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As the Head of Partner & Alliances for Japan, you will be the primary architect of our ecosystem strategy in the region. You will lead a high-impact team to own and scale relationships with our most strategic partners, ensuring joint business goals are met through a disciplined, executive-level cadence. This is a player-coach role: while you will manage a small, dedicated local team, you are also directly responsible for a high-potential territory and a set of managed partners that must be built from the ground up or significantly revitalized. Your focus will be on driving large-scale digital transformation projects through our partner network, moving beyond simple resale to deep, delivery-led integration.
Job Responsibility:
Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a focused team in Japan to achieve regional growth targets
Territory & Ecosystem Build: Own the end-to-end GTM process for a new territory, including the recruitment, onboarding, and enablement of a fresh partner 'stable'
Transformation Excellence: Pivot partners from 'transactional' to 'transformational,' focusing on large-core system migrations and CoE (Center of Excellence) maturity
Demand Generation: Co-design rigorous Demand Gen plans with partners, establishing clear KPIs and monitoring joint pipelines
Sales & Partner Alignment: Drive 'one-team' behavior between our internal sellers and partner reps through account planning and proactive introductions
Performance Accountability: Track, act, and course-correct joint shared plans, providing transparent reporting on the health and revenue impact of the Japan alliance ecosystem
Requirements:
Minimum of 12 years of experience in managing regional sales and delivery partners including VARs, Regional SIs, GSIs, and App Dev partners
Relevant, demonstrable experience in building a channel for a top-tier SaaS software provider
A 'Day 1' ready network and existing relationships within the Top Japanese SIs, GSIs, and Hyperscalers
Can demonstrate a successful process for recruiting, onboarding, and enabling partners to drive large-scale transformation projects
Thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with a growth mindset
Be able to speak English & Japanese fluently to engage with global and local stakeholders
What we offer:
A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating
Real career opportunities
Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you
Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA
We ask 'why' a lot
OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best