Partner Practice Development Manager

HP; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HP is seeking a Partner Development Manager to drive business development and achieve sales targets within the partner ecosystem in the United Kingdom. This role focuses on developing selling practices with key third-party partners and using performance metrics to evaluate partner effectiveness.

You will lead initiatives to promote local channel business, accelerate partner sales on centrally designed programs, and support complex deals and pricing with partners until they operate independently.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development and sales.
• Demonstrated success in market analysis and recruiting new partners.
• Strong organizational and program management skills.
• Experience in direct selling and stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts and execute sales targets.
• Drive adoption of portfolio-based, customer-centric selling practices across partner ecosystem
• Analyze market trends and identify potential partners with emerging capabilities.
• Develop capabilities and selling practices with priority partners.
• Leverage performance data to assess and improve partner effectiveness.
• Incubate business and grow revenue for assigned products and solutions.
• Collaborate with external resellers, distributors, and HP Financial Services.
• Select and segment partners, supporting their adoption, practice building, and certification in their focus area.
• Enable partners with value proposition, collaterals, training on their focus area, links them to technical support resources.
• Co-sell with partners until they can operate independently.

Skills

Business development

Sales targets

Market analysis

Partner recruitment

Cross-functional leadership

AI-enabled selling tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Description

The Partner Development Manager, also known as a Practice Builder, is responsible for driving business development, achieving sales targets, analyzing market trends, and identifying strategic partner relationships. This role focuses on developing and promoting selling practices with key third-party partners and using performance metrics to evaluate partner effectiveness.

Description

The Partner Development Manager, also known as a Practice Builder, is responsible for driving business development, achieving sales targets, analyzing market trends, and identifying strategic partner relationships. This role focuses on developing and promoting selling practices with key third-party partners and using performance metrics to evaluate partner effectiveness. You will understand, drive and achieve sales targets on centrally designed initiatives, utilizing global tools to promote local channel business. You will be assigned to active opportunities to accelerate Partner sales, support complex deals configurations, and pricing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts and execute sales targets.
• Drive adoption of portfolio-based, customer-centric selling practices across partner ecosystem
• Analyze market trends and identify potential partners with emerging capabilities.
• Develop capabilities and selling practices with priority partners.
• Leverage performance data to assess and improve partner effectiveness.
• Incubate business and grow revenue for assigned products and solutions.
• Collaborate with external resellers, distributors, and HP Financial Services.
• Select and segment partners, supporting their adoption, practice building, and certification in their focus area.
• Enable partners with value proposition, collaterals, training on their focus area, links them to technical support resources.
• Co-sell with partners until they can operate independently.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Proven experience in business development and sales.
• Demonstrated success in market analysis and recruiting new partners.
• Strong organizational and program management skills.
• Experience in direct selling and stakeholder interaction.

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficiency in business development and achieving sales targets.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in market analysis,recruiting new partners, and onboarding them. Ability to leverage performance metrics to assess partner effectiveness.
• Digital fluency, including remote collaboration and AI-enabled sales tools.
• New Technology and AI: Interest and confidence in adopting new technologies, especially AI, to enhance sales performance and customer engagement. Ability to quickly learn and apply digital solutions and use AI insights for smarter decisions and personalized customer interactions.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company and ranked 10 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to serve more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries on six continents. HP invents, engineers, and delivers technology solutions that drive business value, create social value, and improve the lives of our clients.

Please note the above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not a complete list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Job

Sales

Schedule

Full time

Shift

No shift premium (United Kingdom)

Travel

Relocation

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