Strategic Partner Manager, Central

Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.  

Our Wizards from over 13 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 45% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster. 

SUMMARY 

We're looking for a Strategic Partner Manager and CSP Co-sell Specialist to join us in spreading the power of Wiz. In this role, you will report to the CSP SPM NAMER Lead and work alongside a team of Wizards who will focus on how we can build scalable routes to market through Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud to reach customers and solve their cloud security challenges. You will help us design, build, and implement a successful regional plan aligned to our North America revenue goals and a co-sell strategy, including enablement and scalable revenue-generating programs.  

We are focused on candidates located in or near the Chicago area and support both Remote and Hybrid work models. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Identify strategic partners within Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud and work closely with the Wiz sales, channel, and global alliance teams to focus on growing our business opportunities together with the CSPs
• Manage the regional CSP plan for US-Central and executive engagement with CSP business stakeholders in the region
• Identify top pipeline and ideal customer profile prospects and map to CSP sales and marketplace teams
• Lead the strategy for account-based co-sell opportunities; present to CSP audiences our "better together" story (lead gen) on team calls, lunch and learns at CSP offices across targeted geos
• Identify opportunities to partner closely with the technical teams to merge the strategy for both commercial and solution architect CSP teams
• Plan and support QBRs and EBCs on a regional and global level 
• Work with our channel team to develop a triparty demand gen, field, and transactional strategy (CPPO, MPO, MCPO)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support regional CSP field events- strategic and local
• Identify, create, and distribute vertical win stories and use cases 

WHAT YOU'LL BRING 

• At least 5+ years of experience building partnership programs and relationships with at least one of the CSPs in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.  
• 10+ years of experience working in GTM for SaaS companies
• A deep understanding of the CSPs' respected marketplaces and ecosystems
• Process Oriented. You pay attention to the details. You know your SFDC accounts. You know the CSP pipeline management portal
• A Matchmaker. You know how to find the right partner for the right opportunity
• A Team Player. Selling is a team sport, and the field is our customer. You were your previous Field team's "go-to" partner person
• You know how to earn, build, and maintain trust
• Happy and willing to travel up to 35% of the time (domestic) as needed
• Experience in building relationships and scaling them
• SaaS Channel Experience
• Consistently hit your target year after year
• Cloud Service Provider Marketplace experience 

BONUS POINTS 

• Experience working with the traditional channel, SIs and GSIs
• Experience working with cloud-native consulting partners
• Security/Cloud-Security Domain expertise
• Cloud Domain expertise
• Successful SaaS Start-up experience
• CSP Cloud Practitioner
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