Channel Program Manager
Taken at the midpoint of its range, $147,500/yr, this role pays less than the middle Partner, Channel & Alliances opening on the board today ($200k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $163k–$328k/yr.
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Channel Program Manager Responsibilities
- Collaborate across Channels & Alliances teams to gather requirements for programs
- Design, build, and manage partner programs, including the Program Guide, MDF program, reseller, services, alliances, and deal registration program
- Design program guides that detail requirements and benefits, terms and conditions, etc.
- Design, build, and launch the partner portal
- Manage all communications to the channel via the portal, newsletters, and social channels
- Design and launch field/channel rules of engagement
- Design and launch field enablement on the partner program, rules of engagement, deal registration, how to partner, etc.
- Collect and manage feedback from channel partners into the ongoing roadmap for the channel program
- Work cross-functionally with Sales / Partner Operations, Marketing, Finance, Enablement, and technical teams to secure, operationalize, and manage all committed benefits to partners
- Document policies and processes to support all aspects of the program and enable global execution
- Establish and track program metrics, and run a quarterly compliance process with the Channels & Alliances field
- Partner closely with peers in Marketing and Sales Operations
Channel Program Manager Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with demonstrated progressive experience in channel programs
- Experience building and managing a partner program in the enterprise software space
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills
- Execution- and revenue-focused
- Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to leverage, manage, and lead virtual teams
- Successfully designed, built, and managed partner portals #LI-JS2
About Kong
Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic - on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com .
Taken from Kong's own posting, last seen live on 30 Oct 2026.
About Kong
Sells API management, event management and AI gateway software to enterprises that need to secure and govern APIs and LLM traffic.
Pay schedule: Employee pay with uncapped commission, which its AE postings stress, and equity on most US sales offers.
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