SAP NS2 Senior Partner Solution Advisor

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION 

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers. 

 

Must be a US Citizen; this position requires access to customer data. All internals must have Manager’s approval to transfer.

 

Job Summary:

The Senior Partner Solution Advisor is responsible for helping to drive SAP NS2’s strategic partner relationships. This resource will help coordinate partner collaboration and position joint success across the different partner channels.  This includes organizing, leading, and participating directly with SAP NS2 partners to better position technology and innovation for successful adopted across the cloud portfolio. 

 

From the partner side, this role will also be expected to drive strategic initiatives impacting the partners, including supporting future innovation, as well as participating in enablement for the field sales level. This role will work closely with his/her SAP Partner counterparts and be a go-to expert to ensure joint success across all impacted organizations.This is a highly visible role that will interact directly with the various SAP NS2 Cloud LOB’s, senior level resources, and a broad variety of executive-level stakeholders inside SAP.

 

Responsibilities:

• Legal engagement terms: Review partner contracts and negotiate beneficial terms for SAP NS2 and partners.
• Relationship building: develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with partners through proactive and responsive engagement.
• Partner lifecycle management: Identify, recruit, onboard, and support new partners, as well as manage and grow existing ones.
• Strategic collaboration: Work with internal teams like sales, marketing, and product to align partnership goals with overall company strategy.
• Performance monitoring: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of partnerships and make adjustments as needed.
• Conflict resolution: Address issues and challenges that arise within partnerships to ensure smooth operations.
• Work independently on topics while setting priorities and executing accordingly.
• Host Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) with partners and relevant SAP NS2 stakeholders.

 

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of presales / consulting / cloud solution experience (experience in AWS, Azure or Google) (SAP solutions: S/4HANA, Business Technology Platform-BTP, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft application (Visio, PowerPoint, Word, Excel) skills
• Willing to take responsibility and learn with a “Get-it-done” attitude, detail-oriented and highly organized
• Goal-focused, team player with the ability to work in a cross-functional, ever-changing environment

 

Travel and Location:

• 25% travel is required
• Candidates who live within a commutable distance to Herndon, Virginia is preferrable

 

 

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