Director Partner Enablement

Overview

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery ’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design.

Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

The Enablement team at Cohesity is on a mission to equip our global partner ecosystem with the skills, tools, and capabilities required to sell effectively and operate  team partners closely with Sales, Sales Engineering, Channel, Operations, and Product Marketing to drive seller productivity, partner readiness, and consistent execution of Cohesity’s Cyber Resilience and AI messaging in market.

• You will design and own the global partner enablement strategy, covering all partner types (resellers, distributors, managed service providers) and all partner seller roles (business sellers and technical sellers).
• You will adapt Cohesity’s internal Command of the Message framework, discovery frameworks, objection handling guides, and competitive positioning into partner-ready assets that travel through indirect routes to market.
• You will build partner-specific learning paths and certification programs that align to Cohesity’s Cyber Resilience and AI portfolio, enabling partner sellers to have differentiated, value-based conversations with customers.
• You will design technical seller enablement for partner systems engineers, covering solution positioning, proof-of-concept guidance, and technical discovery aligned to Cohesity’s Data Protect, Fort Knox, DSPM, and AI platform offerings.
• You will partner closely with Channel leadership, Product Marketing, and the broader Enablement team to ensure partner content reflects current GTM messaging, competitive intelligence, and product positioning.
• You will lead partner SKO sessions, virtual training events, bootcamps, and on-demand content programs — translating GTM strategy into field-ready partner execution.
• You will define measurement frameworks and instrumentation to track partner enablement adoption, certification completion, and business impact — including partner-sourced pipeline, win rates, and deal velocity.
• You will serve as a trusted advisor to Channel leadership, Enablement stakeholders, and senior GTM executives, communicating partner readiness status and investment rationale clearly and confidently.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in sales enablement, partner enablement, or channel program design within enterprise SaaS or cybersecurity organizations, with at least 3 years at the director level or equivalent.
• Deep familiarity with indirect channel motions — reseller, distributor, and MSP partner ecosystems — and how to design enablement programs that land through those routes to market.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale both business seller and technical seller enablement programs for partner audiences, including role-based learning paths, certification frameworks, and technical readiness programs.
• Hands-on experience deploying structured sales methodologies (Command of the Message, MEDDPICC, Value Selling, or equivalent) across partner organizations, with proven adoption and business impact.
• Strong background in cybersecurity or data protection domains, with sufficient technical depth to build credible enablement for partner systems engineers and solution architects.
• Proven record designing and facilitating global partner training events, SKOs, and certification programs across geographically dispersed audiences (AMER, EMEA, APJ).
• Experience evaluating and deploying AI-powered enablement technologies — including coaching automation, content personalization, and learning management platforms — to drive partner productivity and scale.
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