Director, Channel Programs & Enablement

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Director, Channel Programs & Enablement Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, build, and management of partner programs that support the company's channel business.

• Develop partner program collateral, documentation, and onboarding tools to enhance the overall partner experience and communicate program details to partners

• Develop the partner portal, leveraging Salesforce (SFDC) and a partner relationship management (PRM) system, working with Marketing and Channel Operations

• Manage and administer the partner portal to create an engaging platform for partners to interact with the company (lead registration, opportunity tracking, commissions, etc.)

• Work with Channel Operations/IT to implement channel strategy, data/reporting, system workflows, and overall operational governance for the program

• Design the Channel Enablement certification and badge model; work closely with Channel Marketing, Channel Services, Customer Success, and Sales Enablement on partner enablement tools/training, and implement them as part of the overall program

• Manage and administer partner agreements and partner contracting, in coordination with Legal

• Communicate channel programs, strategies, events, and updates internally to drive alignment throughout the business

• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Legal, and Finance to continue to implement and grow partner programs, and ensure alignment across the business

• Work with partners to solicit feedback on existing programs/processes and implement changes (e.g., Partner Advisory Councils, via channel teams)

• Build a team to effectively manage channel programs, enablement, the partner portal, communications, and MDF/incentive management

Director, Channel Programs & Enablement Requirements

• Prior experience building and running partner programs, channel enablement, channel marketing, and/or channel development in the technology or services space

• Thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

• Problem solver and self-motivated

• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to conceptualize and sell ideas internally

• Excellent time-management and multi-tasking abilities

• Innovation and the ability to build consensus

• Works extremely well as a member of a team, but also excels as an individual contributor

• Shares the company's values and works in accordance with them

• Prior leadership experience appropriate to a director-level role at the company

• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company's travel policy

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About the company

The company Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, the company’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit [link for members] [link for members]