Director - Channel Marketing

Meet Yubico : the creator of the most secure passkeys and leading provider of hardware authentication security keys. Our company’s mission is to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Yubico was founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard and is public on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market: YUBICO. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies hundreds of government agencies and millions of individuals in over 160 countries that rely on Yubico technology to secure access to computers online services and mobile apps. We  are a global company with a strong company culture and employees located in over 14 countries. Yubico’s  headquarters are based in  Stockholm Sweden and Santa Clara CA.  Aligned with our mission to make the internet more secure for everyone Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping at-risk individuals through our philanthropic initiative Secure it Forward .

At Yubico we offer:

Freedom and Flexibility: At Yubico we want you to be your most productive selves whether you decide to work 100% from home or choose to work hybrid/onsite. The way we balance the fast-paced demands of a high-growth company and sustainability is making rest a priority.

Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Aligned with this our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups: YubiPride YubiBIPOC YubiSustainability and YubiWomen. Additionally Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).

Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here .

The Role:

The Director Channel Marketing will play a critical role in accelerating Yubico’s global channel pipeline by scaling marketing engagements strengthening global distributor relationships and elevating Yubico’s visibility across our worldwide partner ecosystem. This role combines hands-on ownership of Americas distributor partnerships with global leadership of a team of channel marketing managers.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a global team of channel marketing managers across the Americas EMEA and APJ.

• Define and execute Yubico’s global channel marketing strategy including annual planning partner segmentation and integrated GTM priorities.

• Directly manage strategic distributor relationships in the Americas owning joint planning quarterly reviews and marketing execution.

• Build and manage annual channel marketing plans for key distributors ensuring alignment with global strategy and regional sales priorities.

• Develop scalable global channel programs such as webinars digital campaigns content syndication events and co-branded initiatives.

• Oversee global MDF governance including budget planning proposal review approval workflows and ROI tracking.

• Track and analyze partner performance campaign effectiveness and pipeline contribution to drive data-backed optimization.

• Serve as a global liaison across regional teams to support product launches partner programs and cross-regional alignment.

• Strong writing and communication skills.

• Travel up to 25–30% required.

Basic Qualifications:

• 15+ years of B2B technology marketing experience with 10+ years in channel or partner marketing roles.

• Proven success managing distributor-led marketing programs ideally across Americas Public Sector and LATAM markets.

• Experience managing a team (global team leadership preferred).

• Deep understanding of global channel ecosystems including distributor and reseller dynamics across US EMEA and APJ.

• Strong expertise in MDF planning co-marketing execution and ROI reporting.

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to derive insights from data and translate them into action.

• Highly organized self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced high-growth environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Business or related field; MBA a plus.

$180000 - $200000 a year

Yubico offers a holistic Total Rewards package designed to support our employees in all aspects of their life inside and outside of work. This role has the annual salary range of $180000 to $200000 for a candidate located in the San Francisco Bay Area. For roles that are filled in other locations the compensation range will be based on data provided by the Radford McLagan Compensation Database from Aon. Final compensation is also based on a number of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skills and experience.

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Our U. S. benefits are designed for your overall well-being:

Health coverage. We’ve got you covered with top of the line health plans including dental and vision. We pay 100% of your premium and 85% for your family.

Retirement plan . Our retirement plan includes a 401K dollar per dollar match up to 6% with a cap of $6K/year. Immediate vesting.

Wellness reimbursement . We offer $1200.00 in wellness earnings (prorated based on start date) that you can use on your gym membership a massage or your favorite online fitness classes. This is a taxable benefit if you choose to participate.

Learning and development . We encourage your professional growth and offer a yearly development stipend of $3000 and mentorship program.

Time off. We offer a total of 15 vacation days plus 10 holidays and 7 sick days a year.

Paid parental leave. We love welcoming new family members to our YubiTeam! All parents receive 8 weeks of paid leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 8 weeks of paid leave (16 weeks total).

Commuter Benefits . If you need to commute to the office we offer commuter benefits.

Strong mission & company values. We’re a global team on a global mission to make the internet more secure for everyone. We believe that every person’s work matters. That you should always be nice stay humble and have fun and never take yourself too seriously.

We are an equal opportunity employer we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age marital status religion national origin disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer.

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