Senior Manager, Global Partner

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way.

Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. Our people make all the difference in our success.

Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible. Reporting to the VP, Global Partner Programs, the Senior Manager of Global Partner Experience is responsible for helping shape and continuously improve the end-to-end partner lifecycle in alignment with the Partner Network Program.

This role ensures the program is not only well-designed, but experience-led, enablement-driven, and operationally scalable—so partners can effectively onboard, build capability, grow pipeline, and deliver customer outcomes.

Operating at the intersection of Partner Programs, Enablement, and Partner Operations, this role connects program design to real-world partner execution—ensuring that program requirements, benefits, tools, and enablement come together as a cohesive and high-impact partner experience.

• Partner Network Program Experience Support
• Translate the Partner Network Program framework (tiers/badges, requirements, benefits, incentives) into a clear, actionable, and intuitive partner journey in partnership with program leadership.
• Ensure program elements are easily understood, accessible, and consumable through the right combination of tools, guidance, and enablement.
• Identify gaps between program design and partner adoption/execution, and recommend improvements to increase program effectiveness and participation.
• End-to-End Partner Lifecycle Management Support and improve the partner journey across onboarding, enablement, co-sell/resell, delivery, and growth—all aligned to program milestones and progression criteria.
• Ensure each stage of the lifecycle reinforces program objectives (e.g., capability development, pipeline growth, customer success).
• Partner with Partner Operations to help ensure lifecycle processes are scalable, measurable, and globally consistent.
• Enablement Strategy & Program Alignment (Core Focus) Act as a key bridge between the Partner Network Program and Enablement, ensuring program requirements are supported by the right training, certifications, and assets.
• Partner with Enablement teams to align enablement strategies to program milestones & benefits, solution priorities, and partner roles.
• Ensure partners have clear guidance on “how to achieve program status and how to win within the program.”
• Identify capability gaps that may limit program progression and coordinate targeted enablement recommendations to address them.
• Partner Feedback & Program Evolution Gather and synthesize partner feedback on program requirements, benefits, enablement, and tools.
• Identify, prioritize, and coordinate resolution of technical gaps, enablement deficiencies, and operational friction points impacting program adoption.
• Partner with Partner Programs leads to continuously improve the program and enhance partner experience, clarity, and business impact.
• Tools, Systems & Program Experience Integration Work with Partner Operations and IT to ensure partner systems (e.g., portals, dashboards, CRM workflows) align to and reinforce the Partner Network Program structure.
• Ensure partners can easily track progress against program requirements, access benefits, and engage with enablement resources.
• Support alignment between systems, processes, and enablement content to deliver a unified program experience.
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