Additionally, to support its partners in Australia, New Zealand, and across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region, Rapid7 has promoted David Quist to Director of Channel Sales APJ.

Rapid7 says the new PACT Program is designed to deliver a supportive and structured program for partners and help customers take command of their attack surface.

“Working with the full channel community, including resellers, distributors, systems integrators and service providers, Rapid7 enables partners through a modernised Partner Portal, tailored engagement programs and specialisations, and an all-new Partner Training Academy.”

“Our new PACT Program is the result of listening to and working collaboratively with our partner community to best understand their business challenges and opportunities,” said Rob Dooley, APJ Vice President and General Manager. “This significant program update ensures our partners are enabled and supported to drive maximum impact in line with their near- and long-term business objectives.

“To coincide with the PACT Program launch, I’m delighted to announce the promotion of David Quist who has been leading our sales team in Australia and New Zealand to Director of Channel Sales, APJ. David’s knowledge and experience will be instrumental in supporting our channel ecosystem, enabling their growth, and supporting our mutual customers.”

Rapid7 notes that the PACT Program includes new tiers and classifications, designed to empower and unite all partner types under a single, dynamic program. “This innovative approach provides tailored engagement opportunities and sets clear performance expectations. Furthermore, valuable tier benefits will recognise and reward success, enhancing profitability and growth.”

Key program elements include:

• Modernised Partner Portal: Rapid7’s modernised and expanded Partner Portal offers partners deeper engagement and seamless, real-time collaboration with Rapid7 via a redesigned interface that provides training and automation to support the entire customer lifecycle. From self-service quote access and renewal dashboards, to learning paths aligned to specific points in the sales process and customer lifecycle.
• Tailored Engagement Programs and Specialisations: Rapid7’s unified platform seamlessly combines proactive and reactive cyber risk management solutions so they can be efficiently scaled and customised to meet customer requirements. Partners can also benefit from two new PACT specialisations, MSSP Specialisation and Service Delivery Specialisation, for an enhanced suite of tech resources and operational efficiencies with simplified pricing models launching later this year.
• All-New Partner Training Academy: The new Partner Training Academy equips partners with practical skills and technical knowledge to enhance customer value. With a mission to elevate partners’ confidence in positioning solutions to match customer needs, the Partner Academy offers a variety of competency-based courses and certifications. Courses are tailored to the sales and pre-sales technical roles, as well as specialised curriculum, to enable partners to deliver their own post-sales services.

"Over the past six years, our partnership with Rapid7 has been a cornerstone of how we deliver world-class managed security services,” said Tim Sank, Sales Director at Cythera. “Our recent merger with Bastion Security Group has strengthened our ability to monitor, detect, and respond to threats, leveraging both our Rapid7 partnership and our in-house security experts located across Australia and New Zealand. The new Rapid7 PACT Partner Program further reinforces this collaboration, enabling us to enhance our proactive, human-led security operations.

“As cyber risks continue to evolve, businesses need a security partnership with deep local expertise and global reach—one that stays ahead of threats while delivering tailored, outcome-driven security services. That’s exactly what we do with Rapid7."

On David Quist’s promotion Rapid7 says:

“David Quist has more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian and New Zealand technology sector, working with international and local vendors such as Dimension Data, Symantec, and Nuix. He has spent more than six years at Rapid7, and prior to his promotion, spent more than three years in the role of Senior Manager, Southern Region Sales, ANZ.”

Commenting on his new role, Quist said, “Customers across the APJ region face a variety of significant cyber security challenges. For our partners, this threat landscape provides a multitude of growth opportunities, driven by the need for organisations to take command of their attack surface and defend against complex and sophisticated cyber threats.

“I’m looking forward to supporting that growth and ensuring our partners get the best out of our new PACT Program to ensure their continued success.”

For further information on the new Rapid7 PACT Partner Program please click HERE.

About Rapid7

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