National Channel Account Manager - CDW

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Remote positions open to the US only.

As National Channel Account Manager – CDW, you will be based in the Chicago metro area to serve as a dedicated, on-the-ground resource for CDW, one of KnowBe4’s most strategic national partners. Your focus is on developing and growing KnowBe4’s business within CDW by building deep relationships across every level of the organization — from individual sellers to executive leadership. Working under the direction of the Senior National Channel Account Manager – CDW, you will execute the joint CDW account strategy through high-impact, in-person activities such as on-site trainings, floor days, custom events, and joint business planning — enabling CDW sellers, driving deal registrations, and growing closed-won business. You will take an active leadership role in bringing KnowBe4 partner incentive, SPIFF, and rebate programs to life within CDW — partnering with the Partner Programs team, who design and administer these programs, to drive adoption, participation, and measurable ROI. Your success will be defined in business (annual growth and market share), breadth (positioning the full KnowBe4 platform), activation (demand generation activities that lead to deal registrations and enablement of sales), and brand awareness (joint success stories).

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with sellers, sales leadership, and executives across the CDW organization
• Serve as a primary local point of contact for CDW, maintaining a consistent in-person presence at CDW offices in the Chicago metro area
• Execute the CDW account strategy under the direction of the Senior National Channel Account Manager – CDW
• Engage with CDW executives onsite to strengthen executive-level relationships, gain buy-in and commitment, and advance strategic initiatives
• Conduct deep discovery to understand CDW’s organizational structure, segmentation, goals and objectives, and the motivators for CDW sellers
• Develop and execute joint strategic business plans with CDW, including agreed-upon sales, marketing, enablement, and certification goals
• Deliver on-site sales trainings, enablement sessions, and floor days to equip CDW sellers with positioning, product knowledge, and selling best practices
• Create and execute custom partner events (lunch-and-learns, executive briefings, joint customer events) that generate demand and deal registrations
• Take an active leadership role in incentive, SPIFF, and rebate programs: partner with the Partner Programs team — who design and administer these programs — to champion them within CDW, propose CDW-specific incentives, drive participation, and own the results and ROI
• Drive deal registrations and partner-sourced pipeline; meet and exceed targets for partner-sourced pipeline and closed-won business
• Drive alignment between regional KnowBe4 sales teams and their counterparts within CDW to ensure consistent field-level engagement and relationship building
• Facilitate account mapping sessions between KnowBe4 sales teams and CDW sellers to create measurable channel-sourced pipeline
• Coordinate and collaborate on joint marketing efforts with the chan…