Alliance Director

General information

Country United States City Remote Location Job ID 42866 Department Alliances Experience Level DIRECTOR Employment Status FULL_TIME Workplace Type Remote

Description & Requirements

The Alliance Director will be responsible for developing long term strategic relationships with Large Enterprise Partners (i.e. Wipro, Apex Systems, Mashfrog, Fortude, Cognizant) in North America ensuring a synchronized plan for generating demand and generating interest to select Infor as a vendor for their clients looking for ERP. The key goals for this role are to create, build and cement new partnerships, generate new sales opportunities which build into revenue to support the regional sales targets and growth for Infor’s business.

This person will need to be the primary partner to the Infor Large Enterprise partners, driving strong collaboration and synergies across the partner firms and the Infor sales ecosystem.

Infor is seeking a person who combines business acumen and strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to execution of impactful programs positioning Infor to top Large Enterprise partners. Someone who has managed external relationships supporting business go-to-market and sales cycles.

A Day in the Life typically Includes:

• Identify, develop, and enable partners committed to positioning Infor’s value and business solutions.
• Facilitate co-sell activities between partners and Infor sales team.
• Increase revenue from partner sources and market-share through a leverage partnering model.
• Identify and develop joint business plans and “go-to-market” strategies and lead generation opportunities.
• Provide accurate and timely management information and revenue forecasts.
• Maintain an understanding of Infor’s product technology and articulates Infor’s business solution value to partners and their customers.
• Exemplify the positive attributes of being a cross-functional strong leader, team player and synergies builder.
• 25-50% travel expected.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience developing and managing global partnerships and driving partner account activities with Large Enterprise Partners (i.e. Wipro, Apex Systems, Mashfrog, Fortude, Cognizant).
• Driving joint business plans and “go-to-market” strategies and lead generation opportunities with Large Enterprise partners.
• Sales/Marketing experience including needs analysis, business justification, negotiating and closing techniques.
• Experience managing sales opportunities across the customer journey to drive strong business outcomes. Experience building sales pipeline and closing sales.
• Experience collaborating with partners, influencing and relationship-building.
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