Senior Partner Manager (m/f/d)

Karlsruhe, Germany

We are looking for a professionally experienced Head of Partner Management to intensify existing partner relationships and expand the existing network. You want to take over our partner management and expand it strategically?

Your Opportunities

• Strategic expansion of our partner network and identification of new expansion opportunities
• Designing strategies to promote inactive and new partners
• Development of our partner model to create the basis for further growth with our partners
• Creating, structuring and optimizing our partner management processes by building a strategic department and being an active driving force
• Building and managing relationships with key stakeholders on the partner side
• Managing and developing key partners and taking care of regular reviews as well as annual joint action plans
• Creating and monitoring our partner KPIs and potential hurdles in order to proactively take action
• Tracking your activities in our CRM system to optimize coordination
• Designing and planning regular co-marketing initiatives with our partners
• Cooperating closely with our teams in product management, support, sales and marketing
• Supporting our partners in go-to-market activities as well as customer meetings to present our products
• Building a dedicated partner management team in the long run

Qualifications

• University degree in business administration, business informatics, international management or a comparable field of study
• 5 to 10 years of experience in partner management, business development or strategic alliance management
• Ideally prior positions in sales or partner management of thin client manufacturers (Fujitsu, HP, Dell, etc.), knowledge of the SaaS sector and a good network of partners
• Knowledge of enterprise contracts
• Ability to inspire others and build strong relationships
• Interest in creative, independent development and pursuing own ideas
• Analytical, design systems thinker and problem solver that is highly collaborative and thrilled by a challenge
• Willingness to travel (approx. 20-50% of the work takes place at the customer’s site)
• Very good English and German skills (spoken and written)

Why Unicon?

• In your position you have the chance to build up our partner management and work closely together with management
• We see people as the fundamental pillar of our success. Therefore, we invest into the personal growth and skill development of each individual
• You will be part of an agile tech company on the path of growth
• We are the technological leader in an innovative IT sector
• In the 25+ years of our existence, we have reached an extremely high level of professionalism and technical expertise
• At the same time, the atmosphere is still start-up-like and very dynamic, with flat hierarchies and flexible working models
• We encourage the contribution and implementation of own ideas in the sense of extensive personal responsibility
• Our teams are characterized by an open communication culture and a strong motivation to perform
• We offer you an attractive and performance-oriented compensation package

We look forward to receiving your application by e-mail. Should you have any questions, feel free to give us a call.

Phone: +49 721 96451-0
hr@unicon-software.com