Alliance Partner Executive - Salesforce at Vonage

United States

$130.686k - $171.526k

Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide! Vonage Sales Mission We strive to innovate and enhance our customers' ability to communicate within today's digital, cloud and real-time business environment. Our sales team is composed of highly-motivated, energetic and customer-focused Team Members that expand existing accounts/channels and find new clients for company products and services. This role is to be based remotely in Chicago, US. Why this job matters: The Salesforce Alliances team drives pipeline and sales revenue to Vonage from Salesforce's selling teams. We are looking to hire an individual who is experienced working in the Salesforce ecosystem or has partner management or alliances experience. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU KEEP READING What you will do: Drive Vonage's Salesforce referral business for the region. Actively develop and nurture relationships with Salesforce and Salesforce's ecosystem partners. Align Vonage's sales team with their Salesforce counterparts on pipeline development and active opportunities. Successfully position Vonage within Salesforce as the number one communications partner – responsible for all aspects relating to this i.e. exec alignment, activities with RVPs and all Sales and Sales Engineering teams. Own and execute field events with Salesforce and SI partners including partner facing and customer facing events. Nurture and maintain strong positive working relationships cross-functionally within Vonage and with partner account teams and senior-level executives. Establish regular interlocks across internal and partner resources on alliance strategy, milestones and projected results. Drive Vonage's Salesforce and other partner go-to-market strategies within the region. Develop and deliver training / education for Sales, Product, Professional Services, Customer Support and other departments on Salesforce and the Salesforce ecosystem. Promote the Vonage brand and partnership value with customers, with industry contacts and at relevant industry events. Manage business and technical escalations and communicate with stakeholders to maintain momentum and ensure success. Execute against established relationship / sales / revenue goals. Recommend and support implementation of recommendations to streamline, enhance and make Alliance Partnership Management more efficient and effective. What you'll bring: Desire to be successful and willingness to get the job done. Excellent communication skills, including writing, speaking and listening Ability to tailor communication approach to specific situations and audiences. Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex sales, marketing, relationship and associated process-related situations. Ability to form relationships and communicate effectively with executive-level decision makers. What's required for application: Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business or related discipline. Strong prior experience in an Alliance Partner Management or related role. Experience in finding, recruiting and on-boarding new partners. Experience working in the Salesforce ecosystem. What's in it for you: In addition to providing exciting work, career advancement opportunities, and a collaborative work environment, Vonage provides competitive pay and benefits including unlimited discretionary time off and tuition reimbursement. US Pay Transparency reflects Base Pay. This position is also eligible for commission. US Pay Transparency $130,686—$171,526 USD There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you. To learn how we process your personal data during the recruitment process, please refer to our Privacy Notice. Who we are: Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today. Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.