Partner Manager

The Role

The Partner Manager is responsible for executing our partner ecosystem strategy to help achieve the region’s sales goals. As an active member of the go-to-market team, you’re responsible for building and orchestrating a complete partner ecosystem, including VARs, VADs, Service Delivery Partners, and Technology Alliance Partners.

You represent the full portfolio of Beyond Trust products and services to your assigned partners, driving partner enablement and engagement to ensure business growth with partner and customer success.

• Build, cultivate and develop strategic channel partnerships and relationships aligned with sales leadership in region.
• Drive peer-to-peer relationships with and between ecosystem partners and Beyond Trust at all levels.
• Coach our sales team on how to engage ecosystem partners of all types and connect sellers with ecosystem partners at an account and opportunity level.
• Facilitate Beyond Trust marketing’s connection with ecosystem partners for trifecta campaigns.
• Deliver partner sales enablement as educator and coach to partners and orchestrate additional sales and technical training and certification as needed by ecosystem partners.
• Complete joint business plans and run monthly and quarterly business reviews with your focus ecosystem partners.
• Collaborate with Beyond sales, marketing, and enablement teams to achieve partner business plan goals.
• Manage potential channel conflict by fostering excellent communication internally and externally, driving adherence to our channel rules of engagement.
• Ensure partner compliance with partner agreements and drive adoption of partner programs.
• Proactively lead joint account mapping with partners and leverage account mapping tools to drive 100% partner involvement in opportunities.

• 4+ years’ experience of partner management in software security
• Bachelor’s degree or related field or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of partner ecosystem in the territory
• Demonstrated ability to establish positive and lasting business relationships
• Experience in strategic joint business planning with partners
• Demonstrated track record of meeting and / or exceeding revenue objectives
• High-energy, motivated self-starter with curiosity and passion for learning
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to all levels of partner organisations
• Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence

• Existing relationships with existing or potential Beyond Trust partners
• Experience in analyzing performance to identify areas of improvement and optimization
• Experience with Salesforce CRM, Partner Relationship Management systems, and report building