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ConnectWise

Software platform for MSPs and TSPs.

Distribution Sales Manager

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Proven ownership of complex two-tier distribution relationships.
  • Strong understanding of managed service provider (MSP) business models and software-as-a-service (SaaS) monetization.
  • Proven success selling or managing business-to-business SaaS platforms.
  • Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
  • Strong channel governance mindset and a collaborative working style.
  • Strong business planning, forecasting, and performance management skills.
  • Comfort influencing outcomes without direct deal-level ownership.
  • Eight to twelve or more years of experience in distributor management, channel sales, or partner leadership.
  • Experience working alongside direct or overlay sales organizations.
  • Background in MSP tools, information technology management, cybersecurity, or SaaS platforms.
  • Strong experience across EMEA markets.
  • Fluency in Dutch is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Own distributor relationships end-to-end across strategic, commercial, and operational areas, and serve as the single point of accountability for those relationships within ConnectWise.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with distributor leadership.
  • Define distributor strategy, coverage models, and investment priorities.
  • Lead quarterly business reviews and joint planning cadences.
  • Ensure distributor alignment with ConnectWise’s MSP-first strategy and platform vision.
  • Align with management on priority distributors, MSP segments, and regional focus areas.
  • Deliver distributor-sourced revenue against EMEA targets across new logos, expansion, and renewals.
  • Drive annual recurring revenue growth across the ConnectWise portfolio, focusing on platform adoption and multi-product penetration.
  • Develop and execute joint business plans with each distributor.
  • Set distributor-level targets for revenue contribution, MSP recruitment and activation, and portfolio/platform adoption.
  • Monitor distributor key performance indicators, pipeline health, and forecast accuracy.
  • Identify performance gaps and drive corrective action plans.
  • Ensure distributors are enabled to sell, demonstrate, quote, and support ConnectWise solutions.
  • Own distributor enablement across sales readiness, technical capability, and support and onboarding motions.
  • Partner with Channel Marketing on annual joint planning for events, webinars, campaigns, and social activity.
  • Partner with ConnectWise Enablement, Partner Success, and Product teams to ensure distributors can position the value proposition, sell platform-led and multi-product motions, and support MSP onboarding and growth.
  • Work closely with the Regional Sales Manager to translate distributor strategy into MSP-level sales execution.
  • Ensure clear rules of engagement between distributors, the Regional Sales Manager, and MSPs.
  • Enable the Regional Sales Manager with distributor context, capability insights, and leadership-level escalation support.
  • Participate in joint pipeline and territory reviews where distributor alignment is required.
  • Own distributor agreements, pricing structures, margins, and programs.
  • Govern deal registration frameworks and channel conflict resolution.
  • Ensure distributor compliance with ConnectWise policies and regional regulations.
  • Coordinate with Finance, Legal, and Revenue Operations on renewals and amendments.
  • Act as the primary voice of distribution into ConnectWise EMEA leadership.
  • Provide structured feedback on MSP buying behavior, adoption barriers, competitive dynamics, portfolio gaps, and enablement needs.
  • Influence regional partner and distribution strategy.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working alongside direct or overlay sales organizations.
  • Background in MSP tools, information technology management, cybersecurity, or SaaS platforms.
  • Strong experience across EMEA markets.

About the Company

ConnectWise

Software platform for MSPs and TSPs.

ConnectWise provides an integrated software platform for MSPs and Technology Solutions Providers, offering tools for business management, remote monitoring and management, remote access, quote automation, and cybersecurity risk assessments. It works by delivering these tools as subscriptions that connect through hundreds of vendor integrations, enabling a single ecosystem to manage as-a-service models. It differentiates itself by focusing on MSPs/TSPs with a comprehensive, connected suite and an active ecosystem plus The IT Nation community for collaboration. Its goal is to help technology service providers run and grow their managed services efficiently through an integrated platform, broad vendor integrations, and a supportive community.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Seed
Total funding
$580K
Headquarters
Tampa, FL
Founded
1982

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