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Channel Account Executive

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About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at

www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

The role is responsible for managing all assigned partners in the territory, recruiting and promoting Sophos and Sophos's products and services through assigned (top) partners, and driving the territory channel strategy.

What You Will Do

  • Be Sophos’ ‘on the ground’ presence to support all partners to achieve bookings quota and business and product targets in the assigned territory.
  • Manage all day-to-day queries for channel partners in the assigned territory.
  • Drive territory channel planning process (define capacity, recruitment, and enablement requirements for all partner types)
  • Identify and recruit top partners as defined by the channel planning process.
  • On-board, develop, and enable top partners to ensure partner success in marketing all Sophos solutions.
  • Communicate and follow up to ensure top partners remain current on all necessary training and certifications.
  • Conduct joint business planning with top territory partners
  • Align with the distribution manager and distribution to get channel strategy implemented
  • Align Sophos resources to support distribution partner activities and support them when needed
  • Cultivate strong consultative relationships with key individuals at top partners and act as the single point of contact to ensure the satisfaction of top partners
  • What You Will Bring

  • Relevant post-secondary education
  • In-depth experience in recruiting, onboarding, and managing channel partners in a technology environment
  • Experience in developing territory and business plans
  • Knowledge of security and general software channel ecosystems
  • Familiarity with CRM/PRM and forecasting systems
  • Strong presentation and negotiation skills
  • Local language and fluent English language skills
  • Additional Information

    #LI-Remote, #LI-FC2, #B1

    #LI-RS2

    Ready to Join Us?

    At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back –we encourage you to apply.

    What's Great About Sophos?

    · Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

    · Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

    · Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

    · Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

    · Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

    · Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

    · Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge

    · Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

    Our Commitment To You

    We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

    Data Protection

    If you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos. If you would like Sophos to delete or update your details at any time, please follow the steps set out in the Privacy Policy describing your individual rights. For more information on Sophos’ data protection practices, please consult our Privacy Policy Cybersecurity as a Service Delivered | Sophos

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