Channel Business Manager (Mumbai)
SentinelOne · India · 42400 Channel Sales - APJ
Our Purpose
At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.
About Us
SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.
Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.
As a Channel Business Manager, you will lead and grow our channel sales business in India by building strong partner relationships and executing an effective channel strategy. You’ll recruit and manage partners, drive revenue growth, develop joint business plans, and collaborate with sales and marketing teams to expand opportunities. Significant experience in commercial or enterprise channel sales, strong partner networks, and deep cybersecurity knowledge are essential.
What will you do?
- Working to build strong, productive relationships with existing partners, recruiting and onboarding new partners, and focusing on growing new business opportunities within each partner.
- Maintain a regional partner plan mapping partner strengths (customer relationships, vertical focus, etc) to accounts and target opportunities.
- Proactively communicate with SentinelOne sales leaders on the channel pipeline and forecast.
- Work closely with field marketing to deliver marketing events/programs/campaigns that create interest and awareness among partners’ customers.
- Experience managing at least two of the referenced partners on a national level driving triple digit revenue growth - have a blueprint for success
- Experience building and executing joint business plans with measurable success.
- Demonstrable history of setting financial goals with focus partners and achieving
- Ability to drive 3 to 4 key initiatives across technical, professional services, and sales
- Develop a business plan outlining how target revenues and objectives will be achieved
- Validate that partners are meeting the training, certification and support requirements of the partner program
What skills and knowledge should you bring?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with at least 10 years of high-tech channel sales experience in an enterprise sales environment.
- A proven track-record of driving continued partner growth and revenue.
- Deep knowledge of VAR channels with extensive relationships.
- Ability to drive influence and build effective relationships with decision makers across all levels of partner organizations.
- Motivated and focused self-starter with strong leadership skills who can multi-task, work independently or within a team.
- Exceptional communication skills including listening, writing and public speaking.
- Can work in a fast paced, start-up environment.
- Strong working knowledge of the cyber security space.
Why Us?
You will join a cutting-edge company, where you will tackle extraordinary challenges and work with the very best in the industry.
- Health Insurance
- Industry-leading gender-neutral parental leave
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee stock purchase program
- Employee assistance program
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Wifi/Cell phone reimbursement
- Numerous company-sponsored events, including regular happy hours and team-building events
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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