Partner Manager - South Africa

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. About the Role The Partner Manager develops, manages and grows our strategic relationships with our Hybrid Resellers and Service Providers. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving joint business opportunities, increasing revenue and enhancing our market presence through effective channel management. What You’ll Do Sales & Business Development Sales Quota Management: Achieve revenue-based sales targets through proactive business development. Strategic Partner Development: drive business growth through focus on specific use cases like Office 365 backup, cloud backup, disaster recovery and Kubernetes workloads. Account & Opportunity Management Account Planning: Develop partner business plans encompassing sales, marketing and enablement. Actively track execution and goal achievement. Opportunity Advancement: Collaborate with the regional sales team, Systems Engineers and end users to help qualify leads and close opportunities through managed partner business. Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership Relationship Management: Build and sustain high-level relationships with key stakeholders to drive engagement and support. Thought Leadership: Contribute to Veeam's industry presence by creating and presenting materials at partners and partner events. Operations & Expertise CRM Management: Maintain and update the Veeam CRM system to reflect channel sales activities and pipeline status. Product Expertise: Gain and apply a thorough understanding of Veeam solutions and their benefits for the customers of Hybrid Resellers and Cloud Providers. What You’ll Bring Experience: 5+ years of field sales experience with Hybrid Resellers and Service Providers. Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with virtualization, backup, cloud, disaster recovery and security technology is advantageous. Industry Relationships: Established connections within top-tier Resellers and Service Providers. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Adaptability: Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with evolving responsibilities. Travel: Willingness to travel 50%+ of the time. Autonomy: Ability to work independently, self-starter with minimal supervision and a proactive approach to seeking support when needed. Team Player: Strong team-oriented mindset with effective collaboration skills. What You’ll Get 21 annual vacation days, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and eligible dependents, plus gap cover for hospital co-payments and above-rate charges Mandatory private pension plan with employer and employee contributions Risk insurance including death cover (with educational benefit), disability income replacement, severe illness, and funeral cover Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of South Africa, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position. #LI-AF1 Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential. Personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Notice, which explains how your information is collected, used, and handled in connection with hiring activities. By applying for this position, you consent to this processing. By submitting your application, you confirm that the information provided, including any supporting documents, is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Any misrepresentation, omission, or falsification may result in disqualification from consideration or, if discovered after employment begins, termination of employment.