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Partner Sales Manager

Kong102 open roles

Pay
$155,000 – $182,000 a year
Where
Texas, United States
Work mode
Remote
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13.5% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Kong postings stay open a median of 45 days.

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Kong median: 45 days open

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If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

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Partner sales is one of Kong's biggest growth engines. The Partner Sales Manager drives revenue through partners: you build joint business plans, grow partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline, and close business alongside Kong's Account Executives. You own Kong's partner business in your territory across resellers, systems integrators (SIs), and consultancies in AMER. This is a quota-carrying, senior individual contributor role, and you run your territory as your own business with your territory's sales leader.

PARTNER SALES MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

- Be a business advisor to the partners in your territory, and own the number. Drive a joint business plan with each focus partner that sets shared goals for pipeline and revenue, and sell Kong's full portfolio — products, renewals, professional services, and support — through and with them.

- Partner with Kong Account Executives to increase partner attach. Bring the right partner into live deals, align on target accounts, and make it easy for AEs to win with partners.

- Orchestrate co-sell, co-marketing, and co-solutioning with each focus partner. You drive the outcomes across all three and coordinate the Kong team — sales engineers, marketing, enablement, and operations — who help you deliver.

- Sign new partners where there's room to grow, and map your territory to spot new joint opportunities.

- Drive partner-sourced pipeline. Set targets, run a steady cadence with each partner, and focus on net-new business.

- Coordinate deal registration, lead sharing, and co-sell for Kong Gateway, Kong AI Gateway, Kong Mesh, and Konnect, and resolve route conflicts fairly.

- Create joint assets with focus partners, such as reference architectures, blueprints, and solution briefs that field teams on both sides can pick up and use.

- Run joint marketing events and campaigns that build pipeline.

- Learn how your partners make money, where Kong fits, and what it takes to win together.

- Work with Partner Sales Engineers so partners have the technical readiness to sell and deliver Kong.

- Build strong relationships with Kong Account Sales Managers and geo leadership, and involve sales leadership and support as needed to hit shared targets.

- Contribute to quarterly business reviews and annual planning for the Partner organization.

- Share a weekly forecast, and keep partner and opportunity data current in Salesforce and the partner portal.

- Raise critical business issues early with Partner Sales leadership.

- Collaborate with Finance, Partner Operations, and Sales Operations, and prepare territory plans, presentations, and reports as needed.

PARTNER SALES MANAGER REQUIREMENTS

- 5+ years in partner, channel, or alliances sales, with a track record of driving go-to-market through resellers and SIs or consultancies

- A drive to source net-new business and grow it with partners

- The organization to run many partners and activities in parallel

- Experience selling infrastructure, developer platforms, or API and AI technology to enterprise buyers

- Experience selling open source solutions

- Experience with B2B sales, deal registration, partner quoting, and co-selling

- Experience with Salesforce and partner management systems, such as a partner portal

- Clear written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal skills, and a steady presence under pressure

- An established network in the industry

- A results-oriented approach

- Interest in Kong and open source software, and the ability to use Kong

- Shares Kong's values and works in accordance with them

- Ability to travel up to 50% and comply with the company's travel policy

Nice to have:

- Prior Partner Sales Manager or partner leadership experience at an API, integration, or open-source-led company

- Hyperscaler co-sell experience, such as AWS ISV Accelerate, Azure IP Co-sell, or GCP Partner Advantage

- Existing relationships with AMER SIs, regional consultancies, or value-added resellers

- Sales methodology training, such as MEDDPICC or Command of the Message

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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 http://www.konghq.com.

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