
  • Familiarity with modern GTM tools (CRM, sequencing tools, event platforms) and comfort creating repeatable workflows.

Nice to have

  • Experience in channel partnerships, field marketing, or early-stage pipeline roles at a high-growth B2B SaaS company.
  • Experience operating across multiple verticals or go-to-market motions simultaneously