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NADER BALADY

CHANNEL SALES MANAGER | PARTNER ECOSYSTEMS | ZERO TRUST AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS
LOS ANGELES,CA

Summary

Former engineer turned channel sales leader with over a decade supporting partners across security, cloud and infrastructure access. Proven track record of driving partner sourced pipeline and consistently finishing above targets. Skilled at recruiting partners, activating them through tight enablement and building regional programs that increase coverage and accelerate co-sell revenue. I thrive in high trust relationships with VARs SIs and distribution and I enjoy being in front of partners daily to strengthen commitment, create joint wins and grow the ecosystem.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Executive

Tech Standard Solutions
07.2024 - Current
  • Surpassed yearly goals through structured partner motions that increased influence on enterprise cloud and security deals
  • Built and strengthened regional relationships with key VARs that drove consistent partner originated pipeline
  • Ran joint planning motions with partners and internal engineering to accelerate complex infrastructure deployments
  • Delivered partner enablement sessions that opened new co-sell paths and increased deal velocity
  • Drove 20+ weekly partner touches to expand coverage and maintain strong ecosystem engagement

Account Executive

GPL Technologies
01.2022 - 07.2024
  • Exceeded goals every year by tightly aligning with strategic partners to expand cloud and security footprints in key studios
  • Led partner centered GTM efforts that produced multi year wins across Zero Trust, firewall and hybrid cloud projects
  • Developed repeatable joint selling motions that increased partner influence and shortened sales cycles
  • Ran co-branded events and training sessions that strengthened partner capability and increased sourced opportunities
  • Built territory plans with core partners that increased coverage and improved forecast accuracy

West Coast Channel Manager and Enterprise AE

Spectra Logic
10.2019 - 01.2022

• Recruited onboarded and enabled more than thirty VARs and integrators through structured QBRs training and joint planning
• Delivered well above plan performance by driving partner sourced and partner influenced revenue across the region
• Built packaged solutions with security providers cloud vendors and SIs that opened net new enterprise opportunities
• Co-sold with field AEs inside sales engineering and marketing to land multimillion dollar storage and archive wins
• Created repeatable partner onboarding playbooks campaign kits and enablement paths that increased velocity and mindshare

• Averaged twenty-five (25) VAR meetings per week (account mapping, opportunity review, drop ins, lunch and learns, porch sitting, etc)

National Account Executive

ICS Analytics
01.2016 - 10.2019

• Outpaced annual targets by pairing partner guided discovery with clear value alignment across regulated enterprise accounts
• Managed multimillion dollar renewals expansions and new wins within healthcare finance and public sector
• Sold cloud based contact center and workflow automation platforms that supported modernization and compliance initiatives
• Strengthened pre sales engagement by coordinating partner engineering marketing and product teams
• Increased renewal and expansion rates through structured enablement and executive alignment

Senior Support Engineer and Project Manager

NICE Systems
11.2011 - 01.2016

• Managed enterprise deployments that required precise coordination across engineering customers and channel teams
• Led high impact implementations and escalations for large financial and insurance environments with near perfect uptime
• Delivered hands on training for customer and partner engineering teams that improved adoption and reduced support volume
• Maintained tight cross functional alignment during migrations release cycles and major incident bridges
• Strengthened partner and customer outcomes through accurate planning clear documentation and proactive oversight

IT Help Desk Manager

U.S. Department of Energy
02.2010 - 11.2011

• Led a team supporting multi site federal infrastructure with strict SLA compliance and security controls
• Maintained VOIP Active Directory network infrastructure and endpoint environments under federal standards
• Coordinated workstreams between internal groups and external vendors to support mission critical operations
• Improved process reliability through clearer escalation paths and better documentation
• Supported secure environments that required precise execution and compliance alignment

Sr. Technical Support and Release Manager

DIRECTV
08.2005 - 02.2010

• Managed nationwide deployments and late night releases supporting billing order management and backend systems
• Coordinated with QA engineering and vendor teams to keep enterprise systems stable during high volume cycles
• Owned escalation queues for critical operational systems that served thousands of users daily
• Led testing environments patching cycles and controlled change management processes
• Delivered consistent results in fast moving environments by maintaining communication across national teams

Skills

Partner recruitment and activation

Work Availability

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Quote

“To build a long-term, successful enterprise, when you don’t close a sale, open a relationship.”
Patricia Fripp

Timeline

Account Executive

Tech Standard Solutions
07.2024 - Current

Account Executive

GPL Technologies
01.2022 - 07.2024

West Coast Channel Manager and Enterprise AE

Spectra Logic
10.2019 - 01.2022

National Account Executive

ICS Analytics
01.2016 - 10.2019

Senior Support Engineer and Project Manager

NICE Systems
11.2011 - 01.2016

IT Help Desk Manager

U.S. Department of Energy
02.2010 - 11.2011

Sr. Technical Support and Release Manager

DIRECTV
08.2005 - 02.2010

Some College (No Degree) - Psychology

Moorpark College

Some College (No Degree) - Kinesiology

University of Arizona

Tools And Platforms

Salesforce | HubSpot | MS Office Suite | NICE InContact | Workforce Optimization | Robotic Process Automation | AWS | Azure | GCP | Veeam | Rubrik | Commvault | Cohesity | Spectra Logic | Qumulo | Pure Storage | TrueNAS | EditShare | Scale Logic | SNS | Dell Technologies | Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | SuperMicro | AVID | Arista | Cisco | Fortinet | Palo Alto Networks | Sophos | NVIDIA | Intel | AMD

Leadership And Influence

  • Frequently mentored junior reps and new channel managers; developed regional mapping strategy that increased sales touchpoints and closed-won deals.
  • Created partner playbooks and co-designed outbound campaign templates with marketing.
  • Regularly trained and supported cross-functional teams to align messaging, SPIFFs, and channel objectives.
  • Advocated for pricing model changes that helped secure more small and mid-market customers.

Tools & Platforms

Networking and SASE: Fortinet (Next-Gen Firewall SD-WAN Secure Access) · Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access · Zscaler Private Access and ZIA · Cisco Secure Access and Umbrella · Arista · Juniper · Sophos · Okta Identity

Zero Trust and Cloud Security: Okta Zero Trust · Fortinet ZTNA · Palo Alto Cortex XDR · Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange · AWS VPC and Transit Gateway · Azure Virtual WAN

Endpoint Email and Collaboration Security: Fortinet FortiEDR and FortiClient · Sophos Intercept X · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint · Proofpoint Email Security · Mimecast

Security Operations and MDR: Arctic Wolf MDR · Splunk · Microsoft Sentinel · ServiceNow SecOps

Storage and Infrastructure (supporting hybrid and SASE deployments): Dell · NetApp ONTAP · Qumulo · Veeam · HPE · Supermicro · NVIDIA · Wasabi · Backblaze

Productivity and CRM: Salesforce · HubSpot · Microsoft 365 · Slack · Zoom · Asana · Monday

Cloud and Hyperscalers: AWS · Azure · GCP · Oracle Cloud

Leadership And Influence

  • Mentored junior reps and new channel managers across multiple organizations
  • Built partner playbooks, QBR frameworks and co sell processes adopted company wide
  • Delivered recurring training sessions for partners and internal teams on technical and sales topics
  • Strengthened team performance by coaching on pipeline hygiene, partner engagement and strategic planning
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