About Acquia Acquia empowers the world's most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out. Headquartered in the U.S., Acquia is positioned as a market leader by the analyst community and is listed as one of the world's top software companies by The Software Report. We are Acquia. We are a global company with employees located in more than 30 countries, and we're building for the future. We want you to be a part of it!
The Challenge
We're looking for a star to join our high achieving partner team, covering some of our most strategic partnerships with companies offering complementary technology solutions. You will be responsible for establishing, managing, and driving business with our OEM Partners and Technology Alliances who deliver technology and services which complement the Acquia Platform.
What's needed to succeed
The right candidate will have a track record of exceeding expectations, demonstrate a high degree of motivation and thrive in a hyper growth environment. You believe in selling both with and through Partners. You understand how to combine solutions and services to deliver customer solutions. You know how to build alignment and consensus between internal colleagues and Partner employees at all levels. The focus will be on developing deep relationships with partners who can ensure consistent and predictable business growth. You will demonstrate a clear passion and drive for results, excellent relationship skills, and a deliberate attention to detail.
Responsibilities
Handle Acquia's relationships with existing and new OEM partners
Support Acquia Sales, Customer Success and Support teams with information about subscriptions, entitlements, pricing, contracts and custom engagements
Register opportunities on behalf of Acquia Sales with OEM partners
Process all requests for custom pricing, working with OEM partners to calculate pricing and obtain discount approvals
Reporting and analysis of pipeline generation, forecast, customer churn and downsell for OEM products
Report on closed won deals for OEM products, and handle the invoicing process in Coupa
Lead weekly meetings with OEM partners to report on KPI's and other sales metrics
Support internal enablement efforts led by the Product Marketing team on OEM products
Assist Acquia Sales and Account Management when prospects and customers want access to OEM product sandboxes to conduct proof-of-concept evaluations before purchase
Support the Acquia DX Alliance Partner Program for technology vendors providing complementary solutions which integrate with Acquia's Open DXP Platform by assisting with program administration, partner management, demand gen planning, coordination of enablement and operational support
Qualifications / Experience preferred
2-4 years sales or sales operations experience required
In-depth knowledge of the relevant partner ecosystems, business models and technology-driven digital transformation strategies
Experience in Partner and/or Sales/Account Management roles
Experience in building and handling multiple partner relationships with technology and OEM partners
Understanding of software product sales, preferably with a background in web based technologies (Saa S, Paas, SOA, Commerce, Cloud, WCM, Digital Experience Platforms, Social Software)
Strong analytical and writing abilities and outstanding organizational skills
Strategic and critical thinking, judgment, and decision making in measuring and managing the business
Conclusion All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.