Senior Channel Account Manager, Bilingual (German) - EMEA

Description

Keeper is hiring a driven, German speaking Senior Channel Account Manager to join the Keeper EMEA Channel Sales team. Qualified candidates must permanently reside in Ireland. This is a hybrid position for those living within a commutable distance to our Cork, Ireland office, or fully remote for those living outside a commutable distance.

Keeper's cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organisations, globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and is sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and be responsible for building pipeline and channel revenue with high performance partners.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is a leading cybersecurity software company that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in more than 150 countries. Keeper delivers a powerful zero-trust and zero-knowledge solution built to meet the stringent requirements of public sector IT environments. Its flagship offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects users, devices and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized in the Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper combines robust compliance with unmatched visibility and control. With industry-leading certifications, Keeper provides the security assurance public sector organizations require. Learn why agencies trust Keeper to defend against today’s sophisticated adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com .

About the Role

The German speaking Senior Channel Account Manager will report to our Director of Channel, EMEA carrying a primary focus on building pipeline and channel revenue with existing channel partners. There will also be a heavy focus sourcing strategic new channel relationships. This position requires the candidate to be extremely motivated, results-driven and have a good network within the channel ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day recruitment and relationship management of channel partners to include value added resellers, distributors, systems integrators and strategic software partners (primarily in Germany)

Act as a liaison between Keeper and assigned channel partners

Communicate with English and German speaking clients, both verbal and written

Build, maintain, and manage relationships with current and prospective channel partners

Establish productive, professional relationships with key sales and channel personnel in assigned partner accounts

Coordinate the involvement of Keeper personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet partner performance objectives and partners’ expectations

Sell through partner organizations to end users in coordination with partner sales resources

Meet assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in assigned partner accounts

Manage direct/channel conflict by fostering excellent communication between the channel and direct sales teams

Ensure partner compliance with Channel Partner programs and agreements

Participate in a partner planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones associated with a productive partner relationship

Identify partner GTM &/or services offerings; working with partner sales resources, marketing, etc. develop & launch offerings to point of incremental joint revenue achievement

Build relationships with technology vendors to identify mutual greenfield opportunities with shared partners

Maintain channel opportunity registrations in Salesforce.com and assist the direct sales team in closing channel generated leads

Plan and execute on Channel Marketing activities and events to support brand awareness and demand generation with the Strategic Partner group

Ability to travel to and from customer meetings (locally and nationally) & rent and/or operate a vehicle on behalf of the company

Requirements

5+ years of security SaaS channel sales experience

Must be bilingual, native German with English fluency (both verbal and written)

Proven success driving revenue growth via channel partners

Good understanding of Partner Incentive programs and PRM tools

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to excel in a team oriented atmosphere

Strong written/verbal communications skills

Extremely motivated and goal-oriented

Must want a career-oriented environment that is both fun and professional

You share our values, and work in accordance with those values

Willingness to travel up to 50%

Benefits

Onsite lunches

Private healthcare (no wait period)

Pension contribution (no wait period)

Sick Pay

Bike-to-Work Scheme (if local)

Keeper is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

1. Data We Collect

Information You provide:

Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter

Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility

Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We generate:

Interview notes, assessments, communications

Scheduling information

Information From Others:

Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile

References (with your consent, before final offer)

Public professional profiles

Background verification (post offer)

Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information

We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements

2. How We Use Your Data

Assess your application and suitability

Manage interviews and recruitment workflow

Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)

Comply with employment law obligations

3. Legal Basis

Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)

Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)

Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required

4. Who We Share Information With

Internal:

HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration

*Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties:

Service providers who assist with:

Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers

Background verification vendors (post offer)

Recruitment agencies (where applicable)

Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

7. Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.

Exceptions:

You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)

You're hired (transfers to employee records)

8. Yo