It's an exciting time to join Pax8, Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year 2024, as we enter the next significant stage of our incredible growth. It is our first Channel Account Manager role in Switzerland, are you ready to be our first boots-on-the-ground Senior Channel Account Manager? You’ll play a pivotal role in driving our expansion, build your legacy and help Pax8 achieve our mission.

Pax8 supports our unique community by empowering our partners with the technology, relationships and AI-driven innovation they need to scale, compete and win. Because the future of small business starts here.

🧭 Your Mission

As Our Senior Account Manager, You’ll

• Own the full sales cycle, from identifying and nurturing MSP prospects to closing new business.
• Develop and expand our presence by leveraging your network and hunting for new opportunities.
• Be the go-to expert on the Swiss IT channel — understanding the local market, competition, and trends inside out.
• Travel across the region (~40% per month) to build strong, lasting relationships with MSPs and partners.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure client success and grow Pax8’s market share in Switzerland.
  
  

About Pax8

Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses (SMBs) through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of over 35,000 managed service providers, Pax8 empowers SMBs worldwide by providing software and services that unlock their growth potential and enhance their security. Committed to innovating cloud commerce at scale, Pax8 drives customer acquisition and solution consumption across its entire ecosystem.

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You'll Be Ideal For Us If You Have

• Strong background in channel sales, particularly in the IT (cloud) and an active MSPs network.
• Proven track record of driving sales growth through channel partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• You speak German like a local and English like a pro — effortless communication across borders is your thing
• Resilience, independence, and drive — you thrive in competitive environments and love building from scratch.
• Based in Switzerland, ideally near Zurich, with flexibility to travel regularly.
  
  

We take pride in our diverse and multicultural work environment, where communication is key. Our team collectively speaks more than 23 languages, reflecting the richness of our global community. You should be proficient in both the local country language and possess a strong command of our international language - English - to ensure seamless collaboration and understanding across our dynamic team.

We encourage you to apply for a role at Pax8 even if you don’t meet 100% of the bullet points! We believe in cultivating an environment where there are a diverse perspectives.

We review and acknowledge every application using real humans - please look out for a response from us to your application in your inbox but check spam too!

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to CHF 129K including OTE (depending on experience)
• Dedicated time for training and personal development
• Health & Wellbeing coaching support
• Fun and frequent company and team socials
  
  

Work Environment

The modern workplace is in our DNA so working from home is not a problem. However, teamwork is also valuable, so we do encourage you to regularly come together in our fantastic new offices for social events, fun and shared success!

We offer an international and dynamic job with a high degree of responsibility and fun, in one of the coolest and fastest growing industries in the world: IT. There is plenty of room for personal growth and you will be working closely with your energetic and skilled team mates.

If you struggle to get “time out” we’re happy to accommodate early/late conversations and interview times or if you have any queries you can ring the talent partner, Victoria Werder, who is managing this role on +44 117 457 7913 Recruiter DDI (No Agencies Please)

What's in it for you?

Pax8 is a learning accelerant. If you are growth minded and curious, there’s plenty of scope for talented individuals to progress quickly in this opportunity or to other internal options (internal mobility in 2023 was 37%) as we grow and expand. We have our very own internal "Elev8" Academy, Pax8 University & Linkedin Learning for personal development plus access to Learning & Development specialist trainers and extensive "born in the cloud" mentors available for your growth. We’ll provide the opportunity, stretch and projects to help you thrive and see exactly what you need to achieve to get to the next level. You might even get to exchange work location one day with your colleagues in the USA, APAC or across Europe but even if you can't travel right now we guarantee you'll still have fun!

Why Pax8?

Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses (SMBs) through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of over 35,000 managed service providers, Pax8 empowers SMBs worldwide by providing software and services that unlock their growth potential and enhance their security. Committed to innovating cloud commerce at scale, Pax8 drives customer acquisition and solution consumption across its entire ecosystem.

As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake information verification checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks will be completed for UK candidates only, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, Vero. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.

Equal Opportunities

Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country the role is based in. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with GDPR best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes.

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