Channel Sales Manager, UK

Who Are We? Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman. P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman. About the Team The Channel Sales team at Postman is responsible for scaling our enterprise business through strategic partners, including systems integrators, resellers, and technology alliances. We work cross-functionally with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success to drive partner-led demand, accelerate enterprise adoption, and expand Postman’s footprint within large organizations. The Opportunity As a Channel Sales Manager, you will play a critical role in accelerating Postman Enterprise adoption by developing and executing partner-led sales motions. This role is ideal for a seller who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environment What You’ll Do Own and develop a defined territory by recruiting, enrolling, and activating strategic partners (SIs, resellers, and technology partners) to drive Postman Enterprise sales revenue Build and scale a partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline by enabling partners to identify, qualify, and progress opportunities within accounts with large Postman user bases Drive partner-led opportunities through the full lifecycle, from joint prospecting and deal qualification to close, in close alignment with direct sales teams Develop and execute joint territory and account plans with partners to drive consistent, repeatable enterprise adoption Enable partners through onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure they can effectively source opportunities, position, sell, and deliver Postman Enterprise Deliver early partner wins while building toward larger, multi-team enterprise deployments and long-term services-led expansion Educate partners and customers on the value of Postman Enterprise throughout the evaluation, adoption, and expansion lifecycle Navigate and influence key decision makers within customer organizations by leveraging partner relationships to expand executive-level awareness and engagement Act as a trusted advisor and strong listener, identify partner and customer needs and collaborate with internal Postman teams to ensure successful outcomes Provide detailed weekly reporting on pipeline health, partner performance, forecasts, and territory progress Communicate, organize, and appropriately escalate partner and customer issues including billing, legal, security, onboarding, and technical inquiries Collaborate closely with Solutions Engineering, Customer Success Managers, Partner Marketing, and Leadership to build and execute strategic adoption and expansion plans in large accounts Provide recommendations based on customer business objectives, usage patterns, and partner capabilities to maximize revenue and long-term value About You 8+ years of experience in channel sales, partner management, alliances, or partner-focused GTM roles within an enterprise SaaS organization Proven experience working with AWS, systems integrators, resellers, and technology partners to drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue Strong understanding of partner-led sales motions, including co-selling, joint account planning, and opportunity orchestration with direct sales teams Experience supporting complex enterprise deals