Alliances Manager Director
Job Description
Identify, nurture, and leverage mutually beneficial partnerships and alliances that align to our strategy and help grow the
business, deliver successfully for clients, build our brand, and increase our pipeline. Activities include conceiving, researching,
fostering, and formalizing institutional relationships as needed, ensuring executive mapping with joint governance with the
Strategic partners
Maintaining and deepening relationships with existing partners and drive incremental revenue growth through alliance
influence
Develop the joint GTM strategy and execute on Joint business plans in conjunction with Strategic partners/ Hyperscalers
Negotiating attractive partnership deals and ensuring mutually beneficial partnership terms that are in line with business
objectives and strategy
Developing metrics to measure ROI from partnerships.
Work with Industry Vertical Leaders on recognizing the vertical’s role in the broader marketplace and anticipating the
technology trends that will help to drive their leadership position in the industry.
Secure Buy-in of Alliance Technology within Orion – Centers of Innovation, Vertical Solutions and Sales to enhance proactive
deals pipeline
Generate incremental revenue growth through partner-leveraged differentiated solutions and service offerings
Extend market and geographic reach
Increasing Orion Innovation’s visibility in partner ecosystems - events, conferences, social media Measures of Success:
Business Growth (tied to partnerships and alliances) measured by partner-led pipeline, topline revenue growth and market
expansion
New alliances and partnerships (formalized with NDA, Teaming agreements and/ or partnership contracts)
Qualifications:
Well versed in areas of Digital transformation, Cloud technology, Solution led approach and sales experience to drive
pipeline/revenue working with technology partner ecosystem.
Prior experience in a similar role and a strong track record of success in building strategic partnerships.
Demonstrated experience in working and collaborating successfully in teams and across functional groups
Experience leading strategic initiatives
Experience working with senior stakeholders to find win-win solutions.
Highly goal oriented, assertive a hands-on, and a problem solver.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Minimum Skill Set:
Minimum 8 to 15 years of experience in related fields such as partnerships management, sales, pre-sales.
Work in USA – NJ (USA EDT) hours
Good communication skills (Speaking, writing, and presentation)
Proficient with Microsoft office
Good negotiation skills
Understanding of typical partnership contracts, terms and conditions
Bachelor’s degree from a reputable institution
Willing & able to travel internationally
Preferred qualifications:
MBA
Prior experience in managing partnerships
Prior experience selling solutions – Cloud Technologies, Data & Analytics ( ETL, ELT, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence),
Application Modernization, Dynamics CRM would be a bonus
Understand customer needs and requirements around Business Transformation, Data & Analytics, Application
Modernization, Cloud & Infrastructure services.
Familiarity with CRM tools (eg. MS Dynamics
