Anaplan is looking for a Senior Director of Technology Partnerships . This role will be responsible for driving the success, growth, and strategic evolution of Anaplan's partnership across the Technology provider ecosystem - including AI, Data Cloud Provider, ISV and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) - with a strong emphasis on revenue acceleration, co-sell activation, joint solution development, and ecosystem expansion.
The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of building technology partnerships within a SaaS environment, while serving as both a strategic leader and hands-on operator. This individual will work cross-functionally across Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Finance to strengthen Anaplan's position as the leading xP&A platform within the cloud ecosystem.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will define and execute the global strategy for Anaplan's Technology partnership, identifying new market opportunities, enabling go-to-market teams, and driving joint sales execution alongside our Technology partners and Systems Integrator partners (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, EY).
Define the landscape and strategy for Technology Partner investment spanning, AI companies, Data Cloud companies, Cloud Service Partners (CSPs), and Apps/ISV Partners.
Manage and grow multifaceted relationships across the Technology ecosystem landscape, with the expectation of delivering significant growth (and product / offering collaboration)
Define the strategy and roadmap for execution for the joint creation of market leading assets / solutions facilitated by regional and global Systems Integrator partners (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, etc.)
Proactively identify prioritize business opportunities (new verticals, use cases / outcomes, business users, etc.) in order to activate sales execution within these partner organizations; this includes the enablement of GTM organizations to be properly incentivized and trained to achieve success.
Closely collaborate with our Product/Technology organization regarding Tech partner relationship, product releases, sales activation, etc.
Inform marketing strategy/plan to align with GTM focused sectors and solutions by region. Drive alignment between Anaplan internal marketing teams and GSIs/RSIs and Tech Partnersfor successful execution.
Oversee partner enablement at global level to ensure Partner sellers are properly trained and motivated to sell and deliver Anaplan and combined solutions.
Work collaboratively with Tech Partners and Field Engagement Managers to define strategic accounts and joint account planning targets, to support proactive business development
Manage the Co-Sell programs, registering and fielding co-sell opportunities.
Build programs, and collaborate with Anaplan Field Engagement Managers, to ensure Tech Partners field sales organization is enabled to drive new revenue opportunities for Anaplan.
Integrate the Tech Partner GTM strategy with the overall Customer Success strategy for driving success of Anaplan product implementation, adoption, and expansion.
Work closely with the lea
Additional Information
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers' success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who's who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.
Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins - big and small.
Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you'll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let's build what's next - together!
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