Senior Partner Sales Executive

Job Description

• This role is heavily centred around recruitment of new partnerships.

• Work with our Enterprise and Commercial sales team to drive business performance measured by new bookings, expansion bookings and customer acquisitions with partners.

• Drive opportunity velocity with our sales teams and partners.

• Evangelize SI partner and technology alliance capabilities with the Zendesk sales teams, clearly articulating the partner’s value propositions to foster proactive engagement.

• Create and execute a regional go-to-market strategy, building on the partner initiatives we already have in place.

• Work with regional field and channel marketing teams to fund partner-led campaigns and demonstrate return on marketing investment.

• Serve as day-to-day liaison between existing partners and Zendesk sales, develop market initiatives to drive incremental revenue.

What you have:

• You have excelled in previous partner sales roles: 10+ years of experience in partner channel development, sales, business development, alliance management.

• You have experience working with regional resellers, BPO consultancies and technology companies.

• Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort.

• Understanding of customer value proposition for Zendesk solutions and best practices for partners to monetize services and solutions.

• A strong understanding of technology and are tech savvy.

• You are happy working in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on creating something “new” and are not afraid to get your hands dirty in the day-to-day business.

• Proven ability to build relationships with internal sales teams to be successful.

• Ability to present to partners and to prospects, the solution and the partner program. 

• You have carried a quota before.

Fully Flexible:

In this role, you’ll work primarily remotely or from the Melbourne office with the support of a dynamic and caring team. We’ll provide you with the digital tools and experiences to be together–even when we’re apart. Being digital first doesn’t mean we’re digital only. You’ll also have the flexibility to join us at a Zendesk workspace, in one of our Zendesk offices or our flex office spaces. We will bring our people together on occasion to connect, collaborate, learn, or celebrate in person.

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