Own Every Moment at NetApp
At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.
Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.
We are looking for a collaborative, open-minded, and forward-thinking Partner Sales Leader Switzerland.
The strategy and growth-focused Channel Leader for Switzerland will provide operational direction and general management leadership to achieve superior levels of performance across channel & alliances business. In this role, you will lead the strategy, development, and execution of the company’s channel sales initiatives in the region. Primarily responsible for building and scaling a high-performing partner ecosystem, driving revenue growth through indirect sales channels, and ensuring alignment with global go-to-market strategies.
As a partner-centric organization, our success is driven by our partners and distributors - and we fully embrace this. That is why continuous investment in our ecosystem is a top priority.
You will be part of the Western Europe Partner Team, leading Partner Account Managers and Technical Partner Leads in Switzerland. Our mission is to create meaningful impact with our partners and distributors, delivering data-driven solutions to our customers and contributing to making Switzerland an even more attractive place to live and work.
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Drive mindshare and adoption of NetApp’s Intelligent Data Infrastructure and expand our Hybrid Cloud business through strong collaboration with channel partners
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Act as a key interface across sales, marketing, solution architecture, cloud, bid, and leadership teams
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Develop, execute, and continuously evolve Joint Business Plans with key partners
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Foster close alignment with the commercial sales organization to identify, develop, and support new business opportunities
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Lead and inspire the partner team to deliver measurable impact in the Swiss market
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Minimum of 8 years of proven success in partner engagement and ecosystem development.
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Proven people management experience, including leading and developing high-performing partner sales teams.
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Strong experience in Cloud Solutions sales.
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A natural drive to work closely with partners, enabling both business continuity and long-term business development.
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Demonstrated ability to influence partner preference toward NetApp and increase Share of Wallet.
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Ability to translate NetApp Hybrid Cloud solutions into partner strategies and business outcomes.
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Proactive mindset in identifying new personas and uncovering opportunities within partner organizations.
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Strong networking skills with the ability to connect people and build ecosystems beyond immediate teams.
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Solid understanding of the industry landscape and partner ecosystem.
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Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
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Fluent in Swiss German and English (written and spoken), French is a plus.
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.
Why You'll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.
NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.
Our culture
We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.
If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. now.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
