The Head of Partnerships at CEQUENS is responsible for developing, executing, and managing partnership strategies that generate profitable and sustainable new revenue streams. This role involves creating diverse partnership frameworks, negotiating agreements, and aligning partnership activities with the overall business strategy to drive growth and enhance market presence.
Strategy Development and Execution
- Transform corporate objectives into actionable projects and initiatives to achieve key business results.
- Develop and manage multiple partnership frameworks including referral, marketing affiliate, influencer, reseller, system integrators, marketplace, and ISV partnerships.
Partner Identification and Relationship Management
- Identify and target potential partners within the CPaaS and SaaS ecosystems, including local aggregators, mobile operators, ecosystem enablers, call centers, marketplaces, technology companies, and content marketing agencies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners, serving as the primary contact and fostering collaboration to ensure successful partnership outcomes.
Contract Negotiation and Management
- Design and negotiate partnership agreements and contracts that ensure mutual benefit and align with CEQUENS's strategic objectives.
- Develop a structured tier and level system for partnerships to motivate and reward higher levels of engagement and performance.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with internal teams such as Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Legal to ensure cohesive and aligned partnership strategies.
- Oversee the automation of the partnership journey from identification to enablement, onboarding, performance monitoring, and management.
Industry Engagement
- Represent CEQUENS at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to promote partnerships and enhance brand visibility.
- Stay informed on industry trends and competitor activities to identify new partnership opportunities and maintain a competitive edge.
- 10+ Years of experience in building and managing strategic partnerships, ideally within the technology or telecommunications sector.
- Experience in negotiating and managing complex partnership agreements.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
- Advanced degrees or professional certifications related to business development or partnership management preferred.
Skills
- Strong strategic planning and execution skills with the ability to transform business objectives into revenue-generating activities.
- Excellent relationship management and communication skills, capable of nurturing strong partner alliances.
- Proficient in contract negotiation and understanding the legal frameworks of partnership agreements.
- Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to support partnership initiatives.
What We Do
CEQUENS is a multi-award-winning omnichannel communication solutions provider. We are on a mission to simplify customer engagement through our innovation-focused solutions engineered for customer-first organizations.
We support businesses with communication APIs, multichannel applications and connectivity solutions such as SMS, WhatsApp Business, voice, and multifactor authentication. Our product suite aims to solve our customers’ unique problems and cultivate deeper human connections between businesses and individuals in every market we play.
With 5 office locations and 128+ direct network connections, CEQUENS empowers more than 1000 businesses in over 107 countries with faster, better, and stronger communication fine-tuned to their industries. Our platform boasts a 99.96% uptime and is built on industry-leading security standards.
CEQUENS is an ISO-certified and a PCI DSS-compliant company, and has been rated as a Tier One A2P SMS solutions provider in ROCCO's A2P SMS Market Impact Reports 2023. It is also recognized as a Meta Business Partner as well as a value-added service provider for Microsoft Teams Phone and WhatsApp Business. Our vision is to become the most compelling partner for developers, startups, and enterprises looking for simple and meaningful ways to connect.
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