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Rubrik

Cloud data management and enterprise backup

Senior GSI Account Executive

Business Development & PartnershipsPosted on Nov 13
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in enterprise software, cybersecurity, or data protection sales, including at least 5 years in a partner, alliance, or GSI-facing role.
  • A proven record of sourcing and closing six- and seven-figure deals through GSIs or large advisory partners.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams, and Azure, as well as related data protection challenges.
  • Established relationships with major GSIs, or a proven ability to build them.
  • Experience building joint offerings and enabling partner sellers and delivery teams.
  • Strong forecasting, deal management, and Salesforce discipline.
  • Approximately 30–40% travel.
  • Excellent executive communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own a quarterly pipeline and bookings target for GSI-sourced and influenced Microsoft 365 opportunities.
  • Identify opportunities in GSI installed bases, including M365/E5 migrations, tenant-to-tenant moves, Copilot rollouts, and security and compliance programs.
  • Drive deals from first conversation to close alongside Rubrik account executives, sales engineers, and regional directors, using partner-sourced expansion and new-logo plays.
  • Run weekly forecasting and deal reviews, and maintain Salesforce hygiene, including account categorization, partner attribution, and deal registration.
  • Build relationships across GSI practice leadership, Microsoft alliance teams, delivery and managed services leaders, and sellers.
  • Create a joint account plan for each priority GSI, covering target accounts, executive sponsors, solution focus, and quarterly milestones.
  • Train and certify GSI sellers, architects, and delivery teams on Rubrik's M365 value proposition, competitive positioning, and services attachment.
  • Lead recurring pipeline reviews, win/loss reviews, and joint account-mapping sessions.
  • Co-create packaged offerings that bundle Rubrik M365 protection with GSI migration, managed services, and security services.
  • Work with Product, Product Marketing, and GSI practices to create repeatable assets, including solution briefs, reference architectures, pricing guidance, and statements of work.
  • Align M365 resilience with Rubrik's Cloud Resilience and Identity Resilience motions, including cyber recovery and Entra ID protection, to grow deal size.
  • Help GSIs build managed-service and recurring-revenue models around Rubrik.
  • Coordinate with Rubrik's Microsoft alliance team on co-sell, field engagement, and Azure Marketplace purchasing, including MACC-eligible purchasing.
  • Stay current on Microsoft's M365 roadmap, licensing, and shared responsibility model, and position Rubrik against native Microsoft and competitive offerings.
  • Partner with Marketing and Partner Programs on joint campaigns, workshops, and executive briefings; support customer meetings and RFP/RFI responses.
  • Publish win stories and references, and relay field and partner feedback to Product and Sales Leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Background selling backup, data protection, or cyber resilience for Microsoft 365 or SaaS workloads.
  • Experience with Microsoft co-sell, Azure Marketplace, and MACC-based purchasing.
  • Familiarity with MEDDPICC and partner-led deal registration.
  • Microsoft certifications or equivalent hands-on M365 architecture credibility.

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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