Strategic Partner Manager

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URGENT - Strategic Partner Manager - 8 Months - Temp - London

Title: Strategic Partner Manager, Global Product Partnerships Location: London Duration: 8 months Languages: Fluent English is essential. Candidates with German or French are desirable and will be at a distinct advantage. Responsibilities: *Maintain strong direct relationships with the named top strategic partners *Evangelise new opportunities with existing top strategic partners, and champion their needs internally ensuring full Product Area stakeholder awareness and understanding *Develop, implement and maintain mechanisms for proactive, outbound communications to top strategic partners *Refine and maintain mechanisms to track all aspects of top partner relationships and leverage them to enhance and better forecast the relationship *Play central role in helping Product Area teams establish and share best practices in partner management and continually improve existing processes and metrics. *Maintain a deep understanding of competitive landscape, emerging business trends at the global and regional levels, identify emerging disruptors in EMEA and ensure stakeholder awareness, as necessary and appropriate *Support regional GPP Product Area teams as needed Minimum qualifications / Demonstrable experience: *BA/BS degree with Professional experience in business development, strategic relationship management or other entrepreneurial environment *Ability to speak and write fluently and idiomatically in English and to a similar level in at least one other major European language (preferably French or German) Preferred qualifications / Demonstrable experience: *MBA or Master's degree *Excellent communication skills and presentation abilities, including comfort in front of both large and small senior-level audiences *Experience in managing a portfolio of partners to achieve product objectives, operational efficiency and partner satisfaction *Self-starter with the ability to concurrently manage multiple time-sensitive projects / deals in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction *Experience analyzing and reporting data, with strong spreadsheet, statistical, quantitative modeling and forecasting skills *Significant experience in using analytical insight and employing thoughtful structures to solve problems and communicate solutions *Ability to differentiate and work at strategic and tactical level simultaneously *Ability to remain diplomatic and tactful at all times *Confident, collaborative, adaptable, self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguous requirements

URGENT - Strategic Partner Manager - 8 Months - Temp - London