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Channel Program Manager

Kong · California, United States · posted Oct 26, 2026

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$130K to $165K a year

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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


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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.

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