Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
The Director, Channel CTO is the senior technical leader for channel and alliance strategy, guiding the technical direction behind joint solutions and partner-led revenue motions. Operating across architecture, product strategy, and field execution, this role ensures partner offerings align to a unified platform vision focused on data protection, resilience, security, and AI readiness. The position carries high autonomy and direct influence on pipeline, deal quality, and revenue outcomes
What You’ll DoEcosystem & Alliance Technical Strategy
- Participate in defining, publishing, and governing a Channel and Alliance Reference Architecture aligned to platform strategy, alliance GTM motions, and priority industry use cases.
- Work at senior executive and architectural levels within Key Enterprise Alliances to influence joint GTM offerings spanning data protection, cyber resilience, and data curation required for AI and advanced analytics.
- Partner closely with Product Management and Product Strategy to ensure alliance architectures and GTM offerings align with roadmap direction, platform investments, and long-term strategy.
- Ensure alliance solutions reinforce a coherent platform direction rather than fragmenting customer adoption.
Executive-Level Partner, Customer & Internal Engagement
- Serve as a trusted technical peer to senior leaders within alliance partners and key enterprise customers.
- Lead executive-level technical discussions that connect architectural decisions to risk management, resilience, compliance, AI readiness, and business outcomes.
- Act as a senior internal connector across Sales, Product, Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Alliances, ensuring alignment between market demand, product direction, and field execution.
- Represent the company in joint roadmap discussions, executive reviews, analyst briefings, and industry forums alongside partners.
Alliance Solution Development, GTM Execution & Revenue Impact
- Work with partners and internal teams to develop and refine joint solutions that are practical, repeatable, and aligned to customer buying motions.
- Translate partner capabilities into clear solution definitions, including architecture guidance, use cases, and field positioning.
- Support the creation of enablement assets such as reference architectures, demonstrations, PoVs, and field guidance.
- Own measurable GTM impact, including influence on pipeline, deal velocity, attach rates, and revenue quality across partner-led opportunities.
- Partner with Sales leadership to prioritize investments and technical focus areas that directly support revenue goals.
Technical Standards, Enablement & Governance
- Define technical standards, architectural patterns, and quality expectations for partners and alliances.
- Work closely within the Systems Engineering, Product, and Alliance teams to maintain consistent technical messaging and execution across direct, channel, and alliance motions.
- Support ongoing partner capability development in areas such as security-by-design, ransomware recovery, data governance, and AI-ready architectures.
- Balance architectural rigor with practical GTM execution and sales velocity.
Forward-Looking Innovation, Risk & Market Leadership
- Identify emerging partner and alliance opportunities related to AI governance, cyber recovery, data intelligence, and platform convergence.
- Guide partners and internal teams on architectural readiness for evolving risks, including regulatory change and AI-driven threat models.
- Provide ecosystem and customer insight to influence Product Management and Product Strategy decisions.
- Anticipate market shifts and ensure alliance strategies remain relevant as customer expectations and buying patterns evolve.
Data Resilience, AI & DSPM Context
At this level, the Channel CTO is expected to demonstrate strong command of data resilience strategy and solid AI literacy as it applies to enterprise ecosystems and GTM execution.
This includes understanding:
- How DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) supports data discovery, classification, and risk visibility across alliance-integrated environments
- The relationship between data protection, data curation, governance, and AI model integrity
- Why trusted, resilient, and well-governed data is foundational to responsible AI adoption, regulatory compliance, and long-term revenue confidence]
- While not a hands-on role, this position requires the ability to guide architectural decisions, challenge assumptions, and align product and GTM strategy at senior levels.
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, platform strategy, or ecosystem-focused technical leadership.
- Demonstrated success influencing outcomes across highly matrixed organizations, including Sales, Product Management, Product Strategy, Channel, and Key Enterprise Alliances.
- Proven experience shaping joint GTM offerings and owning revenue impact in partnership with sales leadership.
- Strong background in data platforms, security, resilience architectures, and cloud-native ecosystems.
- Executive-level communication skills with experience engaging C-level partner and customer stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments where architectural and GTM decisions carry long-term impact.
- Willingness to travel 50–70%, as required.
What you'll get
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.
In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.
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