Partner Manager - DACH

Payhawk is a leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale.

The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir, Quantive, and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Munich, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Earlybird Digital East, and Eleven Ventures.

Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don't all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work.

The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We're also on a journey to improve our environmental and social impact and become B Corp certified. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too.

We're changing the world of payments, and we're looking for an exceptional team to help us.

About the Role

At Payhawk we maintain a diverse network of partners, which includes ISVs, ERP software integrators, financial advisers and accounting firms. As a Partner Manager you will own and maintain the relationships with existing partner accounts, while identifying and incubating new partnership opportunities.

The ideal candidate for this role has previous account management experience in channel sales or value-added reseller programs and possesses great communication and interpersonal skills. They must feel comfortable delivering presentations to small groups of people online, as well as in person. A good understanding of the SaaS sales process and proficiency in customer relationship management software are a must. Knowledge of the fintech industry and financial accounting skills are a huge plus.

This role requires regular collaboration with Payhawk's sales, customer success, solution engineering, marketing, and legal teams. Some business travel is expected.

Responsibilities

• Partner prospecting and recruitment
• Sales-enablement training to the business development teams of partner companies
• Lead tracking and assignments within Payhawk's sales organization
• Identifying and developing champions within partner companies that will promote our product internally
• Coordination co-marketing campaigns
• Partner performance reporting
• Representing the company at industry conferences and events
• Development of regional partner strategy

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in a Software as a Service company in a channel management or sales-related role such as Account Executive
• Proficiency in customer relationship management (CRM) software such as Salesforce
• Ability to build relationships
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting to partners and stakeholders
• Fluent in German and English
• Knowledge of market research, sales and negotiating principles
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently and effectively to meet required deadlines
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, sales or marketing
• Ability to do light travel

Company Benefits

• 30 days holiday paid leave
• Competitive compensation package
• Exchange policy to another Payhawk office (London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Sofia, Paris)
• Opportunity to use the Payhawk product.

Payhawk is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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