Full-Time

Vendor Sales Executive

Updated on 9/3/2026

Exclusive Networks

Exclusive Networks

1,001-5,000 employees

Cybersecurity and cloud solutions distributor

Compensation Overview

$100k - $120k/yr

+ Commission

Remote in USA

Remote

Remote within the United States; travel required up to 30%.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales

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Requirements
  • Proven experience in sales, business development, or channel/vendor management.
  • Strong understanding of information technology distribution, vendor ecosystems, and partner sales models.
  • Ability to build relationships and influence and collaborate across vendor and partner sales teams.
  • Experience onboarding new partners or customers and accelerating time-to-first-transaction and time-to-revenue.
  • Strong enablement capability with a track record of improving partner productivity through training, account planning, and ongoing development.
  • Ability to drive long-term revenue growth through structured partner engagement.
  • Ability to meet or exceed revenue and margin targets.
Responsibilities
  • Understand the vendor technology portfolio and its placement to drive complementary solutions across the vendor portfolio.
  • Promote complementary vendor solutions and articulate the Exclusive Networks message.
  • Work to achieve individual and team targets against agreed profit and revenue requirements.
  • Act as the key contact for specified vendors within Exclusive Networks and develop relationships at all levels of the vendor organization, including channel teams, distribution, maintenance and support, product, and sales.
  • Assist with training and enablement of the Exclusive Networks team and ensure accreditations are maintained.
  • Facilitate periodic business reviews with vendors focused on partner performance, execution gaps, and tactical actions to accelerate growth.
  • Own the partner onboarding journey for assigned vendors, ensuring new partners are enabled, trained, and activated to generate early revenue and achieve long-term productivity.
  • Conduct structured partner account planning sessions covering revenue goals, pipeline targets, enablement gaps, joint selling motions, and quarterly execution priorities.
  • Drive continuous partner enablement by coordinating technical training, sales training, certifications, and readiness programs.
  • Develop multi-quarter partner growth strategies that increase vendor share, improve partner performance, and strengthen long-term partner loyalty.
  • Coach partners through sales motions, deal registration, quoting, and vendor programs to remove friction and increase win rates.
  • Collaborate with internal sales teams to activate partners into ongoing business, identify opportunities, support pipeline conversion, and progress partners to higher production tiers.

Exclusive Networks provides cybersecurity and cloud solutions on a global scale through a network of vendor partners and resellers. Its core approach is value-added distribution (VAD): it layers logistics, professional support, and financing onto vendor offerings so resellers can deliver integrated security and cloud solutions to customers. This setup differentiates the company by combining wide geographic reach with a service-enabled distribution model, rather than relying only on product sales. The company aims to help organizations strengthen cybersecurity and optimize cloud deployments by offering comprehensive, ready-to-sell solutions through its partner network and services.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$460.5M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1995

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • July 22, 2026 ServiceNow agreement expands AI-security distribution across Europe and the Middle East.
  • March 2026 headcount reached 2,442, and 2026 hiring remains active.
  • Acquisition of Cloudrise and DAN Distribution broadens services, SASE, and Baltic market coverage.

What critics are saying

  • Fitch kept Exclusive Networks at B on November 20, 2025, citing 7.4x leverage.
  • March 24, 2025 delisting under CD&R and Permira removes public-market discipline.
  • A misstep on Fortinet or AWS partnerships would crush fee income and partner relevance quickly.

What makes Exclusive Networks unique

  • July 2026 Fortinet global distributor deal makes Exclusive Networks a multinational transaction gatekeeper.
  • AWS DSOR and Global AWS Business Unit deepen cloud-to-security distribution integration.
  • Ignition North America, launched April 2026, incubates emerging vendors with white-glove channel services.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Stock Options

Company Equity

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Family Planning Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
Business Wire
Jun 29th, 2026
Exclusive Networks appoints Sergio Amodeo as group chief financial officer

Exclusive Networks has appointed Sergio Amodeo as Group Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He joins the Executive Leadership Team and reports to CEO Jesper Trolle. Amodeo brings extensive international finance experience from global organisations and private equity-backed environments. He most recently served as Group CFO and Board Member at Nexture, and previously held CFO positions at Radisson Hospitality and TeamSystem, with earlier finance roles at Danone and Procter & Gamble. The appointment supports Exclusive Networks' growth and value creation strategy. Trolle highlighted Amodeo's track record in leading finance functions through complex, high-growth environments across multiple geographies. Exclusive Networks operates in over 50 countries and serves customers in more than 170 countries as a global cybersecurity specialist.

Associated Press
Mar 24th, 2026
Exclusive Networks launches Ignition in North America to accelerate cybersecurity vendor growth

Exclusive Networks has launched Ignition in North America, an incubation and growth engine for emerging cybersecurity vendors. Announced at the RSA Conference, the programme provides specialised support to help innovative startups scale faster and expand market presence. Ignition offers white-glove support, demand generation, hyperscaler alignment and marketplace readiness to selected vendors. The initiative has already built a $250 million-plus business across Europe over the past decade. Initial North American participants include ExtraHop, Zluri, Docker, Sendmarc, PagerDuty and Meter. The programme focuses particularly on cloud-native and AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, providing partners earlier access to next-generation technologies whilst helping vendors accelerate market entry and revenue growth.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Feb 13th, 2026
CD&R and Everest UK HoldCo Limited Complete Acquisition and Delisting of Exclusive Networks — Clayton Dubilier & Rice, LLC | Building Businesses Building Value

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Euronext
Apr 2nd, 2025
Exclusive Networks lists on Euronext Paris

The admission and issue price of Exclusive Networks shares was set at €20 per share. Market capitalisation was €1.8 billion on the day of listing.

DLptest
Dec 2nd, 2024
CloudRise, a premier Data Security consulting services company, announced acquisition by Exclusive Networks

Exclusive Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, has acquired Cloudrise, a provider of Managed Services (MS) and Professional Services (PS) specializing in Security Access Service Edge (SASE), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), and Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) solutions. This acquisition strengthens Exclusive Networks’ service capabilities, particularly in the U.S., and broadens its global reach. Cloudrise, founded in 2019 and based in Grand Junction, Colorado, brings expertise in working with cybersecurity vendors like Netskope, BigID, and Cyera.