Partnerships & Alliances Manager

Suralink; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly policy

Medical/vision/dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Professional development allowance

Community involvement

Job summary

Suralink is seeking a Partnerships & Alliances Manager to build and own our partner ecosystem, a strategic growth lever as we scale our reach across the accounting profession. Reporting to the CRO, you will stand up the program, recruit and activate partners, and drive partner-sourced revenue with flagship co-sell initiatives.

You will define strategy, execute joint account plans, and implement the program mechanics, enabling measurable pipeline, revenue, and ROI across technology, associations,

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in partnerships, alliances, channel, or business development within B2B SaaS, with direct revenue accountability.
• 2+ years of experience in the accounting industry.
• Proven track record of building partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue.
• Hands-on experience running co-sell motions with strategic or enterprise partners, including working directly with partner sellers on joint deals.
• Experience across more than one partner type (technology and integration, channel and reseller, or association, network, and referral).
• Comfortable building a function from an early stage, creating the playbooks, program mechanics, and enablement without a fully formed playbook to inherit.
• Strong commercial acumen, including comfort structuring and negotiating partner agreements and economics.
• Ability to work remotely within the U.S. (Mountain, Central, or Eastern time zones preferred).

Responsibilities

• Build and Own the Partner Strategy across co-sell, technology and integration, association and network, and referral motions.
• Define engagement models and program structure to match segments and revenue potential.
• Establish operating rhythm with joint account planning and quarterly business reviews.
• Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue as primary success metrics.
• Anchor and scale flagship co-sell partnerships with partner sellers and Suralink Account Executives.
• Recruit, evaluate, and sign new partners; build relations with accounting-firm associations and networks.
• Negotiate partner contracts and terms; onboard and activate partners for growth.
• Build partner enablement with co-branded content and joint value propositions.
• Collaborate with Marketing on co-marketing plans and events; stand up program mechanics and tooling.
• Collaborate with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and RevOps for seamless handoffs and expansion opportunities.
• Lead commercial terms discussions with partners in coordination with Finance and Legal.
• Define and track KPIs: partner-sourced/influenced pipeline, attributed revenue, and program ROI.

Job description

Suralink® is the agentic automation platform for accounting professionals and their clients, leading the global charge in AI-driven accounting technology. As the leading AI platform for accounting firms, Suralink serves more than 50% of the top 100 enterprise accounting firms in the United States and has over 800,000 users globally.

Our mission is to empower the people we serve to redefine the meaning of efficiency in the accounting technology industry. Our award-winning SaaS platform was built for CPA firms, providing a simple, secure way to manage audit, tax, and advisory engagements.

Recognized for growth, innovation, and culture, we foster a highly collaborative, remote-first environment where exceptional, motivated professionals can make a meaningful impact. If you're passionate about building relationships and driving growth at a fast-growing SaaS company, we'd love to talk with you

Who we are looking for:

Suralink is seeking a Partnerships & Alliances Manager to build and own our partner ecosystem, a strategic growth lever as we scale our reach across the accounting profession.

Reporting to the CRO, you will own the full partner motion end-to-end: standing up the program, recruiting and activating partners, and turning those relationships into measurable pipeline and revenue. You will anchor a newly launched co-sell partnership with a global leader in tax and accounting technology, along with several existing accounting-firm associations and networks. You will also expand the ecosystem across additional global technology and integration partners, accounting-firm associations and networks, and referral and reseller relationships.

This is a builder role. You will define the strategy, do the hands‑on work of joint account planning and co‑sell execution, and put in place the program mechanics, enablement, and reporting that make partner‑sourced revenue predictable and repeatable. Success requires someone who is equally comfortable setting strategy with a partner executive and rolling up their sleeves to run a joint account‑mapping session.

Key Responsibilities:

Build and Own the Partner Strategy

• - Define Suralink’s partner strategy across co-sell, technology and integration, association and network, and referral and reseller motions
• - Segment and prioritize partners by revenue potential and strategic fit, and build the tiering, engagement model, and program structure to match
• - Establish the operating rhythm, from joint account planning to quarterly business reviews, that keeps partners accountable and aligned to shared goals

Drive Partner-Sourced Pipeline and Revenue

• - Own partner-sourced and partner‑influenced pipeline and revenue as your primary measure of success
• - Anchor and scale our flagship co-sell partnership, working directly with partner sellers and Suralink Account Executives on joint account plans, deal registration, and opportunity progression
• - Build repeatable co-sell motions that connect partner reps and Suralink Account Executives on shared opportunities

Recruit and Activate New Partners

• - Identify, evaluate, and sign new partners that expand Suralink’s reach and strengthen the platform’s value in the accounting technology stack
• - Develop relationships with accounting‑firm associations and networks to reach their members at scale
• - Negotiate partner contracts and terms and effectively onboard + active new partners to ensure program growth

Enable and Operationalize the Program

• - Build partner enablement, from co‑branded content and joint value propositions to sales tools that help partners position and sell Suralink
• - Partner with Marketing on co‑marketing plans, joint campaigns, and events that generate attributable partner pipeline
• - Stand up the program mechanics: partner agreements, deal registration, attribution tracking, and partner tooling

Collaborate Across the Business

• - Work with Product on integration and technology partnerships, aligning roadmap and joint solution value
• - Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and RevOps to route partner‑sourced demand, ensure clean handoffs, and surface expansion opportunities
• - Lead commercial terms discussions with partners in coordination with Finance and Legal

Measure and Report

• - Define and track the KPIs that matter: partner‑sourced and influenced pipeline, attributed revenue, partner‑sourced ARR, and program ROI
• - Maintain clean attribution and reporting so partner contribution is visible and defensible
• - Report partner performance to the executive team and contribute to board‑level updates on the partner motion

Experience and Professional Qualifications:

• - 5-8+ years in partnerships, alliances, channel, or business development within B2B SaaS, with direct revenue accountability
• - 2+ years of experience in the accounting industry
• - Proven track record of building partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue
• - Hands‑on experience running co‑sell motions with strategic or enterprise partners, including working directly with partner sellers on joint deals
• - Experience across more than one partner type (technology and integration, channel and reseller, or association, network, and referral)
• - Comfortable building a function from an early stage, creating the playbooks, program mechanics, and enablement without a fully formed playbook to inherit
• - Strong commercial acumen, including comfort structuring and negotiating partner agreements and economics
• - Ability to work remotely within the U.S. (Mountain, Central, or Eastern time zones preferred)

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• - Familiarity with the accounting‑firm ecosystem, including firm associations and networks and the surrounding technology stack
• - Experience with co‑sell and marketplace mechanics and partner attribution in HubSpot

Competencies:

• - Builder who thrives with ambiguity and creates structure where none exists
• - Commercially minded and accountable to revenue, not activity
• - Relationship builder with the executive presence to earn trust with senior partner stakeholders
• - Data‑driven and disciplined about attribution and reporting
• - Cross‑functional orchestrator who aligns Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success around shared partner goals
• - Strategic and operational in equal measure, able to set the plan and run the cadence that delivers it

At Suralink, our values guide everything we do:

• - Customer Obsessed: We seek to understand those we serve deeply and are committed to serving them better than anyone else.
• - Passionately Motivated: We care about what we do, which drives us to work hard, show grit, and go above and beyond to achieve great outcomes.
• - Constantly Improving: We are eager to learn and grow. Challenges are opportunities to innovate and enhance our solutions.
• - Team Focused: We know that our success is built together. We support one another and celebrate team achievements.
• - Highly Reliable: We demonstrate good judgment, honor our commitments, and are accountable for our results.

Why Suralink?

There’s a lot to love about working at Suralink! Here are a few of the benefits you can expect:

• - Remote-friendly policy
• - Medical/vision/dental insurance
• - Flexible PTO policy and ten paid holidays
• - Parental leave
• - Professional development allowance
• - Community involvement