Regional Alliances Manager

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · Tokyo, Japan

This role is for a Regional Alliances Manager at CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that uses an AI-native platform. The manager will be responsible for designing, building, and implementing a channel strategy, including managing relationships with existing partners, recruiting new partners, and driving business opportunities through various partner channels. The role requires developing business plans, maintaining industry knowledge, coordinating technical enablement, and supporting marketing programs. While the company utilizes an AI-native platform, this specific role focuses on channel sales and partner management, not direct AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop a business plan outlining how target revenues and objectives for the year will be achieved.
  2. Proactively maintain ongoing knowledge of industry, territory, existing and target channel partner accounts, & competitive landscape.
  3. Identify, recruit and collaborate with partners in regards to successful engagement, launches, and enablement up to and including the delivery of sales, product and support training as required.
  4. Experience in managing distribution led business for territory coverage.
  5. Coordinate with Channel Solution Architects technical enablement for relevant partners.

Skills

Required

  • University/College degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 10 years of Channel sales experience in a software/SaaS business to business environment
  • Strategic thinker and hunter mentality
  • New partner development experience
  • Ability to communicate with partners at all levels
  • Motivated and focused self-starter with strong leadership skills
  • Strong organizational, presentation, and communication skills

Nice to have

  • Previous Channel sales experience in the information security space
  • strong technical knowledge with a broad range of security and networking technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • proven track record of consistent quota over-achievement
  • Minimum 10 years of Channel sales experience