Role Description
As Regional Channel Account Manager β Northeast, you will be based in the Boston metro area and responsible for developing and growing KnowBe4's channel business across the Northeast region. Rather than being aligned to a single partner, you will own a portfolio of reselling partners within your assigned geography.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners reselling KnowBe4 products across the Northeast region.
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Develop and execute a regional territory plan that prioritizes partners by opportunity, coverage, and growth potential.
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Engage with partner executives onsite to strengthen executive-level relationships, gain buy-in and commitment, and advance strategic initiatives.
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Conduct deep discovery to understand each partner's organizational structure, goals and objectives, and the motivators for partner reps.
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Develop and execute joint strategic business plans with priority partners, including agreed-upon sales, marketing, enablement, and certification goals.
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Deliver on-site sales trainings, enablement sessions, and floor days across the region to equip partner sellers with positioning, product knowledge, and selling best practices.
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Create and execute custom partner events (lunch-and-learns, executive briefings, joint customer events) that generate demand and deal registrations.
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Take an active leadership role in incentive, SPIFF, and rebate programs.
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Drive deal registrations and partner-sourced pipeline; meet and exceed targets for partner-sourced pipeline and closed-won business.
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Drive alignment between regional KnowBe4 sales teams and their partner counterparts.
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Facilitate account mapping sessions between KnowBe4 regional sales teams and partner sellers.
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Identify, recruit, and onboard new partners within the region as needed to support growth.
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Coordinate and collaborate on joint marketing efforts with the channel marketing team.
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Engage partner leadership and KnowBe4 leadership to gain executive buy-in and commitment.
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Drive partners to the partner portal to utilize marketing campaigns and demand generation tools.
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Collaborate with and support direct sales and customer success teams where needed.
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Monitor partner performance and track key performance indicators (KPIs); provide regular updates.
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Meet assigned targets for monthly sales volume requirements and objectives in assigned partner accounts.
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Become a subject matter expert on one or more channel topics.
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Maintain accurate and thorough records in Salesforce.com.
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Ensure partner compliance with partner agreements and rules of engagement.
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Travel extensively throughout the Northeast region to partner offices, events, and KnowBe4 meetings (50% or more).
Qualifications
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Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field a plus.
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Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security field.
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Minimum 3 years of sales experience, Channel Sales required.
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Experience managing a multi-partner territory or region strongly preferred.
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Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Boston metro area.
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Must be able to demonstrate sales aptitude while being assertive, persistent, consultative, and comfortable working in a highly results-oriented company.
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Strong understanding of partner ecosystems and channel sales, including regional VARs and national partner branch structures.
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Experience driving partner results through incentive, SPIFF, and rebate programs.
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Strong territory planning and prioritization skills across a multi-partner portfolio.
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Excellent verbal and written communication.
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Excellent presentation and training delivery skills.
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Excellent time management and organization skills.
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Strong collaborative and teamwork skills.
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Strong analytical, strategic mindset, and negotiation skills.
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Having a good understanding of customer needs and pain points.
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Influencing communications accompanied with the ability to make the complex understandable.
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Ability and willingness to travel 50% or more throughout the assigned region.
Requirements
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The compensation for this position ranges from $150,000 - $200,000 including base, bonuses and commissions.
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Application deadline: 8/9/2026.
Benefits
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Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets.
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Employee referral bonuses.
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Adoption assistance.
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Tuition reimbursement.
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Certification reimbursement.
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Certification completion bonuses.