About this Channel Account Director role at Keyfactor, Inc.
About Keyfactor
Our mission is to securely connect the world: humans, machines, and AI. Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, helping the world's largest enterprises and government agencies take control of the cryptographic identities that safeguard every digital interaction. Behind the platform is a global team of people who care deeply about the work and each other. We move fast, think big, and show up for one another every day. If you're looking for work that matters and a team that brings out your best, we hope you'll trust your future with Keyfactor!
Title: Channel Account Director
Location: Sweden; Stockholm, Netherlands; Remote
Experience: Senior
Job Function: Channel Sales
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Computer Network & Security
Job Summary
The Channel Account Director impacts functional or client productivity by planning, scheduling, and executing strategic channel assignments. They make independent decisions within established practices and procedures and collaborate regularly with partners to meet mutual objectives. This role provides regular updates to leadership and requires interactions with partners and cross-functional teams for specialized or informative purposes.
Responsibilities
- Expand strategic partner relationships and communicate the partner strategy to the broader team.
- Ability to execute strategic partner plans into a regional action plan for growth.
- Evaluate regional partner gaps and create strategic plans to expand partner business in region.
- Draft and track Annual Marketing plan with Partner
- Review Training options with partner to understand business growth plans
- Tailor Keyfactor GTM and Products to the Partner business. Nurture partner through relationship evaluation. Negotiate Partner Agreements with Partner. Manage Onboarding and add elements based on partner needs.
- Build Partner sales plan for region identifying key customers for growth and build new customer engagement plan. Track activity between Keyfactor and Partner.
Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Significant relevant work experience
- Strong demonstrable years working in technology channel organization focused on partner sales and management
- Executive leadership, strategic vision, and operational excellence.
- Ability to drive departmental strategy, lead cross-functional projects, and manage executive relationships.
- Extensive knowledge of business operations, industry trends, and strategic planning. #LI-NA1
Compensation
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits
We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.
Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Paid Parental Leave is available to new parents. Structure varies based on regional/government requirements. In regions where government-paid leave doesn’t exist, like in the U.S., the company offers generous paid parental leave, along with comprehensive adoption and fertility support.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays.
- Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
- Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development.
- Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings.
Our Core Values
Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:
Trust is paramount.
We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.
Customers are core.
We strategize, operate, and execute through a customer-centric view. We prioritize the security interests of our customers, and we act as if their data were our own.
Innovation never stops, it only accelerates.
The speed of change is accelerating. We are committed, through investment and focus, to stay ahead of the innovation curve.
We deliver with agility.
We thrive in high-paced and continually changing environments. We navigate through newly added variables, adjust accordingly, while driving towards our strategic goals.
United by respect.
Respect for all is what unites us. We promote diversity, inclusivity, equity, and acting with empathy and openness, both in our business and in our communities.
Teams make “it” happen.
Vision and goals are not individually achievable – they require teamwork. We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.
Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via [email protected] and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time.
