## Senior Channel Programs & Operations Manager Do you thrive on driving partner programs, enablement, and operational excellence? Do you like collaborating across teams to deliver success for partners and customers? Join the Akamai Partner Program Team, which supports global partners, fosters growth and advances Akamai's market objectives. This role focuses on scaling, operating, and enhancing distributor and reseller partner programs as a Senior Channel Programs & Operations Manager. Cloud Computing is a key growth focus within our partner ecosystem. In this position you will ensure governance, structure, and execution excellence for cloud partner enablement. You will design and implement a comprehensive cloud partner journey from inception and define processes for onboarding, certifying, and scaling cloud partners on a global scale. Hyperscaler expertise and strong cross-functional coordination are required to be successful. You will be responsible for: - Designing the governance model for cloud partner enablement programs globally. - Building end-to-end cloud certification and onboarding journeys tailored to partner needs. - Orchestrating cross-functional teams across Product, Sales, Services, and Marketing. - Establishing scalable processes supporting cloud GTM motions and partner growth. - Defining operational frameworks ensuring clarity, accountability, and execution discipline. - Measuring program performance and driving continuous improvement through data insights. To be successful in this role you will: - Have a Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma or equivalent professional background. - Have 8+ years of experience in channel programs, cloud enablement, or partner operations. - Have experience with hyperscaler ecosystems and cloud marketplace dynamics comprehensively. - Have experience designing partner journeys in complex cloud environments. - Work independently while influencing senior stakeholders across functions. - Leverage data and metrics to ensure accountability while delivering measurable impact on business outcomes. We offer flexible working through Flex. Base, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program. Flex. Base gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, and we are happy to discuss working options for this role — please speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. At Akamai, we provide benefits designed to meet individual needs across many areas of life: - Your health - Your finances - Your family - Your time at work - Your time pursuing other endeavors Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. With the world's most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we help customers develop and run applications while keeping experiences closer to users and threats farther away. Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status. #LI - Remote