Director, Channel Sales – Software

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About the role

  • Global channel sales director building Esko’s software partner program. Recruiting partners, establishing commercial models, and scaling indirect revenue across Europe, APAC, and Latin America.

Responsibilities

  • Assess Esko’s existing regional channel approaches and design and launch one global software partner program
  • Define partner types, tiers, eligibility criteria, benefits, obligations, and performance standards
  • Build partner agreements, discount and margin structures, incentives, deal registration, and rules of engagement with direct sales
  • Recruit, onboard, certify, and enable partners across Europe, APAC, and Latin America
  • Prioritize partner coverage gaps by geography, customer segment, and product line
  • Serve initially as Esko’s first dedicated channel leader
  • Build and lead a global team, including channel managers in APAC and Latin America
  • Own global indirect bookings performance and reporting on partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline, revenue contribution, partner productivity, and forecast accuracy
  • Create joint business plans, partner scorecards, pipeline reviews, and quarterly business reviews
  • Develop executive-level relationships with partners and hold them accountable for forecasting, enablement, and results
  • Partner with Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Commercial Operations to equip partners to sell Esko’s software portfolio
  • Define systems, reporting, governance, and operating cadence to scale the global program and improve its economics

Requirements

  • Approximately 8–10 years of progressive channel sales experience
  • Direct ownership of building or materially transforming a global B2B software partner program
  • Demonstrated success recruiting and developing a meaningful partner ecosystem and growing channel-driven revenue
  • Experience in business-application or ERP-adjacent software channel models; software channel experience is essential
  • Multi-region channel experience, preferably across at least two of Europe, APAC, and Latin America
  • Proven people-leadership experience, including leading remote or globally distributed teams, coaching leaders, and driving performance accountability
  • Hands-on expertise developing partner agreements, program tiers, economics, enablement, deal registration, forecasting, and rules of engagement with direct sales
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Professional fluency in English
  • Ability to influence executives, partners, and cross-functional stakeholders across cultures and time zones
  • Ability to travel globally up to 75%
  • Convenient access to a major airport
  • Preferred: packaging, print, workflow, manufacturing, or adjacent industry experience
  • Preferred: established relevant partner network or strong country-level knowledge of potential software partners in target regions
  • Preferred: experience consolidating and harmonizing disparate partner programs into a single unified partner program
  • Preferred: additional language capabilities beyond English and an MBA or other advanced degree

Benefits

  • High-impact mandate to architect Esko’s global indirect growth model
  • Global leadership opportunity to lead a multi-regional channel organization
  • Opportunity to combine Esko’s agility and innovation with Veralto’s resources, stability, and global scale
  • Inclusive workplace and commitment to diversity
  • Meaningful development opportunities through Veralto’s global network

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

ERP

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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