Senior Sales Manager, MSP Channel Sales - Sydney / Melbourne based

Remote

Posted 6 months ago

Sales

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Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, MSP to lead and expand our Managed Service Provider (MSP) business across the APJ region.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving growth, building partner capability, and elevating our MSP ecosystem, with a focus on scaling beyond ANZ and into the broader APJ region. You will lead a distributed team, develop market strategies, and work cross-functionally to strengthen our MSP value proposition.

This position is a backfill for a previous regional leader who will report to the Global VP of MSP.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Strategic Leadership & Business Growth

Develop and execute the regional MSP strategy to grow MSP revenue across APJ. Identify the next focus countries to expand our MSP business.

Identify and recruit larger, high-potential MSP partners to diversify beyond the smaller existing partner base.

Build scalable engagement models to increase partner adoption, technical capability, and sales performance.

Team Management

Lead a team of four MSP channel managers across APJ.

Coach, develop, and support a team to drive performance and elevate regional execution.

Foster collaboration across sales, channel, product, and executive stakeholders.

Partner & Market Development

Drive MSP acquisition and enablement, ensuring partners can successfully adopt and deliver Sophos solutions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Partner closely with Channel, Sales, Product, and Marketing teams to align initiatives and support market penetration.

· Provide input into global MSP strategy and participate in leadership forums.

Candidate & Program Evaluation

· Support hiring and expansion of MSP roles within the region.

· Contribute to interview processes, including evaluating partner leadership skills and strategic capabilities

What You Will Bring

Strong experience in an MSP leadership role within a technology vendor environment.

Demonstrated ability to build, incubate, and scale programs or new business segments.

Cross-regional exposure across ANZ and broader APJ markets (ASEAN and India preferred).

Experience recruiting and developing MSP partners, particularly mid-sized to large providers.

Technical & Industry Knowledge

Ability to articulate cybersecurity fundamentals, specifically around: MDR, Endpoint Security, XDR

Experience leading remote regional teams based in ANZ and ASEAN

Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder-management skills

Additional experience in MSP-centric ecosystems.

Prior success driving growth in new or underdeveloped regional markets

Ability to influence at all levels, including senior executives and global stakeholders.

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Posted on: Mar 10, 2026
Job type: Full-time
Location: AustraliaRemote

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