Channel Account Executive, Private Equity in London

Overview

Who We Are Is What We Do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Why Join Deel

Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies, building the infrastructure for the future of work and supporting a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024, Deel paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries. Our momentum is reflected in recognitions from CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and Y Combinator, along with a high satisfaction rating on review platforms.

Summary

The Channel Account Executive, Private Equity is responsible for driving sales growth by acquiring and managing relationships with client segments. This role focuses on understanding client needs, presenting tailored solutions, and negotiating contracts to secure new business while expanding existing accounts. This role is essential for driving revenue growth and meeting client needs for Deel.

Duties

• Identifying, prioritizing, and building high-impact channel partnerships that drive repeatable, partner-sourced revenue.
• Closing partner-referred opportunities and co-selling with Account Executives to own partner-sourced pipeline and ARR.
• Enabling and activating partners end-to-end through onboarding, sales enablement, referral flows, and incentives to maximize performance.
• Nurturing and managing partnerships across their full lifecycle, from launch to long-term, high-yield revenue relationships.
• Ideating, launching, and optimizing co-marketing initiatives (webinars, events, campaigns, content) to accelerate pipeline generation.
• Partnering with Sales, Marketing, RevOps, Operations, and Product to remove friction and improve channel conversion.
• Owning and forecasting the partnerships pipeline, performance tracking, and reporting.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in sales, partnerships, channel sales, strategic alliances or ecosystem-led revenue roles.
• Demonstrated ability to drive measurable revenue outcomes through partners, not just manage relationships.
• Strong understanding of the venture capital and startup ecosystem, with the ability to build and leverage senior relationships.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to write compelling partner outreach, enablement, and campaign copy.
• Strong research, prioritization, and commercial judgment skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with ambiguity and ownership.
• Highly collaborative relationship builder who works effectively across internal and external teams.

We'd Especially Love to Speak With You If

• You have experience in PE, HR Tech, FinTech, or B2B SaaS infrastructure.
• You've worked at a high-growth startup or scale-up.
• You've successfully operated in a remote and globally distributed team.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you'll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location.
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country.
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access.

Deel is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other legally protected characteristics.