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The Partner Development Director is responsible for partner-related business development with key, established US digital agency and system integrator partners, on a national basis. This dynamic partner sales role is the lead partner-facing resource focused on partnership development. They are an integral part of our national sales team and will have significant impact on developing Optimizely’s delivery partnerships in North America. The Partner Development Director is responsible for driving new license revenue through partner relationships, primarily via partner-sourced and co-sell models. The Partner Director will ensure that their managed partners are maintaining appropriate sales and technical enablement requirements to meet the partner levels of the Optimizely Partner Program. This position requires working with partners to identify and nurture prospect leads to meet individual quarterly and annual sales targets.
Job Responsibility:
Lead end-to-end partnership development and execution, driving strategic alignment and measurable commercial impact
Coordinate technical enablement for partner developers to support successful solution delivery and adoption
Design and deliver partner sales enablement and education programmes to improve partner effectiveness and readiness
Own joint solution development and go-to-market (GTM) planning with partners, from strategy through execution
Collaborate on solution and capability development to expand partner offerings and address customer needs
Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM data across partners, leads, and opportunities to ensure pipeline visibility and reporting integrity
Drive partner-led bookings and revenue growth
Generate and qualify partner-sourced leads to build a strong joint pipeline
Influence bookings through partner engagement across the sales lifecycle
Build and manage executive-level relationships through structured exec mapping and engagement plans
Map and align regional sellers with partner organisations to maximise coverage and effectiveness
Lead and facilitate Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to track performance, priorities, and growth opportunities
Leverage global marketing plans and resources to support partner demand generation initiatives
Drive joint PR activity, customer case studies, and partner-led events in collaboration with partner marketing teams
Requirements:
5-7+ years of Partner Management experience and established agency connections in CXM, eCommerce, CMS or Experimentation technologies in partner facing sales capacities
Success working with digital agency, system integrator or design/UX partners in the digital marketing technology space
Robust understanding of partner ecosystems and relationships with leading SIs and/or digital agencies
Comfortable preparing business plans, speaking to and presenting to groups of medium-sized audiences
Primarily a sales background but some technical understanding is highly valued
Bachelor's degree
Establishing Relationships
Managing Time
Negotiating Agreements
Developing Plans
Nice to have:
Direct Experience managing Accenture and/or Avanade is a plus
Direct experience managing Accenture or Avanade is a plus