Partner Account Director

Recruiter
Mead Partners Limited
Location
Marlow
Salary
55000.00 GBP Annual + basic & 110k OTE
Posted
12 Jan 2017
Closes
21 Jan 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Title - Partner Account Director, Partner Manager, Channel Manager

Skills - Cloud Solutions sales or account management experience, Partner Management, IT Infrastructure sales

Salary - Up to GBP55k basic and GBP110k OTE depending on experience

Location - Buckinghamshire & London

We are seeking a Partner Account Director with a good understanding of selling cloud solutions, for an opportunity managing our client's relationship with one of the UK's leading IT Infrastructure Providers. This is a well stablished partnership for our client, so you will be picking up a substantial amount of recurring Managed Services revenue which you will be expected to retain and grow. This role will be located within their Partner's offices.

Our client integrates technologies to deliver efficient and cost effective solutions and has the highest levels of accreditation including Veritas Platinum Partner status and a Five-Gold Competency rating from Microsoft. They are experts in helping IT teams optimise resources and budgets by hosting and managing their infrastructure and business critical systems in the cloud.

Our client would like to meet candidates who understand Cloud technology and the benefits associated with it, including increased storage and flexibility and mobility. You will need to have successfully sold cloud related services at C level, and day to day will be responsible for:

- Ownership of a personal sales target focused solely on your Partner account
- Establishing and growing relationships with Partner sales and account managers
- Ensuring there is consistent communication between all parties
- Supporting marketing initiatives to drive demand generation
- Ensuring you are the "go to" person for all managed services opportunities in your Partner
- Managing leads appropriately through the sales cycle
- Maintaining an innovative and creative account plan
- Keeping abreast of the competition and what they are offering into your Partner
- Attending appropriate events

The successful candidate is likely to have:

- 4+ years sales experience
- A good understanding of cloud solutions and the benefits of cloud technology
- Experience of Partner Management ideally in a similar infrastructure provider
- A high level of motivation with a strong competitive streak
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- The capability to work without management and build relationships at all levels
- Excellent industry knowledge

This is a client we know extremely well, and where we have successfully placed many candidates over a number of years. To apply for this lucrative role please submit your CV, taking care to highlight your relevant skills and experience.

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