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Channel Director

Zayo

Remote · USFull-time$95–136K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$95–136K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Zayo seeks a Channel Director to develop and maintain sales through its channel in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role manages relationships with Master and Sub-Agents, supports their sales processes, and drives revenue growth through prospecting, account expansion, and customer retention. It is a remote position for applicants residing in the Bay Area and requires extensive solution-selling and indirect-channel experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Solution SellingIndirect Channel SalesFinancial AcumenSales Goal AchievementCommunicationEnterprise RelationshipsCustomer ServiceRelationship BuildingAccount ManagementStrategic SellingEthernetWavelengthIP TransportDark FiberCustom AccessSDWANColocationProblem SolvingInterpersonal SkillsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSalesforce

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent8+ Years Solution Selling8+ Years Indirect Channel ExperienceSan Francisco Bay Area Agent Relationships

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

CA - San Francisco

Full time

R0017310

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking a Channel Director to develop and maintain new and existing sales through the Zayo Sales Channel in the San Francisco Bay Area . The Channel Director will manage and generate new relationships with key Master and Sub-Agents within this territory. Achieve sales and revenue growth targets by assisting agents in up selling their base of Zayo accounts and acquiring new accounts. Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual sales goals set by the leadership team through aggressive prospecting and selling. Demonstrated ability to succeed in an autonomous environment is key to this role.

Location: This remote work position will consider applicants that reside in the San Francisco Bay area.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate sales revenue by actively promoting and teaching Master and Sub-Agents which Zayo Networks products and services will be a good fit for their customers.

  • Provide proposals and assist agents in managing their customers and prospects though the sales process.

  • Grow revenue by penetrating Sub-Agents with little to no Zayo business relationship, through active prospecting/networking.

  • Maintain current business relationships with key customers, assisting agents in securing existing revenue on long term commitments.

  • Apply knowledge of customers, industry and services to achieve revenue objectives.

  • Identify and initiate contact with key Sub-Agents.

  • Track, analyze and report on sales performance and activities in Zayo’s CRM tool and other reporting tools.

  • Develop accurate and timely forecast of sales opportunities.

  • Develop and maintain records of agent and customer activity for reporting of sales and forecasts.

  • Provide accurate and timely information to management.

  • Coordinate closely with other departments to ensure agent and customer satisfaction is maintained and revenue objectives met.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year college or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Minimum of eight (8) years of experience solution selling into large accounts.

  • Minimum of eight (8) years of experience within the Indirect Channel.

  • Existing relationships with key Master and Sub-Agents within the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Strong financial acumen.

  • Demonstrated success & consistency in achieving targeted sales goals.

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

  • Strong enterprise business relationships.

  • Exceptional customer service and relationship building/maintaining skills.

  • Thorough understanding of account management & the strategic selling process.

  • Complete understanding of Zayo Networks value proposition, products and services such as Ethernet, Wavelength, IP transport, Dark Fiber, Custom Access, SDWAN and Colocation.

  • Effective problem solving and interpersonal skills.

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Salesforce a plus.

Estimated base salary range: $94,920 - $135,600 USD/annually.

#LI-Remote

The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.

Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

  • Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

  • Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo is an equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

As part of the application, hiring, onboarding, and/or employment process, Zayo or its affiliates, partners, and vendors may collect, store, and use biometric identifiers and biometric information (collectively, “Biometric Data”), such as fingerprints, facial geometry scans or other unique biological characteristics. Zayo uses CLEAR1, a third-party identity verification service, to verify applicant identity during the hiring process. CLEAR1 may collect Biometric Data, including facial geometry scans and/or other biometric identifiers, to authenticate your identity. Biometric Data will be retained pursuant to CLEAR1’s policies, which can be found here: https://www.clearme.com/clear1-credential-policy-crp. Zayo will not sell, lease, trade, or otherwise profit from any applicant's or employee's Biometric Data. By proceeding with your application, you acknowledge this disclosure. Prior to any collection of Biometric Data — including through CLEAR — you may be presented with a separate consent form and asked to provide your written authorization in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI), and other applicable biometric privacy statutes.

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Welcome

Zayo is an equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us.

How this job compares

Set against the 718 open Channel Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$95–136K/yr
  • California median$110–198K/yr76 salary ranges
  • US median$122–206K/yr519 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $115K, is 23% below the California median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Channel Sales salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 92 open Channel Sales jobs in California and 718 across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Channel Sales postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 626 postings).
Education
61 of the 718 open Channel Sales jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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