Strategic Partner Manager, DACH

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Strategic Partner Manager expanding Hyland’s enterprise content software partner ecosystem across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Driving co-sell strategies, pipeline growth, and strategic alliances.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute DACH-specific partner strategies aligned to business objectives
  • Drive partner-influenced pipeline through co-sell motions, account mapping, and territory alignment
  • Increase bookings, improve win rates, and accelerate opportunity progression across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
  • Coordinate joint opportunities with Hyland sellers and partner teams throughout the full enterprise sales cycle
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with partner sales teams, leadership, and key stakeholders
  • Deliver enablement support including sales plays, solution positioning, and qualification guidance
  • Identify, evaluate, recruit, and activate new partners within the DACH region
  • Lead onboarding activities including sales readiness, go-to-market planning, and training initiatives
  • Maintain visibility into partner-related pipeline and contribute to forecasting, pipeline reviews, and deal inspection cadence
  • Identify and escalate execution gaps, capability risks, and blockers
  • Collaborate with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and cross-functional GTM teams
  • Develop repeatable partner programs, sales plays, and enablement assets for the DACH market
  • Capture and communicate partner and customer feedback to influence product direction and drive continuous improvement

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Sales, Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 7–10 years of experience in enterprise software sales, partner sales, strategic partnerships, business development, or a related GTM discipline within complex enterprise technology environments
  • Exposure to the DACH market
  • Experience developing and executing co-sell motions and joint go-to-market strategies
  • Strong understanding of enterprise sales cycles, partner ecosystems, and indirect go-to-market models
  • Experience working with ISVs, GSIs, hyperscalers, and Cloud Service Providers across multiple geographies
  • Ability to build high-value relationships and drive field-level partner engagement
  • Strong relationship management, negotiation, and business development skills
  • Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders without direct authority in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
  • Familiarity with AWS and broader cloud marketplace ecosystems
  • Familiarity with SAP and Salesforce
  • Familiarity with Deloitte and Accenture
  • Understanding of channel ecosystem, marketplace co-sell motions, and indirect go-to-market models
  • Proven understanding of the DACH partner and channel ecosystem
  • Hands-on experience with cloud providers, GSIs, and marketplaces, ideally including AWS, SAP, Salesforce, Deloitte, or Accenture
  • MEDDPICC sales methodology background
  • Experience developing and scaling repeatable partner programs, sales plays, and enablement assets
  • Fluency in German and English

Benefits:

  • Career development resources
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Innovation practices
  • Inclusive workplace
  • Employee initiatives and giving campaigns and programs supporting community organizations