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****This position can sit anywhere in the United States****
Anaplan is looking for an Alliances Director – Sales & Marketing RSIs. This role will be responsible for driving the success of our Sales & Marketing RSI (regional system integrator) partnerships and alliances in North America; collaborating with all internal and external partners to deliver sourced and co-sold partner revenue through the development of differentiated go-to-market motions, plays while ensuring partner delivery readiness and capability development. This opportunity aims to drive strategic growth and partner collaboration across one of Anaplan’s largest functional domains (sales & marketing) and implement programs to support the growth, drive GTM execution, and elevate customer value in the sector.
Your Impact:
- Drive the development of the multi-year partner business plan for Sales & Marketing, including partner-specific goals, strategic solution offerings and apps, investments, talent & ecosystem development, marketing programs, and target accounts.
- Work with GTM and product leadership to drive engagement and creation of Originated and Co-Sold Pipeline with sales & marketing RSIs
- Selectively recruit, onboard and develop new Sales & Marketing RSI partners
- Expand both ACV and Services Revenue at target accounts through focused attention, planning, and investment
- Drive market activation of current and future Sales & marketing applications and plays with selected partners across offerings within target industry sectors and markets
- Provide oversight of the alliance, including review and approval of regional go-to-market strategy, stakeholder management, and business plan reviews
- Own all communication and activation across Anaplan and with the assigned partners to effectively enable the teams on the strategic sales & marketing GTM plays, marketing campaigns, case studies, and offerings
- Lead overall stakeholder governance, relationship mapping, and collaboration across the Partner, Alliance team(s), Anaplan leadership, partner success, partner marketing, and customer success teams.
- Continuously monitor and report on progress on business plan goals, risks, achievements, and other partner success KPIs.
- Monitor and assess partner & territory performance by leveraging data and reporting tools weekly to identify performance opportunities and drive corrective action
- Collaborate with Partner Success to drive appropriate sales and technical training for partnership to ensure capability development
- Functions as an extended member of the Sales & Marketing GTM & Product team
- Aligns with Industry Partner Sales Director and associated industry sales leader on all partner-driven opportunities in the sector, providing deal alignment, and guidance from initiation to closure in sales cycles and supporting partners throughout the sales process
Your Qualifications:
- The successful candidate will have at least 5+ years in Partnerships, Alliances or other sales-related roles and bring a strong knowledge base and a basic understanding of partner, alliance, and channel go-to-market motions. Experience within the Sales & Marketing domain is highly preferred. Previous experience working in either sales, go-to-market functions, alliances, or consulting is critical.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, detailed in your approach, and collaborative in developing strategic plans, programs, and initiatives.
- Individuals must quickly establish relative credibility with Partners, principals & sales teams. They must inspire trust and be viewed as a business partner- capable of enabling, coaching, & supporting partners to position Anaplan in customer-facing engagements.
- Communication is key to success. You will demonstrate your ability to listen, make recommendations, and influence direction when required. You will need to be a strategic problem solver with effective communication & interpersonal skills.
- The successful candidate will be customer-focused, achievement-driven, and possess an impressive executive demeanor. They will bring a true team orientation and collaborative approach and excellent presentation skills, including strong verbal and writing capabilities.
- Finally, this individual must have a solid level of business maturity, flexibility, and the instincts to adapt to a high-energy, dynamic environment characterized by high growth expectations and a collaborative culture. This individual must work exceptionally well in cooperative teams but also expect to work independently and with a set of diverse individuals regularly
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