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title: Channel Program Manager at Kong
description: Kong is hiring for the Channel Program Manager role. Pays $130K–$165K per year.
  Full-time, on-site role. See the full description and apply.
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| **Company** | Kong |
| **Location** | California |
| **Salary** | $130K/yr - $165K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Oct 26, 2026 |

## Is this job real?

**Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening.

## Visa sponsorship

- **H-1B:** Kong sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4).
- **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Kong.

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## Description

**Are you ready to unlock intelligence?**

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

**Channel Program Manager Responsibilities:**

- Collaborate across Channels & Alliances teams to gather requirements for programs

- Design, build, and manage partner programs, including the Program Guide, MDF program, reseller, services, alliances, and deal registration program

- Design program guides that detail requirements and benefits, terms and conditions, etc.

- Design, build, and launch the partner portal

- Manage all communications to the channel via the portal, newsletters, and social channels

- Design and launch field/channel rules of engagement

- Design and launch field enablement on the partner program, rules of engagement, deal registration, how to partner, etc.

- Collect and manage feedback from channel partners into the ongoing roadmap for the channel program

- Work cross-functionally with Sales / Partner Operations, Marketing, Finance, Enablement, and technical teams to secure, operationalize, and manage all committed benefits to partners

- Document policies and processes to support all aspects of the program and enable global execution

- Establish and track program metrics, and run a quarterly compliance process with the Channels & Alliances field

- Partner closely with peers in Marketing and Sales Operations

**Channel Program Manager Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree with demonstrated progressive experience in channel programs

- Experience building and managing a partner program in the enterprise software space

- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills

- Execution- and revenue-focused

- Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to leverage, manage, and lead virtual teams

- Successfully designed, built, and managed partner portals  

  #LI-JS2

**About Kong:**

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit [www.konghq.com](http://www.konghq.com).
## Skills

- Strategic Alliance
- Program Management
- Channel Partner Management
- Field Enablement
- Market Development Funds
- Sales Operations
- Newsletters
- Organizational Skills
- Product Roadmaps
- Communication
- Sales

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