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Stephanie Nalick

Denver,CO

Summary

Strategic and innovative channel sales leader with 25+ years of experience. Expertise in strategic business planning, resulting in consistent revenue growth, increased market share, and high team performance. Proven track record in building partner relationships, aligning leadership, retaining and motivating teams, and exceeding sales goals.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Director, NA Channel Sales

F5
11.2017 - Current
  • Leadership of F5's National Partner Sales Team comprised of strategic partnerships with CDW/Sirius, ePlus, Guidepoint Security, Optiv, Presidio, SHI, Trace3, and WWT
  • Nominated into F5's Management Advisor Program for 2024; collaborated with senior leadership around company priorities and promises
  • Led change management efforts to adapt to partner shifts and organizational needs
  • Strategized and implemented partner business plans aligned to mutual goals, capitalizing on net new business opportunities, growth and retention, and scale/breadth
  • Built F5's first Rebate Incentive Program, adopted globally in FY20 for Platinum and Gold Partners
  • Awarded "Women of the Channel" by CRN, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Exceeded quotas for 1H-FY18, FY19, FY20, FY21, FY22, and FY24 (FY24 leaderboard at >140%)
  • Awarded "Platinum Club" as top performer in Channel Sales for FY19 (145% to annual quota)
  • Awarded "100 People to Know in the Channel" by CRN, 2018

Sr. Director, Alliance Partner Sales

Arrow ECS
02.2016 - 10.2017
  • Appointed by NA President to build and lead a new sales team, serving over 2,000 partners across NA, aimed to perpetuate existing base and high propensity enterprise VARs
  • Spearheaded aggressive expansion of organization's footprint with 162 enterprise VARs, driving product and services revenues of $144M (205% to plan) in new business and ECS portfolio breadth, primarily influenced by Dell EMC, HPE, IBM, NetApp, Palo Alto, Splunk, and VMware
  • Managed sales pipeline, forecasted monthly performance, and identified new business opportunities
  • Exceeded 1H17 quota, performing 100%+ (>35% YoY) to core enterprise product and services sales and 153% (>100% YoY) to cloud recurring revenues
  • Awarded "Channel Chief" by CRN, 2017 and "Women of the Channel" by CRN, 2016

Sr. Director, NA Channel Sales

Arcserve
07.2014 - 01.2016

Formerly CA Technologies

  • Led NA channel sales team, accelerating recruitment, channel enablement and partner activation through digital and field sales engagement
  • Developed and implemented Arcserve's Channel Partner Program, first launched in NA to 3K+ partners, followed by global roll-out and media campaign
  • Awarded "5-Star Partner Program" by CRN
  • Awarded "Women of the Channel" by CRN, 2015

Director, NA Partner Sales

CA Technologies
06.2011 - 07.2014
  • Led NA enterprise sales team focused on data modeling and recovery management solutions through a multi-facet channel model in a traditional direct-selling organization
  • Collaborated with C-level parties and key decision makers to close the largest financial services deal in BU history; facilitated complete deal cycles in areas of network scope, technical evaluations, multi-year structure, and channel contracts
  • Enabled partners with automation/configuration tools to propel pipeline and probability for
  • Achieved 110% to new product quota; "100% Achiever's Club" and "Compass Club Qualifier" for FY14
  • Awarded "Women of the Channel" by CRN, 2014
  • Ranked #1 in achievement to new product quotas for 2H12, FY13, FY14

Marketing Director, NA Channel

CA Technologies
06.2009 - 06.2011
  • Managed NA channel partner plans, segmentation, and budgets, supporting $50M+ in annual revenues and $4M+ annual MDF investment
  • Supported largest NA sales teams in executing demand generation programs, lead nurturing, sales sprints, training forums, media campaigns, regional events, and growth acceleration rebate incentives
  • Generated reports outlining performance of various campaigns against business plan goals

Director, NA Channel Sales

CA Technologies
04.2007 - 06.2009
  • Led NA sales and partner development, including recruitment and enablement plans focused on partner propensity and breadth
  • Activated 396 net new accounts within first 90 days
  • Recruited by Worldwide General Manager and assigned $8.4M quota
  • Produced 34% YoY growth in net new product bookings
  • Launched CA Partner Program, communicating to 20K+ partners worldwide via email, web, brochure sites and robust partner portal
  • Awarded "5-Star Partner Program" by CRN

Channel Sales and Enablement

CA Technologies
12.1999 - 04.2007

Prior roles and advancements:

  • Regional Account Manager, 2006-2007 (West VAR)
  • Sales Manager, 2003-2006 (NA LAR / Distribution)
  • Distribution Account Manager, 1999-2003 (Ingram Micro)

Sr. Product Manager

Ingram Micro
01.1997 - 12.1999
  • Vendor business management for Microsoft and Cisco
  • Collaborated with vendors, partners, and internal teams to drive product launch and project prioritization

Education

Certificate Program - Leeds School of Business, Customer Experience Certificate Program

University of Colorado Boulder
08.2023

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Business, Consumer Affairs

California State University-Long Beach

Skills

  • Sales and Marketing Leadership
  • Strategic Business Planning
  • Partner Ecosystem
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Proposal Writing
  • Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

Certification

  • F5 Modern Apps Sales Specialist
  • F5 Security Sales Specialist
  • F5 Sales Professional
  • F5 Distributed Cloud Services Accreditation
  • IPED Channel Acumen

Awards

Women of the Channel: Awarded annually from 2014-2024, Channel Chief Award, 2017, 100 People to Know in the Channel Award, 2018, F5 Platinum Club

Timeline

Sr. Director, NA Channel Sales

F5
11.2017 - Current

Sr. Director, Alliance Partner Sales

Arrow ECS
02.2016 - 10.2017

Sr. Director, NA Channel Sales

Arcserve
07.2014 - 01.2016

Director, NA Partner Sales

CA Technologies
06.2011 - 07.2014

Marketing Director, NA Channel

CA Technologies
06.2009 - 06.2011

Director, NA Channel Sales

CA Technologies
04.2007 - 06.2009

Channel Sales and Enablement

CA Technologies
12.1999 - 04.2007

Sr. Product Manager

Ingram Micro
01.1997 - 12.1999

Certificate Program - Leeds School of Business, Customer Experience Certificate Program

University of Colorado Boulder

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Business, Consumer Affairs

California State University-Long Beach
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