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Rubrik

Cloud data management and enterprise backup

Channels Development Manager

Business Development & PartnershipsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A strong track record in channel development, channel sales, or partner management at a technology vendor, working with resellers, systems integrators, and distributors in Japan.
  • An account executive may qualify through successfully managing client accounts and transitioning into a channel development manager role.
  • Good working knowledge of the data protection, data management, cybersecurity, or storage market.
  • Established relationships and a strong reputation with Japan partners and distributors.
  • Experience identifying, initiating, and closing deals with partners in close coordination with direct sales teams.
  • Experience running quarterly and annual planning for partner sales activity and reporting on pipeline and forecast.
  • Confidence presenting to larger audiences and hosting events with partners and end customers.
  • Business-level Japanese fluency and beginner-level English proficiency to work with Japan partners and regional and global teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute joint business plans with key Japan resellers, systems integrators, and distributors, giving partners a clear path to growing their Rubrik business and Rubrik visibility into expected business sources.
  • Drive Partner Initiated Deals and net-new pipeline by working with partner sales teams to identify, qualify, and close opportunities alongside Rubrik Account Executives.
  • Run account-mapping and joint-planning sessions between Rubrik field teams and partners, opening access to partner customer bases, including existing accounts and new logos.
  • Lead enablement for partner sales and systems engineering teams so partners can independently position, demonstrate, and deploy Rubrik and customers see value from day one.
  • Develop and manage distribution relationships to extend Rubrik’s reach into mid-market, public-sector, and regional enterprise accounts.
  • Identify, onboard, and grow new partners that fill gaps in regional, vertical, or solution coverage.
  • Work with Channel Marketing and Field Marketing to plan and host partner and customer events and campaigns that put Rubrik in front of relevant buyers.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers at partners and establish Rubrik as a strategic vendor in their portfolios.
  • Report partner performance, pipeline, and forecast to Channel and Sales leadership, providing a clear view of Japan.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience selling or partnering on competitive backup and recovery or cyber resilience solutions.
  • A background running partner enablement or training programs.
  • Experience building joint solutions with adjacent security and infrastructure vendors, such as identity, endpoint, network, or storage vendors.
  • Experience acquiring and onboarding new partners.

About the Company

Rubrik

Cloud data management and enterprise backup

Rubrik provides cloud data management and enterprise backup software that protects and manages data across on‑premises and cloud environments. It automates backup and recovery, offering cloud-native protection for AWS, Azure, and Office 365 plus archival to Microsoft Azure, with backups designed to be immutable to resist ransomware and enable fast, 100% data recovery and instant VM and database restores. The product integrates with major platforms like AWS, GCP, Microsoft, NetApp, Nutanix, Pure Storage, and VMware, using automated protection policies to simplify data protection and speed up restores at scale. Its goal is to help organizations safeguard data securely and efficiently while lowering total cost of ownership and the effort required to manage backups.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
2014

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