Senior Partner Manager — Channels (Middle East) ✓
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Published: 27 May 2026
Updated: 1 week ago
📝 Description
📋 What you will do
- Recruit and develop channel partners to drive revenue growth
- Enable existing partners through training, planning, and joint selling activities
- Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches
- Host regular business reviews with partners and track success metrics
- Work closely with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales teams
- Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue
🛠 Stack and skills
Channel partners
Regional and Global Systems Integrators
Managed Service Providers
Value Added Resellers
Cloud services
SaaS
MEDDIC
Command of the Message
Arabic language
Experience with UAE and KSA markets
Travel 20–30%
✅ What we expect
- 7+ years of experience in partner-facing, quota-carrying business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales
- Proven ability to drive sales opportunities from lead generation to closure
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to build long-term partnerships
- Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios
- Experience managing premier Cloud MSP partners is an advantage
- Willingness to travel 20–30% of the time
- Preferred experience working in or supporting the UAE and/or KSA markets
- Fluency in Arabic
🎁 What we offer
- Hybrid work model
- High earning potential based on individual performance
- New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program
- Inclusive company culture and access to Community Guilds
- Generous global benefits