Telecom Channel Development Manager
About AppDirect Become a digital, global citizen and enable the new generation of digital entrepreneurs around the world. AppDirect offers a subscription commerce platform to sell any product, through any channel, on any device - as a service. We power millions of subscriptions worldwide for organizations. We do this by our values-driven culture—one that enables you to Be Seen, Be Yourself, and Do Your Best Work. About You The Channel Development Manager (CDM) is responsible for managing and expanding relationships within an assigned portfolio of AppDirect advisors, with a focus on driving revenue growth and enhancing advisor satisfaction. This role combines proactive support with strategic sales enablement to foster long-term loyalty and sales growth. Key responsibilities include quoting, serviceability checks, and deal registrations, as well as promoting SPIFFs and other sales incentives. The CDM also plays a critical role in educating advisors on AppDirect's full suite of technology solutions to increase awareness and drive multi-category funnel growth. (*) This is not a leadership position, it's an individual contributor role. What you'll do and how you'll have an impact Respond to advisor serviceability and quoting inquiries with speed and accuracy, ensuring the proper providers and products are shown based on the advisors' needs Partner with assigned advisor base to promote SPIFFs, sales incentives, and drive awareness of AppDirect’s complete ecosystem of solutions and providers Coordinate the involvement of AppDirect personnel, including sales leadership, engineering, support, service, and management resources, in order to meet advisor performance expectations Generate new business opportunities by providing product recommendations for upsell Develop long-term relationships with advisors, promoting loyalty and trust in AppDirect Monitor advisor KPIs & trends to promote other solutions such as Managed services, Energy, AI, Hardware, SaaS, IT Cloud, Sales Desk-as-a-Service, BuiltFirst Marketplace and more Promote AppDirect events, webinars, and general news Meet assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic revenue objectives Know and understand the different portfolio solutions AppDirect provides What we’re looking for Bachelor's degree in a business related field preferred 2+ years of channel sales experience in a business-to-business sales environment 2+ years of experience working with the telecommunications industry, specifically with a variety of telecom providers (AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Spectrum, Lumen, etc.) Demonstrated ability to take full ownership of your daily workload and deliver results in a remote work environment Advanced knowledge of industry software and hardware terminology and concepts Outstanding collaboration and communication skills Strong customer-facing, presentation, and negotiation skills Ability to effectively position and contrast competitive solutions to the customer Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment Familiarity with Google G-suite, HubSpot CRM or Salesforce, and various business software applications At AppDirect, we believe that innovation thrives in an environment that houses diversity of excellence, experience and thought. We respect each AppDirector as their own fingerprint; unique with no one alike. We foster an environment of inclusion without regard to race, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity enabling AppDirectors to embrace their uniqueness to do their best work. As such, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. At AppDirect we take privacy very seriously. For more information about our use and handling of personal data from job applicants, please read our Candidate Privacy Policy. For more information of our general privacy practices, please see AppDirect Privacy Notice: https://www.appdirect.com/about/privacy-notice #LI-Remote #LI-HYBRID Apply To This Job