Global Readiness Program Manager

NICE; New Jersey; On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NICE in New Jersey is seeking a Sr. Partner Readiness and Enablement Manager. You will be responsible for optimizing the operating rhythm for enabling partners to deliver high-quality implementations.

This role involves coordinating partner training, ensuring alignment with product needs, and overseeing the partner AI readiness program. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in B2B SaaS environments and excels in operational rigor and communication.

The work model is hybrid, combining office and remote work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in partner enablement, partner programs, sales enablement, or program management in B2B SaaS/enterprise software.
• Ability to package knowledge into partner-ready enablement (playbooks, workshops, labs).
• Cross-functional experience with Product, Professional Services, Sales, and Customer Success.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize the Partner Readiness Program for NICE partners.
• Run the partner AI readiness program end-to-end.
• Drive partner sales readiness by coordinating practical certifications.

Skills

Partner enablement

Program management

Sales enablement

Operational rigor

Strong communication skills

Job description

Sr. Partner Readiness and Enablement Manager

At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

What’s the role all about?

The Partner Readiness Program Manager operates and optimizes the operating rhythm for enabling NICE partners to sell and deliver high‑quality implementations. This role owns partner training prioritization, ensures enablement assets are aligned to partner needs and segments, and partners with Professional Services, Product, Partner Success, and Sales to verify that partner‑led implementations meet NICE quality standards.

How will you make an impact?

• Partner with the AI COE to run the partner AI readiness program end‑to‑end—tiered certification, intake workflows, escalation paths, and a champions community—so partners ship AI deployments without leaning on the COE
• Own the single readiness dashboard that tells leadership exactly where every partner stands—by country, role, certification, and deployment—and deliver the scorecards that drive action
• Build the quarterly coverage plan that decides where training investment goes, matching instructor‑led capacity to revenue opportunity, pipeline gaps, and delivery risk across regions
• Architect a modular, segment‑specific curriculum (GSI, VAR, BPO, SI) with clear readiness tiers and built‑in localization—so new content scales globally without starting from scratch
• Set the bar for "partner‑ready to implement," enforce readiness gates with PS and Partner Success, and close the loop by turning post‑implementation findings into better training
• Break down silos between PS, Product, and Sales Enablement to smooth post‑sale handoffs through tighter deal hygiene, scoping standards, and SOW guidance
• Run the operational engine—calendars, logistics, nominations, waitlists, capstone scoring, and feedback loops—with the rigor and SLAs of a scaled program
• Drive partner sales readiness by coordinating practical certifications (pitch, discovery, demo, proposals) and packaging NICE sales plays for every partner motion and segment
• Keep certified partners current through a regular release‑readiness cadence covering new features, implementation guidance, and known pitfalls—co‑delivered with Product and PS
• Ensure partners always have the demo environments, sandboxes, and labs they need—ready when they need them—for both training and live pre‑sales engagements

Qualifications

• 5+ years in partner enablement, partner programs, sales enablement, or program management in B2B SaaS/enterprise software
• Proven track record building training programs with measurable outcomes (curriculum governance, learning paths, certification, instructor‑led delivery)
• Strong operational rigor: prioritization frameworks, stakeholder management, and KPI reporting
• Ability to package existing product and services knowledge into partner‑ready enablement (playbooks, workshops, labs) in collaboration with SMEs
• Cross‑functional experience with Product, Professional Services, Sales, and Customer Success
• Excellent communication skills; able to influence without authority across regions and functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience enabling channel partners, GSIs, or service providers to deliver implementations (including readiness gates and quality assurance)
• Familiarity with LMS platforms, PRM tools, and building training/certification dashboards
• Background in contact center, CX, CCaaS, and/or AI automation solutions
• Experience running in‑person bootcamps/workshops globally with regional capacity management

Work model: Hybrid—2 days working from the office and 3 days remote each week.

About NICE

NICELtd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime, and ensure public safety. Every day, NICE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors over 3 billion financial transactions.

NICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.

Requisition ID: Reporting into: VP, Partner Strategy and Operations