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Channel Program Manager Responsibilities

• Collaborate across Channels & Alliances teams to gather requirements for programs

• Design, build, and manage partner programs, including the Program Guide, MDF program, reseller, services, alliances, and deal registration program

• Design program guides that detail requirements and benefits, terms and conditions, etc.

• Design, build, and launch the partner portal

• Manage all communications to the channel via the portal, newsletters, and social channels

• Design and launch field/channel rules of engagement

• Design and launch field enablement on the partner program, rules of engagement, deal registration, how to partner, etc.

• Collect and manage feedback from channel partners into the ongoing roadmap for the channel program

• Work cross-functionally with Sales / Partner Operations, Marketing, Finance, Enablement, and technical teams to secure, operationalize, and manage all committed benefits to partners

• Document policies and processes to support all aspects of the program and enable global execution

• Establish and track program metrics, and run a quarterly compliance process with the Channels & Alliances field

• Partner closely with peers in Marketing and Sales Operations

Channel Program Manager Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with demonstrated progressive experience in channel programs

• Experience building and managing a partner program in the enterprise software space

• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills

• Execution- and revenue-focused

• Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to leverage, manage, and lead virtual teams

• Successfully designed, built, and managed partner portals
  
  
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About Kong:

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’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 www.konghq.com.