[Hiring] Senior Manager, Regional Alliances @GuidePoint Security

Role Description

GuidePoint is seeking a Senior Manager, Regional Alliances for the Southeast territory to join their rapidly expanding team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to join GuidePoint at a time of unprecedented growth and make an impact by working directly with our most strategic partnerships within the Southeast region. You’ll dedicate your time to owning and executing our vision to become the fastest-growing cybersecurity solutions and services company in the US. As a key team member, you will be relied upon to elevate our partnerships with some of the most reputable security companies in the world.

This role will report directly to the Director of Regional Alliances within the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) department, while also maintaining a dotted-line connection to our Southeast VP of Sales and regional Sales leadership. The position will primarily collaborate with the Southeast leadership team on go-to-market strategies, while also partnering with VRM leadership for enablement, alignment, vendor insights, and escalation support.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Be a key contributor in architecting and executing joint go-to-market plans with high-level, business-impacting focus partnerships, specifically within the Southeast territory.
• Lead day-to-day engagement and relationship-building with executives at our high-impact partners across the Southeast.
• Assist in shaping the utilization of current systems, processes, KPIs, etc., and be an integral part of evolving how partnerships are measured and expanded upon within the region.
• Collaborate with GuidePoint’s Regional Leaders on the GuidePoint and Vendor side to align key leadership and tailor a GTM strategy that addresses the unique business needs of the Southeast territory, driving KPIs with the agreed-upon Strategic Vendors.
• Ensure all key executives of partner GTM teams are interlocked with GuidePoint at the Southeast field level.
• Consistently communicate strategy and progress against KPIs to internal and external stakeholders, focusing on Southeast-specific metrics and growth.
• Drive value by increasing margins and overall marketing spending, driving sales and pipeline, and enhancing partner satisfaction scores within the territory.
• Partner with GuidePoint sales and marketing to measure results from marketing events and sales, to influence decisions on vendor participation at future marketing events.
• Lead Southeast vendor meetings while tracking & organizing vendor growth and mutual sales, along with vendor partner programs and competitive advantages.
• Tracking vendor escalations from origin to resolution, and communicating updates throughout.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of managing and accelerating large, strategic partnerships.
• Strong presentation and organizational skills are essential, along with a proven ability to communicate effectively with and coordinate with executive-level audiences (SVP/EVP, C-suite).
• Experience working on both sides of the partnership — partner AND vendor — to bring multiple perspectives (preferred).
• Demonstrated track record of setting and exceeding KPIs that significantly impact organizational goals.
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn and use AI-enabled tools.
• A dynamic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and contributes to a ‘team-first’ culture.
• Proven experience building and scaling a Partner Program at a cybersecurity or cloud hyper-growth startup AND/OR F1000 organization from the ground up (preferred).

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions).
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans).
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans.
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.
• Pet Benefit Option.