Strategic Partner Director - GSI

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

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By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

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The Partner Director will be accountable for building and managing relationships with specific, named Partners to develop joint go-to-market motions that generate demand, drive revenue to IFS, and provide value to our customers. This includes but is not limited to meeting specified sales quota targets and enabling Partners to successfully sell and implement IFS software and related transformation programs. 

The Partner Director's will maintain responsibility for specific, named Partners in North America and will serve as the primary steward of named North American partner activities. This role will drive the IFS strategy into the Partner organizations, nurture and maintain executive relationships, and expand the IFS knowledge footprint across the Partner landscape.

  Tasks include but are not limited to:

· Building key relationships with Partner executives (Partner teams, Industry-specific Consulting Leaders, Sales Leaders, Practice Leaders, etc.) to produce a high level of reliance and drive revenue growth

· Developing and executing the strategy and annual business plan for the partnership

· Ensuring Partners are enabled to successfully sell and deliver services to existing and prospective customers sell and deliver services to existing and prospective customers

· Collaborating with partners to identify and prosecute joint sales opportunities

· Planning and promoting growth of the partner’s certified resource pool and related Practice build

· Evangelizing IFS within the Partner

· Evangelizing the Partner within IFS

· Conducting revenue forecasts for partner-directed transactions

· Engaging with sales executives and directors to drive IFS revenue

· Developing a deep comprehension of the partner’s services demand, capacity and related capabilities

· Engaging and coaching Pre-Sales and Sales Teams on identifying opportunities that are aligned to the business plan and strategy

· Developing and executing joint sales and marketing campaigns with Partners that increase brand awareness and drive incremental revenue to the organization

· Developing and owning relationship maps, ensuring related cadences are successfully executed

Primary Duties and Accountabilities:

· Developing and managing Partner relationships that produce meaningful outcomes for IFS, the Partner, and customers

· Gaining sales intelligence from the Partner for joint accounts and opportunities to improve positioning within pursuits

· Source new directs and opportunities from the Partner to build a strong pipeline

· Performing ongoing business planning, QBRs and business review cycles

· Actively driving Partner engagement in promoting of customer opportunity pursuits

· Identifying new business and revenue opportunities for IFS and the Partner via demand generation plans and activities

· Coordinating regularly scheduled Partner Status Meetings

· Forecasting pipeline status and revenue from partners on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis

· Overseeing related Training and Certification programs

· Develop and manage the IFS and Partner’s annual business plan

· Serving as the primary Point of Contact for day-to-day business needs between IFS NA and the Partner

· Negotiating, securing, and managing Partner contracts and all other related needs of the relationship

· Develop extensive knowledge of the Partner’s organization, market position, and capabilities to articulate the joint value proposition of the Partnership

Key Functions:

Build partner engagement, capacity and a high dedication relationship with IFS through:

· Joint Partner strategy and business plan development

· Coaching and guiding Partners to develop, grow and operate an IFS-focused business.

· Personal contact with each managed Partner, delivering proper Partner resources, and being the conduit for user-friendly relationships with the Partner

· Linking the right resources to grow the Partner’s impact to IFS

· Maintaining visibility into the Partners’ IFS pipeline and delivering resources needed to assist them with moving the sales and deployment opportunities to close

· Coordinating activities within IFS to drive successful Partner sales and delivery outcomes while ensuring customer satisfaction

· Collaborating with the Partner to develop innovative solutions leveraging IFS technology

· Implementing global IFS policies and procedures to ensure profitable growth

· Developing Partners to promote IFS priorities and demand-focused needs

· Effectively managing and coaching the Partner sales teams in closing IFS opportunities

· Participating in efforts to establish and refine global partner programs, policies, procedures, and approaches

· At least 5 years of experience working at a large, global consulting firm, in a client-facing or sales role; or at least 5 years of experience managing GSI partnership sales for a technology company

· Experience holding and overachieving annual sales quota

Experience building, growing, and managing trusted customer and/or Partner relationships

· Excellent communications skills with the ability to produce high-quality verbal and written materials

· Experience working with enterprise technology providers

· Ability to pitch IFS products, differentiators, and strategies to partners

· Ability to establish and manage trusted relationships with senior business leaders

· Strong Business Acumen

· Strong commercial/sales business development background and expertise

· A solid knowledge of marketing programs, events, and promotions, joint customer engagement with Partners

· Collaborating with and influencing various stakeholders in a matrixed environment

· Hands-on, self-directed professional who plans, prepares and executes professionally

· Meet targets and goals with limited supervision and with limited resources, within a matrixed organization

· Projecting executive presence sufficient to interact and influence, C-Suite 

· High levels of energy, passion, and initiative

· Residence location in the USA

What We’re Offering

• Salary Range:   $185,000 to $200,000 annually + bonus
• Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
•  Medical, dental, & vision insurance
•  401K with Company contribution
•  Flexible spending accounts
•  Life insurance and disability benefits
•  Tuition assistance
•  Community involvement and volunteering events

M/F/Disabled/Vet VEVRAA Federal Contractor.  We are a Drug-Free Workplace. Interested candidates should apply at: www.ifs.com/about/careers-at-ifs

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer