Partner Advisor Manager

Qcells USA Corp.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (HQCA) is seeking a Partner Advisor Manager to lead and scale the partner advisor function within Operations.

Based in CA offices (Irvine, SF, Santa Clara) with possible in-office schedule as directed, this role focuses on improving B2B customer service, project leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive partner success. You will manage a growing team, optimize processes, ensure data integrity, and deliver compliant, scalable operations while staying

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, economics, or related field; 8+ years of professional work experience.
• 6+ years in Sales Operations, Customer Service Operations, Account Management, Sales, or related role.
• Experience leading agile teams, preferably at a technology company.
• Advanced experience with CRM software and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage a growing team of sales operations professionals, including onboarding/training initiatives, performance reviews, and alignment.
• Supervise, build, and maintain processes that increase productivity and remove bottlenecks.
• Ensure data integrity to drive insights.
• Manage the partner complaint management process from intake to review and reporting.
• Produce compliance reports as needed.
• Communicate change and drive training across teams to support partner success.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Maintain the sales partner rewards program.
• Analyze partner risk during onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
• Ensure all processes stay within SLAs.
• Maintain knowledge of products, services, procedures, and policies.
• Evaluate partner responses and recommend operational improvements.
• Drive automation to scale the business.
• Plan for continuity of the team against risks.

Skills

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Agile teams

Communication

Budget analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business management, economics, or related field

Job description

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Partner Advisor Manager role is crucial in overseeing and enhancing the partner advisor management within Enfin’s Operations team. This role will enable outstanding B2B customer service by leading department projects and initiatives. This is a high-visibility role on a fast-growing team with an opportunity to support and contribute to the business's operations and build a foundation for the business to rapidly scale.

This position will be based out of one of our offices in Irvine, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA or Teaneck, NJ, with a potential in‑office schedule set at the direct manager’s discretion in accordance with the company policies and procedures. Remote work may be considered for exceptional cases.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a growing team of sales operations professionals, including leading onboarding /training initiatives, performance reviews, and overall team alignment.
• Supervise, build, and maintain processes that increase productivity and remove bottlenecks.
• Ensure data integrity to help drive insights.
• Manage the partner complaint management process through intake, triage, escalation, follow‑up, reporting, quality assurance, and review.
• Produce compliance reports as needed.
• Communicate change, drive training, share resources, and build relationships that enable partner success by staying tuned‑in and driven by customer needs, industry trends, and current events.
• Collaborate cross departmentally to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Maintain the sales partner rewards program.
• Analyze partner risk during onboarding and monitor risk throughout the partnership.
• Oversee that all processes are within the Service Level Agreement.
• Maintain knowledge of the organization’s products, services, procedures, and policies.
• Evaluate business partner responses and recommend operational improvements.
• Drive automation where possible and understand its benefits in scaling a business.
• Ensure the continuity of the team in the face of various risks through documentation and planning.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, economics, or other related field with a minimum of 8+ years of professional work experience including 6+ years of experience working in Sales Operations, Customer Service Operations, Account Management, Sales, or related role.
• Experience leading agile teams, preferably at a technology company.
• Demonstrated business acumen with an understanding of how people, processes, policy, and technology can drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Advanced experience with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent critical thinking, multitasking, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills combined with the ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and simple way to management, colleagues, and external partners.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment and proven ability to deliver commitments.
• Proficiency in analyzing budgets and preparing financial reports.
• Proven ability to identify future business opportunities and mitigate compliance risks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Renewable Energy, Lending/Finance, Construction, or related experience preferred.

COMPENSATION

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

• Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $106,900 – $128,300
• Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $98,000 – $117,600
• Zone 3 (All others): $89,100 – $106,900

The applicable salary range is based on the employee’s primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business‑related factors.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct‑to‑homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world‑class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Mobility
• Standing 20% of time
• Sitting 70% of time
• Walking 10% of time
• Strength
• Pulling up to 10 Pounds
• Pushing up to 10 Pounds
• Carrying up to 10 Pounds
• Lifting up to 10 Pounds
• Dexterity (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)
• Typing F
• Handling F
• Reaching F

• Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)
• Turning F
• Twisting F
• Bending O
• Crouching O
• Balancing N
• Climbing N
• Crawling N
• Kneeling N

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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