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Sophos
Channel Account Executive
South Africa
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hirly's read of this role
- Role family
- Sales
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Country
- ZA
- Work mode
- On-site / unstated
- First seen by hirly
- 11 Sept 2026
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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 (CAE) is accountable for managing strategic Sophos partners. They are responsible for developing joint business plans with partners to hit revenue and profitability targets by developing new MDR, services, MSP and next-gen portfolio customer opportunities, up-sell and cross selling to existing customers and renewals.
This role will be responsible for working with a selected set of Sophos strategic partners across the SADC region, specifically in South Africa. This role will work closing with the local team consisting of sellers, technical and marketing, as well as interacting with the local distribution lineup.