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Strategic Alliances Business Development Manager  

EOE StatementAscentis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 
Description

The Strategic Alliances Sales team is made up of driven sales professionals who come to Ascentis to make a direct impact in a fast-paced, growing organization. The Strategic Alliances Business Development Manager will drive growth through growing strategic alliances relationships. Through effective management and strategic oversight this person will create and build sales and partnership opportunities to be pursued by the Strategic Alliances Business Development Manager and Ascentis Account Executives. Centered around our cultural norms, you will be a key contributor to the growth of Ascentis in the $18 billion HCM industry.

Cultural Norms:

 

What are the general responsibilities of the position?

  • Responsible for building and developing strong strategic alliances in an exciting, fast paced, and competitive marketplace
  • Leading and participating in discussions on the strategic direction of our alliances strategy
  • Identifying potential new strategic alliances for Ascentis to pursue
  • Active participation in all facets of the sales process with alliance partners
  • Pipeline development and management of partners along with maintaining reporting and visibility into performance against all revenue and activity KPI’s
  • Working with other teams and members of Ascentis to drive growth and expansion with our alliance partners

 

 
Position Requirements

What are we looking for in a candidate?

  • Experience building strategic alliances with mid to large ERP providers (ie. SAP/Oracle/Microsoft) and associated value added resellers and systems integrators
  • Experience selling to “C” level Executives and multiple decision makers
  • A strong self-starter with the desire and flexibility to operate in a fast-paced technology company
  • Experience and willingness to sell and work in a highly collaborative, team first environment
  • Experience and/or the ability to drive revenue through the efforts of others is required
  • Qualified candidates must possess the ability to maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet our core values and culture
  • Experience in a Salesforce.com environment is highly desired
  • Up to 25% travel

Education/experience/technical considerations:

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 10+ years of successful channel and/or alliances experience
  • Experience in Human Capital Management (HCM) and/or Work Force Management (WFM) required
 
Location Minneapolis  
About the Organization The Ascentis mission is to create innovative products that are easy to use for the often under-served mid-market that cover the full Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. This full suite approach combined with an amazing team equals success!





We at Ascentis firmly believe that a product is only as good as the people behind it. Whether it's platform development, technology maintenance, client support, product management, sales or operations, all of our employees see the direct impact of their work. As a leader and one of the fastest growing 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) companies in the Human Capital Management space, Ascentis focuses on hiring talented and motivated people from diverse backgrounds. If you want to channel your ambition and drive for success, you belong with Ascentis!





Ascentis has grown tremendously over the last 3 years. Recently, we announced a majority recapitalization by global growth equity investor Summit Partners. Summit invests across growth sectors of the global economy and has invested in more than 440 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences and other growth industries. These companies have completed more than 140 public equity offerings. So, needless to say, we are all extremely excited with where we are headed!







 

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