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Partner Sales Manager

California Jobs, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


Harness

is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely, and quickly, increasing customers' pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal,

who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We're backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms.Position Summary

The Partner Sales Manager is a crucial role in accelerating the growth of Harness' business through strategic partnerships. This role demands a deep understanding of the partner ecosystem, exceptional relationship-building abilities, and a strong focus on closing deals. Key responsibilities include:Creating and executing a strategic plan.Expanding the territory.Developing regional partners.Fostering collaboration with field teams.Navigating complex enterprise sales cycles, with a primary focus on promoting Harness software and services.The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of generating net new enterprise business through channel and SI partners, as well as experience in expanding the partner ecosystem.About The Role

Generate partner sourced pipeline and revenue by developing go-to-market strategies with partner ecosystems.Develop joint business plans with strategic partners to achieve defined targets in your assigned region through partnership sales.Establish thought leadership with focus partners to align their GTM sales and services strategy with the Harness Platform.Collaborate with regional partners and sales teams to identify mutual prospects, resulting in new business meetings and increased partner sourced pipeline.Create enablement plans to help focus partners build technical pre-sales and post-sales capabilities that drive customer success.Develop and execute a comprehensive regional partner sales plan.Work across internal and external business functions to enhance alignment and scale.Recruit, onboard and enable new partners into the Harness ecosystem.Collaborate closely with Harness field sales leaders and teams to drive partner engagement.Participate in and support business reviews with Sales Teams.Contribute to building and promoting partner communities across the US.About You

Passionate about developing and working with the partner ecosystem.Established partner relationships across the Northeast (US).Proven track record of quota achievement with reseller and SI partnerships.5 - 7 years of experience in partnership development and partner management.Demonstrated ability to establish partner strategies which generate partner-led customer engagements.Strong relationships with Channel, SI and Cloud partners.Exceptional organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to outline and implement partner strategies.Experience with MEDDIC-based sales methodology; prior experience in a start-up environment is preferred.History of accurate forecasting and business reporting.Proficient in using Salesforce and other sales-oriented tracking tools.A leader who embodies and promotes the Harness Values.What you will have at Harness

Competitive salaryComprehensive healthcare benefitsFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Flexible work scheduleEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Flexible Time Off and Parental LeaveMonthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building eventsMonthly internet & phone reimbursementThe anticipated base salary range for this position is

$145,000 - $165,000

annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The compensation package for this position also includes a commission/variable component, which is based on performance, plus equity, and benefits.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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