Galway Based Technology Company Channel Mechanics Announce Major Expansion Plans at Opening of new HQ

Channel Mechanics, a leading SaaS Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Channel Program Automation provider, today officially opened its new global headquarters in Galway, Ireland. The company also announced plans to create an additional 50 highly skilled positions over the next 12 months, to support the company’s growth and market demand for its platform.

The new positions will be highly skilled in nature and spread across Software Development, QA, Sales, Marketing, Business Analysis, and Customer Success. More information about the open positions can be found on the company’s website.

The new Channel Mechanics HQ was officially opened by Hildegarde Naughton, T.D and Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications along with Kevin Sherry, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland.

Welcoming the news, Galway based Minister Hildegarde Naughton said “this announcement from Channel Mechanics shows the continued and growing confidence in Galway for its highly trained and skilled workforce. The doubling in their team is no small feat and I am confident that it is one that will be met with an abundance of success for Channel Mechanics, and indeed for Galway as a great place to work and live. Congratulations to all involved.”

Founded 10 years ago and backed by Enterprise Ireland, Channel Mechanics work predominantly with global vendors who utilise the channel as their route-to-market. The company’s channel program automation platform drives competitive advantage for vendors, accelerates revenue and builds partner loyalty by ensuring ease of doing business for both their partner community and channel teams.

Speaking at the announcement, Kevin Sherry, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland said “Enterprise Ireland has worked closely with Channel Mechanics since 2011 and we warmly welcome today’s expansion announcement. Channel Mechanics presence in Galway makes an important contribution to prosperity at regional level as well as to the positioning of Ireland as innovators in the space of channel program management solutions globally. Our aim is to help more Irish companies like Channel Mechanics to compete and win sustained business in global markets. Enterprise Ireland looks forward to working with the team to continue to support their growth ambitions as they expand their customer base internationally whilst continuing to create jobs here in Ireland.”

With over 75% of world trade flowing through the channel, partner program automation is changing how vendors interact with their partner eco-system. Being a global leader in the channel automation space has enabled the company to deliver high double-digit year-on-year growth and counts a number of Fortune 500 companies as its customers along with industry leading tech providers including Cisco, Broadcom, Extreme Networks, Poly, SmartBear, Mitel, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Ribbon, Cloudera, SentinelOne and Juniper Networks.

“We are delighted to be opening our new state of the art offices which is a culmination of many years of hard work and dedication by the team here at Channel Mechanics. This will support our expansion plans for the years ahead and we are looking forward to welcoming customers and new team members to this wonderful new work space,” Kenneth Fox, CEO, Channel Mechanics