Partner Account Manager - GSI
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at Infoblox. Bangalore.
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What you'll do
- Set GSI partner plans around sales goals, then connect partners with territories and priority customer accounts
- Build senior partner relationships and understand each GSI’s structure, priorities, strengths, and decision-makers
- Create joint business plans with revenue goals, solution priorities, marketing campaigns, and pipeline activities
- Coordinate with sales and renewals teams on customer acquisition, account growth, and partner-led deals
- Apply checked AI output to account research, competitive reviews, proposals, and opportunity follow-through
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification
- At least ten years in partner sales, alliances, technology sales, or business development
- A record of growing revenue and pipeline through GSI partners, including joint solutions and partner-led market plans
- Understanding of GSI business models, partner networks, and complex enterprise sales cycles
- Ability to use AI for research and sales preparation while checking its output
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced partner-sales professional who can build executive relationships and grow business through GSI accounts. You’ll work with partners and internal sales teams, and report to a senior GSI and MSSP leader. The role is based in India.
From the employer
At Infoblox, every breakthrough begins with a bold “what if.”
What if your ideas could ignite global innovation?
What if your curiosity could redefine the future?
We invite you to step into the next exciting chapter of your career journey. Bring your creativity, drive, your daring spirit, and feel what it’s like to thrive on a team big enough to make an impact, yet small enough to make a difference. Our cloud-first networking and security solutions already protect 70% of the Fortune 500, and we’re looking for creative thinkers ready to push that influence even further. Join us and discover how far your bold “what if” can take the world, your community, and your career.
Here, how we empower our people is extraordinary: Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2025, Great Place to Work-Certified in five countries, and Cigna Healthy Workforce honors three years running — and what we build is world-class: recognized as CybersecAsia’s Best in Critical Infrastructure 2024 — evidence that when first-class technology meets empowered talent, remarkable careers take shape. So, what if the next big idea, and the next great career story, comes from you? Become the force that turns every “what if” into “what’s next”.
In a world where you can be anything, Be Infoblox.
Partner Account Manager - GSI
We have an opportunity for a Partner Account Manager – Global System Integrators to join our GSI Partner team in India, reporting to the Senior Director of GSI & MSSP. In this pivotal role, you will build and maintain strategic relationships with leading Global System Integrators that influence customer technology decisions and deliver managed services and resale solutions. You will drive partner strategy, engagement, and pipeline and revenue growth across assigned GSI accounts, working closely with partners and internal teams to develop joint go-to-market initiatives and create new business opportunities. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on Infoblox’s growth by strengthening our GSI partnerships and expanding our business within the GSI ecosystem.
Be a Contributor - What You’ll do
- Develop and execute a GSI partner strategy aligned with company sales priorities, revenue objectives, and growth plans
- Map GSI partners to sales territories and strategic accounts, aligning with hunter and farmer coverage models to expand customer adoption of Infoblox’s solutions
- Build a strong understanding of each GSI partner’s organizational structure, business priorities, capabilities, and key stakeholders
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with partner executives and decision-makers, acting as a trusted advisor to strengthen executive sponsorship, commitment, and mindshare
- Develop joint business plans and go-to-market strategies with GSI partners, including revenue targets, solution priorities, marketing campaigns, and pipeline-generation activities
- Collaborate with field sales and renewals teams to create a coordinated customer strategy, supporting new customer acquisition as well as expansion within existing accounts
- Plan and execute joint marketing, demand-generation, and partner-led activities to build qualified pipeline and expand market reach
- Identify, develop, and progress partner-led opportunities by aligning customer requirements with Infoblox and GSI capabilities
- Support deal execution by working with partners and internal teams on commercial terms, pricing, discounts, and other requirements to remove barriers and drive opportunities to closure
- Use AI-enabled workflows for account research, meeting summarization, competitive analysis, proposal drafting, workshop preparation, and follow-up planning while validating outputs before use
- Apply AI tools to strengthen opportunity strategy, accelerate response quality, and improve sales-cycle efficiency
- Share AI and specialist best practices with sales, partners, and cross-functional teams to improve deal quality and execution at scale
Be Prepared - What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years of experience in partner sales, alliances, technology sales, or business development, preferably within cybersecurity, SaaS or enterprise technology
- Proven track record of driving revenue and pipeline growth through Global System Integrators, including developing joint solutions, bundled offerings, and partner-led go-to-market initiatives
- Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to translate partner strategy into measurable business results and consistently deliver against revenue targets
- Solid understanding of GSI business models, partner ecosystems, and complex enterprise sales cycles
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior executives, align internal and external stakeholders, and drive shared business objectives
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple strategic partners, priorities, and initiatives simultaneously
- Executive-level verbal, written, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across business and technical audiences
- Experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, managed services, or MSP business models is highly desirable
- Experience enabling partners through targeted programs, training, joint business planning, and go-to-market initiatives is an advantage
- High energy, self-driven, and comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment, with strong ownership and accountability for results
- Ability to use AI to improve productivity in research, drafting, synthesis, and decision support while applying sound judgment and validating outputs before use
- Experience in applying AI to accelerate account preparation, competitive positioning, proposal development, and opportunity follow-through
- Strong discipline in using AI alongside Salesforce and established sales processes to support better execution, higher quality output, and improve productivity
Be Successful - Your Path
First 90 Days: Immerse yourself in Infoblox business, solutions, GSI strategy, and partner ecosystem. Build relationship with priority GSI leaders and internal sales teams, map key stakeholders and strategic accounts, and assess the existing pipeline and joint opportunities. Establish clear partner priorities, revenue goals, and an operating rhythm for executive engagement, pipeline reviews, and joint account planning.
Six Months: Own and execute joint business plans across priority GSI partners, with measurable partner-led pipeline and opportunity progression. Strengthen executive alignment, activate joint go-to-market and demand-generation initiatives, and work closely with field sales teams to expand existing accounts, develop new customers, and accelerate strategic deals.
One Year: Become a trusted advisor to key GSI partners and internal leadership, delivering consistent revenue growth through partner-led opportunities. Expand Infoblox mindshare within the GSI ecosystem, build scalable joint solutions and managed services, increase pipeline quality and deal velocity, and establish sustainable partnerships that contribute to long-term business growth.
Belong— Your Community
Our culture thrives on inclusion, rewarding the bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity that move us forward. In a community where every voice counts, continuous learning is the norm. So, whether you code, create, sell, or care for customers, you’ll grow and belong here. Click here to learn more about life as a Bloxer.
Be Rewarded — Benefits That Help You Grow, Thrive, Belong
- Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options.
- Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops.
- Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy that keeps collaboration healthy.
- Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks (and the occasional cupcake), plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations.
- Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match.
Ready to Be the Difference?
Infoblox is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis