Partner Development Manager

HUBSPOT ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking a Core Partner Development Manager to manage and grow partnerships with marketing agencies in the JAPAC region. This role involves driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, and enhancing partner relationships. The ideal candidate will have sales and partner channel experience and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, partner channel development, business development, or alliance management.
• Familiarity with Emerging Markets (PH / MY / TH / VN / ID).
• Technical proficiency in technology platforms and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage 20-50 partner relationships to exceed sales objectives.
• Develop trusted-advisor relationships with partners.
• Align partners' goals with HubSpot’s objectives.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales teams on partner programs.
• Gather and report partner feedback for improvements.

Skills

Sales experience

Partner channel development

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of Emerging Markets

Tools

SaaS platforms

Job description

As a Core Partner Development Manager (PDM), you will lead and manage partnerships with leading marketing agencies, consultants and systems integrators in JAPAC - Emerging Market region. The PDM is the pivotal role in relationships that HubSpot builds with Solution Partner companies. PDMs are responsible for engaging with the Solution Partners at the executive level to build trust by sharing insights about how companies can capitalize on market opportunities by partnering with HubSpot.

PDMs drive with partner Mutual Action Plans (MAP) including but not limited to (A) defining of a partners’ solutions portfolio (B) advising on Go-To-Market, sales and marketing strategies, and (C) drive implementation of all aspects of the strategy (D) orchestrating relationships between the partners and HubSpot teams and (E) ensure excellence in execution of the strategy and achieving partnership growth goals and sales targets.

In this role you will establish and grow the business and technical relationships and manage the day-to-day interactions with these partners. You will be responsible for driving top line revenue growth and overall end customer adoption across all market segments. You will possess a business background that enables you to engage at the CXO level and ideally a sales background that enables you to easily interact with end customers and sales/field reps. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, and to build and convey compelling customer value propositions around the value of HubSpot's software.

In this role, you’ll get to:

• Manage 20-50 partner relationships and build a sales pipeline by working with your partners to exceed set objectives and goals
• Develop a trusted-advisor relationship with partners to establish strategic alignment and drive growth
• Understand and align Solution Partners' priorities, strategies, and goals with HubSpot’s to drive alignment
• Work with the program, marketing and sales teams on the execution of partner programs, events, sales engagement, building playbooks and collateral to enable partners to sell into customers effectively
• Develop and drive business and technical enablement plans with partners to facilitate the implementation and operations of HubSpot products
• Promote top partners to HubSpot customers and prospects
• Gather, organize, and report back partner feedback (both technical and business) to help improve the customer and partner experience
• Be the partner evangelist within the HubSpot sales organization
• Work with marketing and technology departments to execute sales strategy as the firm introduces enhancements to existing solutions and/or releases new products
• Bring your thinking, strategies, and ideas to advance our company’s values, unique culture, and vision for the future

We are looking for someone who:

• Has some experience in sales, partner channel development, business development, or alliance management in the technology industry
• Understanding of Emerging Markets which may include the following markets (PH / MY / TH / VN / PH / ID ) will be an advantage.
• Experienced with technology platforms and solutions with a reasonable level of technical proficiency
• Ideally has experience in the software (SaaS) industry and therefore has a deep understanding of SaaS go-to-market models
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort
• Ability to proactively identify areas in the partner development strategy that require strengthening (i.e. strategy, processes and tools).
• Ability to identify required resources and gather requirements, drive a sense of common purpose and shared goals/vision, and deliver results as an outcome of ongoing or time-bound work
• Thrives in a fast-paced working environment, can work autonomously and pivot quickly to changing business needs
• Can take an ambiguous problem, make sense of it, and propose a path forward.
• Solve for the customer and drive HubSpot’s mission of helping millions of organizations grow better