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Channel Account Manager roles sit at the intersection of sales and partner strategy, and many tech and SaaS employers sponsor H-1B visas for qualified candidates. Your employer files the LCA with DOL and the I-129 petition with USCIS, so identifying companies with active H-1B visa filing history is the clearest path to sponsorship.
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Get Access To All JobsAt Mimecast, our people are our greatest asset. We are driven by a shared commitment to excellence, a deep care for our customers, and a culture that celebrates winning together. Our teams bring high levels of self-motivation, take personal accountability for their actions, and instinctively find practical solutions to complex challenges. We take pride in delivering top-class customer service — because at Mimecast, we strive to win, and we celebrate our success together.
A unique opportunity for a results-driven Channel professional to shape and execute Mimecast’s national partner strategy. As a Strategic Channel Account Manager, you will manage 1–3 strategic partners at a national level, owning the performance of those relationships and driving partner-generated pipeline, revenue growth, and long-term customer retention.
What You’ll Do:
- Business Planning: Build, gain approval for, and execute a Channel Business Plan aligned to broader business strategy.
- Partner Accountability: Develop and manage business plans with key partners, holding them accountable to agreed targets and milestones.
- Opportunity Development: Drive partner-generated pipeline and revenue across net-new and expansion opportunities.
- Executive Engagement: Build executive-level relationships with partners and alliances focused on measurable business outcomes.
- Goal Achievement: Achieve and exceed pipeline targets, Partner Generated ARR goals, renewal rates, and KPIs.
- Partner Recruitment: Develop and execute a strategy to identify, onboard, and activate new partners.
- Enablement: Build and execute a partner enablement strategy across sales and technical disciplines.
- Forecasting: Monitor and report on channel activities, providing performance insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Market Awareness: Stay at the forefront of cybersecurity trends and translate insights into partner conversations and go-to-market positioning.
- Feedback Contribution: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and internal teams to facilitate opportunity generation and alignment.
What You’ll Bring:
- Experience: Experience managing channel or alliance partnerships with full commercial accountability.
- Partner Business Plans: Proven track record of holding partners to business plans and delivering measurable revenue outcomes.
- Consultative Selling: Strong communicator able to influence and present at all levels, including C-suite.
- Knowledge: Solid understanding of cybersecurity, SaaS, and the broader technology landscape.
- Strategic Planning: Ability to develop clear, structured plans and execute with discipline across direct, indirect, and alliance sales models.
- Technical Proficiency: Working knowledge of Mimecast’s solutions and sales tools to support partners and manage performance.
- Commercial Acumen: Understanding of revenue drivers, ROI, and corporate buying processes.
- Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel for partner meetings, QBRs, and engagement activities.
Location: Ideally based within the assigned territory to support partner coverage and engagement (Northeast).
The on-target earnings (OTE) range for this position is $200,000 – $300,000 plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits, in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications, experience, and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.
Belonging at Mimecast
Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.
We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.
If you require any adjustments or accommodations due to a disability, or any other reason that may help you in your interview process, please let us know by emailing careers@mimecast.com.
Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
At Mimecast, our people are our greatest asset. We are driven by a shared commitment to excellence, a deep care for our customers, and a culture that celebrates winning together. Our teams bring high levels of self-motivation, take personal accountability for their actions, and instinctively find practical solutions to complex challenges. We take pride in delivering top-class customer service — because at Mimecast, we strive to win, and we celebrate our success together.
A unique opportunity for a results-driven Channel professional to shape and execute Mimecast’s national partner strategy. As a Strategic Channel Account Manager, you will manage 1–3 strategic partners at a national level, owning the performance of those relationships and driving partner-generated pipeline, revenue growth, and long-term customer retention.
What You’ll Do:
- Business Planning: Build, gain approval for, and execute a Channel Business Plan aligned to broader business strategy.
- Partner Accountability: Develop and manage business plans with key partners, holding them accountable to agreed targets and milestones.
- Opportunity Development: Drive partner-generated pipeline and revenue across net-new and expansion opportunities.
- Executive Engagement: Build executive-level relationships with partners and alliances focused on measurable business outcomes.
- Goal Achievement: Achieve and exceed pipeline targets, Partner Generated ARR goals, renewal rates, and KPIs.
- Partner Recruitment: Develop and execute a strategy to identify, onboard, and activate new partners.
- Enablement: Build and execute a partner enablement strategy across sales and technical disciplines.
- Forecasting: Monitor and report on channel activities, providing performance insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Market Awareness: Stay at the forefront of cybersecurity trends and translate insights into partner conversations and go-to-market positioning.
- Feedback Contribution: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and internal teams to facilitate opportunity generation and alignment.
What You’ll Bring:
- Experience: Experience managing channel or alliance partnerships with full commercial accountability.
- Partner Business Plans: Proven track record of holding partners to business plans and delivering measurable revenue outcomes.
- Consultative Selling: Strong communicator able to influence and present at all levels, including C-suite.
- Knowledge: Solid understanding of cybersecurity, SaaS, and the broader technology landscape.
- Strategic Planning: Ability to develop clear, structured plans and execute with discipline across direct, indirect, and alliance sales models.
- Technical Proficiency: Working knowledge of Mimecast’s solutions and sales tools to support partners and manage performance.
- Commercial Acumen: Understanding of revenue drivers, ROI, and corporate buying processes.
- Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel for partner meetings, QBRs, and engagement activities.
Location: Ideally based within the assigned territory to support partner coverage and engagement (Northeast).
The on-target earnings (OTE) range for this position is $200,000 – $300,000 plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits, in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications, experience, and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.
Belonging at Mimecast
Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.
We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.
If you require any adjustments or accommodations due to a disability, or any other reason that may help you in your interview process, please let us know by emailing careers@mimecast.com.
Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Channel Account Manager
Align your degree to the role
Channel Account Manager positions are most defensible under H-1B when your degree is in business, marketing, or a related field. USCIS scrutinizes roles where the degree requirement isn't explicit, so document how your academic background directly supports partner sales and channel strategy.
Search DOL LCA data on Migrate Mate
Pull verified LCA filing history by employer and job title on Migrate Mate before applying. Companies that have filed for Channel Account Manager roles before are far more likely to sponsor again than those with no channel-specific filing history.
Target technology vendors over resellers
Software and hardware vendors with formal partner programs, not their downstream resellers, drive most H-1B sponsorships in channel sales. Focus your search on companies with dedicated channel teams and partner ecosystems, where the role is a defined, recurring headcount need.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the Level I through Level IV prevailing wage for your metro area before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify the offered wage meets or exceeds the applicable level, and entering negotiations blind can create compliance problems later.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
Ask HR whether the company is enrolled in E-Verify during the offer stage, not after you've signed. STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify enrollment, and some companies in channel sales are smaller regional entities that haven't completed enrollment, which can delay or block your authorization.
File I-129 with enough lead time for partner cycle alignment
Channel Account Manager roles often ramp at the start of a fiscal year when partner programs reset. If your H-1B start date doesn't align with your employer's channel cycle, negotiate a start date tied to October 1 and plan premium processing to avoid a gap in your onboarding timeline.
H-1B Visa Channel Account Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Channel Account Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the employer must demonstrate that the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business, marketing, or information technology. Generalist sales roles without a defined degree requirement are harder to defend. Roles embedded in technical partner ecosystems, where the job involves product integration or solution architecture alongside channel strategy, tend to have stronger specialty occupation standing.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Channel Account Manager positions?
Technology vendors, SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure companies with formal reseller or distribution partner programs are the most consistent sponsors. These companies hire Channel Account Managers as recurring headcount, not one-off roles, which means their legal and HR teams already have H-1B processes in place. You can browse employers with verified filing history for this title on Migrate Mate before applying.
How does the H-1B cap and lottery affect my chances as a Channel Account Manager applicant?
Most Channel Account Manager positions fall under the regular H-1B cap, which means your petition enters the annual lottery if registrations exceed the 85,000 available slots. If you hold a U.S. master's degree, you're eligible for the advanced degree exemption pool, which offers a modest selection advantage. Cap-exempt employers such as universities or nonprofit research organizations generally don't hire for channel sales roles, so planning around the lottery timeline is essential.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change channel employers mid-visa period?
You can change employers under H-1B portability provisions once your petition has been approved and you've been in valid H-1B status. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before your last day at the current company. For Channel Account Manager roles, the new petition must still demonstrate specialty occupation, so the new employer's job description and degree requirements need to be documented carefully.
Is a Channel Account Manager role eligible for O*NET-based specialty occupation documentation?
O*NET classifies channel and partner-facing roles under sales management and wholesale trade occupations. The job zone rating and education requirements listed in O*NET can support your employer's specialty occupation argument in the H-1B petition, particularly if the role involves technical solution selling or partner enablement tied to a specific technology domain. Your employer's immigration attorney will typically reference this data when drafting the support letter.