Global Channel Marketing Programs Manager

Location: Indiana Remote, United States of America

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Remote- Indiana

Thales is hiring Global Channel Marketing Programs Manager is a strategic program leader responsible for designing, scaling, and operationalizing global channel marketing programs that drive partner engagement, readiness, and pipeline growth. This role owns a portfolio of global programs, including flagship partner events, enablement initiatives, and campaign-based activation programs, ensuring they are repeatable, measurable, and executable across regions.

This is not a pure execution role. The candidate is a strategic, critical thinker with strong business judgment who can assess complex inputs, provide clear direction, and translate strategy into scalable global programs. The role centralizes global program design through Program Kits / Playbooks, enabling regional teams to execute locally with consistency while maintaining flexibility for market needs.

The manager works cross-functionally with Channel & Regional Sales, Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, Demand Generation, Alliances, and regional marketing teams to ensure programs align to global priorities, portfolio focus areas, and revenue objectives.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Act as a global program strategist, defining vision, objectives, KPIs, and operating models

• Design and scale global channel marketing programs, including events, enablement, and partner activation

• Lead flagship partner events as part of an integrated program motion

• Build Global Program Kits and Playbooks to enable regional execution

• Establish governance, stage-gates, and RACI models.

• Enable regional teams through training, best-practice sharing, and readiness reviews

• Align cross-functionally with Sales, Product Marketing, Enablement, Demand Gen, Alliances, and Finance

• Define KPIs, dashboards, reporting, and optimization loops.

• Manage budget forecasting and MDF/co-op governance

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing or equivalent work experience

• 10+ years in channel marketing, partner marketing, or global program leadership.

• Strategic program leader

• Strategic operator with strong critical-thinking skills

• Strategic problem solver with strong business acumen

• Global program strategist

• Independent, strategic thinker who can translate ambiguity into action

• Proven success scaling global programs with measurable impact

• Experience with executive-level partner engagement and events

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community! https://careers.thalesgroup.com/global/en/jointalentcommunity. You can upload your CV and our recruiters can get in touch with any new opportunities that may be of interest to you.

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