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Channel Partners

Outsourced, people-led sales and marketing solutions

Strategic Partner Enablement Lead - AWS

Full-TimeDeadline 7/31/27
$150k - $165k/yr+ Referral bonus
Senior, Expert
Remote in USA
Remote
TrainingCorporate & Technical Training

About the job

Requirements
  • Prior experience within the AWS Partner Network ecosystem or a comparable hyperscaler partner program is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with AWS's internal seller structure, including field sales motions, industry-vertical specialists, and champion or advocate program models.
  • Comfort operating within an existing strategic framework and executing against an established roadmap rather than building a program from the ground up.
  • At least 8 years of experience in partner success, strategic partnerships, partner enablement, customer success, learning and development, consulting, or a related field within enterprise technology.
  • Experience designing and delivering learning or enablement programs for external partners, customer-facing teams, or enterprise technology audiences.
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms, data ecosystems, enterprise software, or artificial intelligence technologies, with the ability to learn new products and technical concepts quickly.
  • Ability to translate complex technical topics into relevant, accessible learning experiences for technical and business audiences.
  • Experience partnering with sales, solutions architecture, product, customer success, alliances, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Strong understanding of AWS cloud technologies, cloud go-to-market motions, and partner ecosystems.
  • Understanding of AWS industry sales motions and cloud ecosystem dynamics.
  • Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, and influence skills.
  • Strong facilitation, consulting, presentation, and communication capabilities.
  • Ability to scale programs and drive adoption across large, complex partner organizations.
  • Strong program management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
  • Executive presence and ability to build credibility with leaders across partner and internal organizations.
  • Data-driven approach with the ability to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary enablement and success lead for AWS-focused partnership initiatives.
  • Build trusted relationships with AWS alliance leaders, enablement stakeholders, field sales teams, industry specialists, solutions architects, and partner success teams.
  • Partner with AWS alliance and enablement stakeholders to execute established strategic priorities and partnership objectives.
  • Lead regular planning discussions, stakeholder reviews, business updates, and readiness conversations across AWS partner audiences.
  • Identify opportunities to increase adoption, engagement, and effectiveness of existing enablement programs.
  • Coordinate enablement activities across AWS field sales, industry specialists, alliance teams, and technical communities.
  • Develop scalable enablement experiences for sales, technical, customer success, and customer-facing audiences.
  • Translate artificial intelligence capabilities, customer use cases, and go-to-market priorities into practical learning experiences and readiness programs.
  • Deliver workshops, executive briefings, office hours, train-the-trainer sessions, learning pathways, and champion programs.
  • Expand existing learning pathways, certification-related readiness initiatives, and partner advocacy programs.
  • Help stakeholders build confidence positioning, supporting, and expanding artificial-intelligence-related customer opportunities.
  • Support readiness across sales, technical, customer success, and leadership audiences while building and nurturing partner champions throughout the AWS ecosystem.
  • Scale successful enablement programs across geographies, industries, and partner audiences.
  • Drive alignment between partnership priorities and internal enablement initiatives to maximize partner impact and customer outcomes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior experience within the AWS Partner Network ecosystem or a comparable hyperscaler partner program.

About the company

Channel Partners Solutions, LLC coordinates outsourced, people-led sales and marketing services for large brands and retailers in the US and Canada. It provides a full suite of in-store and field services, including sales force training, brand advocacy, display maintenance, retail merchandising, new store setups, product assembly, and break-fix services, guiding the customer journey from awareness to purchase both in physical stores and online.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Irvine, California

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • January 2026 launch created one national partner for merchandising, experiential, logistics, and training.
  • RMS brings 40 years of in-store execution and W-2 staffing across all 50 states.
  • AI-enhanced workforce management and real-time dashboards improve visibility, speed, and quality control.

What critics are saying

  • OpenSky centralizes execution; a platform outage disrupts every client simultaneously.
  • Client concentration around Walmart, Canon, Dell, and FedEx Office concentrates renewal risk.
  • Integration through 2027 risks operational drift, brand confusion, and attrition across field teams.

What makes Channel Partners unique

  • January 2026 unified Apollo, BDS, BT Retail, White Hawk, and MAG under one brand.
  • OpenSky delivers real-time visit verification and AI photo validation across field programs.
  • May 2026 RMS acquisition adds Target Preferred Partner merchandising depth and nationwide execution.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Training Programs

Employee Discounts

Employee Referral Bonus

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Phone/Internet Stipend

Paid Sick Leave

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Associated Press
May 11th, 2026
Channel Partners acquires Retail Merchandising Services, combining 40 years of in-store expertise with real-time retail intelligence platform

Channel Partners Solutions has acquired Retail Merchandising Services, a national merchandising company headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The deal combines RMS's 40 years of in-store execution experience with Channel Partners' OpenSy™ field intelligence platform, which provides real-time visit verification and AI-powered photo validation. Founded in 1985, RMS operates across all 50 US states and holds Target Preferred Partner designation, granting backroom certification and direct inventory access. The company will continue serving existing clients whilst integrating Channel Partners' technology stack throughout 2026 and 2027. The combined organisation will deliver retail execution services across merchandising, audits, experiential marketing and warehousing. RMS operates using a W-2 employee model and serves brands across consumer electronics, grocery, health and beauty categories.