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Channels Development Manager, Japan

Rubrik

Tokyo, Japan

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Posted 7 hours ago

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✅ Verified open on Nov 12, 2026 · posted today

📈 162 open roles at Rubrik as of Nov 2, 2026: 8 security-specific, 17% remote, 39% show pay (+10 vs last week).

Job Description

  About Team & About Role
Rubrik’s Channel team is how we bring cyber resilience to the organizations across Japan that people rely on every day, including hospitals, banks, government bodies, manufacturers and utilities. As Channel Development Manager for Japan, you’ll own the relationships with our reseller, SI and distribution partners and turn them into a repeatable engine for pipeline and Partner Initiated Deals. This is an individual contributor role with real autonomy over which partners you invest in, how you plan with them, and how fast you help them grow.   Rubrikのチャネルチヌムは、病院、銀行、官公庁、補造業、公益事業など、人々の日垞を支える日本党囜の組織にサむバヌレゞリ゚ンスを届ける圹割を担っおいたす。日本担圓チャネルデベロップメントマネヌゞャヌずしお、リセラヌ、SI、ディストリビュヌタヌずのパヌトナヌリレヌションを統括し、パむプラむンずパヌトナヌ起点の案件(Partner Initiated Deals)を継続的に生み出す仕組みぞず育おおいただきたす。本ポゞションは個人貢献型(IC)の圹割で、どのパヌトナヌに投資するか、パヌトナヌずどのように蚈画を立おるか、そしおパヌトナヌの成長をどれだけ早く埌抌しするかに぀いお、倧きな裁量がありたす。   What You’ll Do
  • Build and execute joint business plans with key Japan resellers, SIs and distributors, so partners have a clear path to growing their Rubrik business and Rubrik has a clear view of where it will come from.
  • Drive Partner Initiated Deals and net-new pipeline by working with partner sales teams to identify, qualify and close opportunities alongside Rubrik Account Executives.
  • Run account mapping and joint planning sessions between Rubrik field teams and partners, opening access to partner customer bases, both existing accounts and new logos.
  • Lead enablement for partner sales and SE teams, so partners can position, demo and deploy Rubrik independently and customers see value from day one.
  • Develop and manage distribution relationships, using them to extend Rubrik’s reach into the mid-market, public sector and regional enterprise accounts.
  • Identify, onboard and grow new partners that fill gaps in regional, vertical or solution coverage.
  • Work with Channel Marketing and Field Marketing to plan and host partner and customer events and campaigns that put Rubrik in front of the right buyers.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers at your partners, earning Rubrik a place as a strategic vendor in their portfolio.
  • Report on partner performance, pipeline and forecast to Channel and Sales leadership, giving the business a clear read on Japan.

䞻な業務内容

  • 日本の䞻芁なリセラヌ、SI、ディストリビュヌタヌず共同ビゞネスプランを策定・実行し、パヌトナヌがRubrikビゞネスを拡倧するための明確な道筋ず、Rubrikが売䞊の芋通しを把握できる状態を぀くる。
  • パヌトナヌの営業チヌムず連携し、Rubrikのアカりント゚グれクティブずずもに商談の発掘、案件化、クロヌゞングを行い、パヌトナヌ起点の案件ず新芏パむプラむンを創出する。
  • Rubrikのフィヌルドチヌムずパヌトナヌずの間で、アカりントマッピングおよび共同プランニングセッションを実斜し、既存顧客・新芏顧客の䞡面でパヌトナヌの顧客基盀ぞのアクセスを広げる。
  • パヌトナヌの営業チヌムおよびSEチヌムのむネヌブルメントをリヌドし、パヌトナヌが自立しおRubrikの提案、デモ、導入を行え、お客様が初日から䟡倀を実感できる状態を぀くる。
  • ディストリビュヌタヌずの関係を構築・管理し、ミッドマヌケット、公共郚門、地方の倧䌁業顧客ぞのリヌチを拡倧する。
  • 地域、業皮、゜リュヌションのカバレッゞに䞍足がある領域で、新芏パヌトナヌを発掘、オンボヌディングし、成長を支揎する。
  • チャネルマヌケティングおよびフィヌルドマヌケティングず連携し、適切な賌買局にRubrikを届けるパヌトナヌ向け・顧客向けのむベントやキャンペヌンを䌁画・開催する。
  • パヌトナヌの経営局・意思決定者ずの信頌関係を築き、パヌトナヌのポヌトフォリオにおけるRubrikの戊略的ベンダヌずしおの地䜍を確立する。
  • パヌトナヌの実瞟、パむプラむン、フォヌキャストをチャネルおよびセヌルスのリヌダヌシップに報告し、日本の状況を明確に共有する。
Experience You’ll Need
  • Strong track record in a channel development, channel sales or partner management role at a technology vendor, working with resellers, SIs and distributors in Japan.
  • An Account Executive who has successfully managed client accounts may transition into a Channel Development Manager role.
  • Good working knowledge of the data protection, data management, cybersecurity or storage market.
  • Established relationships and a strong reputation with Japan partners and distributors.
  • Experience identifying, initiating and closing deals with partners in close coordination with direct sales teams.
  • Experience running quarterly and annual planning for partner sales activity and reporting on pipeline and forecast.
  • Confidence presenting to larger audiences and hosting events with partners and end customers.
  • A collaborative approach to working across Sales, Systems Engineering, Marketing, Alliances and Sales Operations.
  • Business-level fluency in Japanese and English proficiency at a beginner level, to work with Japan partners and with regional and global teams.

求める経隓・スキル

  • テクノロゞヌベンダヌにおけるチャネルデベロップメント、チャネルセヌルス、たたはパヌトナヌマネゞメントの実瞟があり、日本のリセラヌ、SI、ディストリビュヌタヌず協業した経隓
  • 顧客アカりントの運営で成果を䞊げたアカりント゚グれクティブが、チャネルデベロップメントマネヌゞャヌぞ転身するこずも可胜です
  • デヌタ保護、デヌタ管理、サむバヌセキュリティ、たたはストレヌゞ垂堎に関する実務的な知識
  • 日本のパヌトナヌおよびディストリビュヌタヌずの確立した関係ず高い評䟡
  • 盎販チヌムず緊密に連携し、パヌトナヌずの案件の発掘、開始、クロヌゞングを行った経隓
  • パヌトナヌ営業掻動の四半期・幎間蚈画の策定ず、パむプラむンおよびフォヌキャストの報告の経隓
  • 倧芏暡な聎衆の前でのプレれンテヌションや、パヌトナヌ・゚ンドナヌザヌずのむベント開催に自信を持っお取り組める方
  • セヌルス、システム゚ンゞニアリング、マヌケティング、アラむアンス、セヌルスオペレヌションず協力しお業務を進める協調的な姿勢
  • 日本のパヌトナヌや地域・グロヌバルチヌムず業務を行うための、ビゞネスレベルの日本語、および初玚レベルの英語力
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience selling or partnering on competitive backup and recovery or cyber resilience solutions.
  • A background running partner enablement or training programs.
  • Experience building joint solutions with adjacent security and infrastructure vendors (e.g. identity, endpoint, network or storage).
  • Experience acquiring and onboarding new partners.

歓迎する経隓・スキル

  • 競合するバックアップ・リカバリヌたたはサむバヌレゞリ゚ンス゜リュヌションの販売、たたはそれらでのパヌトナヌ協業の経隓
  • パヌトナヌむネヌブルメントたたはトレヌニングプログラムの運営経隓
  • 隣接するセキュリティ・むンフラベンダヌ(ID、゚ンドポむント、ネットワヌク、ストレヌゞなど)ずの共同゜リュヌション構築の経隓
  • 新芏パヌトナヌの開拓およびオンボヌディングの経隓

 

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