Channel Manager- Japan
Japan
Sales – Commercial and Channel /
Full-time /
Remote
Meet Yubico: the inventor of the YubiKey––the world's first and leading security key. Our company’s mission is to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Yubico was founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard, and recently went public on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market: YUBICO. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies, hundreds of government agencies and millions of individuals in over 160 countries that rely on Yubico technology to secure access to computers, online services and mobile apps. We are a global company with a strong company culture and employees located in over 14 countries. Yubico’s headquarters are based in Stockholm, Sweden and Santa Clara, CA. Aligned with our mission to make the internet more secure for everyone, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping at-risk individuals through our philanthropic initiative, Secure it Forward.
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We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Channel Manager to develop our channel network in Japan. Permanently in contact with our distributor and reseller network, you will be accountable for orchestrating all of our channel activities in Japan. As Yubico’s Channel Manager it will be your responsibility to drive revenue via Yubico’s Channel network through effective planning, forecasting and lead-generation activities.
Reporting to the Sr. Director, Channel Sales EMEA & APJ, you will be a key part of our regional go to market strategy. This will require the support of Channel partner engagement with large or strategic customers Working with and selling through Yubico’s Channel partnersEngagement with Yubico’s global technology partnerships to drive new opportunities
Tasks and responsibilities
- Drives the commercial relationship with Yubico’s Channel in the region
- Enables, builds relationships and supports Distributors and Resellers
- Creates, executes, and monitors Distributor and Reseller business plans and performance to achieve revenue targets
- Motivates, educates, and incentivizes resellers and distributors to ensure Yubico is front of mind
- Develops innovative strategic alliances that drive revenue and add value
- Liaises between the Direct Engagement teams and Channel Partners to ensure requirements are met and partners and end users receive an excellent customer experience
Skills and experience
- Deep understanding and experience in a Channel sales model, hi-tech software, hardware, and service offerings.
- 5+ years track record of over achievement in selling through and managing Channel and Technology partnerships
- A good understanding of the cybersecurity market
- Experience of working with Security, Identity and Authentication technologies preferred
- Fluent in English and a native Japanese-speaker
- Willingness to travel nationally and occasionally internationally
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