Professional Services Director, NAMER

Rimini Street, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) program

Generous PTO

Job summary

Rimini Street, Inc. is seeking a Professional Services Director, NAMER to lead the development and closing of consulting opportunities across North America.

In partnership with account teams, you will shape solutions, build executive relationships, and translate client priorities into measurable outcomes. This client-facing role owns the growth motion for Rimini Consult, guiding scope, estimates, and commercial strategy while aligning delivery and sales.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in enterprise software consulting or complex solution sales.
• Track record closing consulting opportunities in a matrix environment.
• Experience leading consultative discovery, road‑mapping, solution shaping, scoping, estimating, proposal development, and executive presentations.
• Working knowledge of enterprise application ecosystems such as Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, databases, cloud platforms, security, integrations, data, and managed services.
• Ability to develop client‑facing business cases and connect technical recommendations to financial and operational outcomes.
• Experience collaborating across Sales, Pre‑Sales, Delivery, Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Client Success functions.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline generation and opportunity ownership in partnership with sales leaders.
• Lead discovery, road‑mapping, and executive conversations clarifying client priorities and value drivers.
• Define solution approach, scope, and budget; develop proposals and statements of work.
• Lead extended pursuit strategy, develop sales assets, and enable teams for success.
• Provide delivery alignment and executive oversight to ensure value realization and successful handoffs.

Skills

Consultative selling

Executive engagement

Forecasting & pipeline

Cross-functional leadership

Market insight

Oracle/SAP ecosystem knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

Advanced degree or relevant certification

Job description

About Rimini Street, Inc.

About Rimini Street, Inc. Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a Russell 2000® Company, is a proven, trusted global provider of end-to-end, mission-critical enterprise software support, managed services and innovative Agentic AI ERP solutions, and is the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software. Our comprehensive portfolio of unified solutions help run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise application, database and technology software, enabling our clients to achieve better business outcomes, significantly reduce costs and reallocate resources towards strategic projects. The Company has signed thousands of contracts with Fortune Global 100, Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector and government organizations who selected Rimini Street as their trusted, proven mission-critical enterprise software solutions provider and achieved better operational outcomes, realized billions of US dollars in savings and funded AI and other innovation investments. We are actively seeking an experienced Professional Services Director, NAMER to join our team. This remote U.S.–based role reports to the GVP of Sales, NAMER.

Position Summary

The Professional Services Director, NAMER is a client-facing sales overlay responsible for creating, shaping, and advancing Professional Services opportunities across North America. Working in partnership with account executives, pre‑sales, delivery, product management, marketing, legal, and client success teams, this role translates client priorities into compelling consulting solutions with a clear scope, approach, timeline, commercial rationale, and measurable outcomes. This role owns the Rimini Consult growth motion within the assigned region. It builds qualified pipeline, develops executive relationships, leads value positioning, coordinates solution shaping and estimation, and supports opportunities through commercial close and transition to delivery. The Director also brings market insight back into the organization to strengthen offerings, sales assets, and go-to-market execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Pipeline Generation and Opportunity Ownership Build and maintain a qualified book of Rimini Consult / Professional Services business in partnership with regional and account sales leaders. Identify whitespace within existing and prospective accounts by connecting business priorities to Rimini Consult / Professional Services capabilities. Own the overlay sales cadence for assigned opportunities, including qualification, strategy, next actions, pipeline hygiene, and forecast representation. Develop account‑specific growth plans for strategic customers and coordinate the extended pursuit team.
• Consultative Selling and Executive Engagement Lead outcome‑led discovery, road‑mapping, and executive conversations that clarify client priorities, constraints, value drivers, and decision criteria. Build and sustain trusted relationships with client executives and key stakeholders throughout the sales cycle. Create persuasive business cases that articulate hard savings, soft savings, risk reduction, operational improvement, and strategic value. Position the differentiated value of Rimini Consult for executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Solution Shaping, Scope, and Commercial Development Partner with Solution Architects, subject matter experts, and Delivery leadership to define the solution approach, scope, workplan, assumptions, dependencies, outcomes, and estimate. Lead development of executive presentations, proposals, statements of work, budgetary estimates, and supporting commercial materials. Ensure proposed solutions are viable, differentiated, outcome‑oriented, and aligned with client expectations and Rimini Street commercial objectives. Coordinate internal reviews and approvals with Sales, Delivery, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Sales Orchestration and Field Enablement Lead the extended sales team on pursuit strategy, stakeholder alignment, value messaging, and opportunity progression. Enable account teams to recognize Rimini Consult / Professional Services demand signals and confidently introduce relevant capabilities. Develop reusable sales assets, including value propositions, discovery guides, pitch decks, business‑case models, proposal templates, and client success stories. Share lessons learned and repeatable practices across regions to improve sales effectiveness and consistency.
• Delivery Alignment and Client Continuity Provide a disciplined handoff from sales to delivery, preserving agreed outcomes, scope, assumptions, commercials, commitments, risks, and stakeholder context. Remain engaged at an executive oversight level on strategic engagements to support value realization, client satisfaction, issue escalation, and follow‑on opportunity identification. Partner with Delivery leadership on continuous improvement based on pursuit and client feedback; this role does not replace project delivery ownership.
• Market Insight and Offering Evolution Represent regional market needs, competitive dynamics, and client feedback to Rimini Consult and cross‑functional leadership. Convert recurring client needs and successful project patterns into recommendations for improved offerings, messaging, and go‑to‑market plays. Expand awareness of Rimini Street and Rimini Consult within relevant professional networks and use market feedback to refine positioning.

Measures of Success

Performance against plan – contribution to bookings, revenue, profitable growth, client outcomes, and repeatable sales plays. Qualified pipeline creation, progression, and conversion within the assigned territory or account portfolio. Accuracy and discipline of opportunity planning, CRM hygiene, forecasting, and internal communication. Quality of discovery, solution positioning, business cases, proposals, and delivery handoffs. Growth of executive relationships, field engagement, and Rimini Consult awareness.

Qualifications Required

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise software consulting, Professional Services, technology advisory, or complex solution sales.
• Demonstrated success creating and closing consulting or Professional Services opportunities in a matrixed sales environment.
• Experience leading consultative discovery, road‑mapping, solution shaping, scoping, estimating, proposal development, and executive presentations.
• Working knowledge of enterprise application ecosystems such as Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, databases, cloud platforms, security, integrations, data, and managed services.
• Ability to develop client‑facing business cases and connect technical recommendations to financial and operational outcomes.
• Experience collaborating across Sales, Pre‑Sales, Delivery, Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Client Success functions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Preferred Advanced degree or relevant professional certification.
• Experience commercializing consulting services or developing repeatable offerings and go‑to‑market plays.
• Experience selling across multiple regions, industries, enterprise platforms, or transformation domains.

Core Skills and Personal Attributes

• Consultative selling and value‑based discovery.
• Executive presence and concise, persuasive communication.
• Commercial acumen, opportunity discipline, and strong forecasting habits.
• Ability to orchestrate cross‑functional teams without direct authority.

Why Rimini Street?

Rimini Street Inc. is an affirmative action‑equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable Federal, State, and Local Laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable Federal, State, or Local laws.

Compensation and Benefits

The general OTE range for this type of role is 245k - 340k depending on skills and experience. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be based on several factors such as: a candidate's location, and the level of applicable skills and professional experience. Rimini’s target pay for each position is available upon request during the applicant’s Interview process.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) program
• Generous Paid time off (PTO)

We are looking for talented, passionate people to help us build our future at Rimini Street. We hire only the best, the most extraordinary professionals and provide compensation, bonuses, and benefits to match the skills of our top‑performing team members.

Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, enjoy growing together, and get excited about learning new skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a true impact as part of a team of extraordinary professionals? This is the place for you. Our work is challenging and meaningful. We start and end each day with a sense of achievement and purpose guided by our core values, the Four Cs: Company We dream big and innovate boldly. Colleagues We work with extraordinary people who create a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. Clients We relentlessly pursue solutions that help clients achieve their goals. Our unmatched client care is rooted in our passion for exceptional service. Community We believe in leaving the world a better place than we found it. With the Rimini Street Foundation, we’ve made positive impacts in six continents for over 425 charities.

Accelerating Company Growth

Nasdaq-listed under ticker symbol RMNI since October 2017. Over 6,300+ signed contracts to date, including Fortune 500 and Global 100 companies. Over 2,000 team members in 23 countries. US and international recognition for industry leadership and philanthropic efforts.

See all of our awards and recognitions here: https://www.riministreet.com/company/awards/

Rimini Street is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about how Rimini Street is redefining the enterprise software support industry, visit http://www.riministreet.com

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