Senior Partner Manager

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Requirements:

• 7+ years experience in Non profit technology or agency partnerships, sales, or other similar roles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; including process documentation
• High-energy, well organized self-starter with strong sense of accountability
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful partnership strategies and plans.
• Deep sense of ownership and accountability and the ability to drive projects across organizations with urgency from start to finish
• Entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to operational management.
• Deep cross-functional knowledge and experience with all operations within sales including all aspects of the sales process (i.e., lead generation, cold calling, qualifying leads, delivering sales presentations, attending conferences, completing RFI’s and contract negotiations).
• Exceptional leadership skills with strong emphasis on building strategic working relationships. Ability to motivate and inspire an indirect or partner team to deliver outstanding results.
• A desire to get things done, the inspiration to challenge the status quo, and obsessive attention to the needs of our customers are absolutely required.
• Understanding of Channel ecosystem development, partner operating models and market dynamics
• Experience managing projects/portfolios and understanding project success
• Solution or product experience at a system implementer or leading enterprise SaaS company is a plus
• Ability to work independently, move quickly and as part of a team, with a willingness to learn through design thinking and execution in a fast paced environment
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of study preferred
• Willingness to travel as needed

Responsibilities:

• Identify and cultivate partners that align with Virtuous’ ideal partner profile in order to meet and exceed our growth targets
• Maintain strong, long term relationships with high value partners
• Guide partners through onboarding and on-going training programs to ensure they are certified / qualified to serve our customers
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure we always have a pulse on customer and prospect needs and partners to meet those needs.
• Meet and exceed pipeline and revenue targets from your portfolio of partners
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product and Customer Success teams to identify high value opportunities and create partner enablement content and infrastructure
• Create strategy plans with partners to map out how they can be successful within the Virtuous ecosystem in order to grow their business
• Assist Sales Team in coordinating and closing partner-influenced opportunities to ensure we meet and exceed close rate targets
• Understand our vision, solution, product roadmap and go-to-market strategy to effectively communicate these throughout our partner network
• Work closely with the Senior Leadership team and core teams within Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Support to ensure partner and customer experiences are second to none.
• Collaboratively take the lead with marketing teams to establish the right campaigns, offerings, or promotions that help achieve results.
• Maintain regular communication with Sales and Customer Experience to ensure partners are being leveraged appropriately and partners deliver engagements that result in high customer satisfaction.