Senior Partner Development Manager
GitHub, Inc.
- United Kingdom
- Permanent
- Full-time
Locations: In this role you can work from Remote, United Kingdom
Overview:As a Partner Development Manager for Enterprise in EMEA, you will lead GitHubs engagement with system integrators, shaping and executing strategic partner plans that accelerate GitHub business, AI innovation, andagentic DevOps. You will build trusted C-suite relationships, influence partner business strategies, and drive co-sell execution to deliver measurable impact.This opportunity will allow you to
- Accelerate your career growth by leading strategic initiatives with the key companies supporting Enterprise customers with their software engineering practices.
- Strengthen executive presence and advisory skills through CxO-level engagements and joint business planning.
- Hone sales leadership by driving pipeline growth, marketplace execution,
- Manages partner co-selling for assigned solution partners to drive joint pipeline and partner consumption of GitHub products at scale. Connects with GitHub's sales and partner communities to bridge and support partner-to-partner engagements as needed, aiming to scale the offering also through co-sell-ready partners. Supports account teams while navigating within partners' solutions and expertise.
- Work with partner to build a Partner Business plan following GitHub standard format, and help the partner follow all sales alignment and sales coordination processes, including a regular pipeline review.
- Facilitates match-making to drive opportunities connecting partners to sellers and working closely with account teams to align GitHub solutions to specific business needs. Delivers and integrates partner expertise and solutions into sales cycles that grow consumption of GitHub products. Demonstrates portfolio of business while managing pipelines.
- Brings stakeholders from different parts of the business (GitHub Sales, GitHub Services Sales, Microsoft sales teams, Customer Success) together to create demand, bring new ideas to market, establish quality partner connections, and orchestrate processes to set expectations and generate trust. Refers to solution/practice maps or marketing campaigns to support partner strategy.
- Develops pipelines with co-sellers. Engages partners and co-sellers proactively to ensure right co-sell prioritization and pipeline coverage to support targets. Participates in service sales forecasting, as well asaccount/territory planning to identify and address gaps. Drives pipeline reviews with top co-sell partners and GitHub sellers to evaluate pipeline effectiveness.
- Drives attendance to partner events and responses to partner surveys. Adapts partner strategies as needed to adjust for scale and complexity. Aligns resources and programs to support partner co-sell pipeline
- Supports sponsorship of innovative solutions and the presentation of solutions.
- 7+ years experience in Alliance Management, sales, business development, go-tomarket, or partner channel development in the technology industry or related experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Operations, Computer Science or related field AND 5+ years experience in Alliance Management, sales, business development, or partner channel development in the technology industry or related experience
- OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Business Operations, Computer Science or related field AND 3+ years experience in Alliance Management, sales, business development, or partner channel development in the technology industry or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- 9+ years experience in core sales, channel sales, industry or solution selling, architecture experience, or business development experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or related field AND 7+ years experience in core sales, channel sales, industry or solution selling, architecture experience, or business development experience
- OR Master's Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or related field AND 5+ years experience in core sales, channel sales, industry or solution selling, architecture experience, or business development experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
- Model
- Coach
- Care
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
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