Responsibility
Company profile and partner metadata
Solution areas, workloads, and services
Certifications, Solution Partner designations, and Specializations
Proactively identify and correct stale or inaccurate data; Expired certifications
Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Solution Partner designations
Specializations, renewals, and audits
Tracking deadlines and requirements to ensure eligibility is maintained, benefits are not missed, audits and renewals are completed on time
Coordinate required inputs across delivery teams (certifications, skills, capacity), HR (staffing and role alignment), sales and marketing (capabilities and positioning)
Assist with in updating internal documentation
The Partner Programs & Enablement Manager is responsible for ongoing maintenance of Planet’s operational presence within the Microsoft Partner Program and Microsoft Partner Center with, focused on accuracy, partner program compliance, incentives alignment, and solution‑play enablement. They will ensure that Planet’s Partner Center profile, designations, specializations, certifications, solution areas, and incentive alignment are accurate, current, and coordinated across internal teams, so Microsoft sellers and partner programs see Planet correctly.
Ensure MSFT Partner Center accuracy
Microsoft Partner Center Ownership (Critical Requirement) Own day‑to‑day entry, maintenance, and accuracy of Planet’s presence in Microsoft Partner Center
Manage and update:
Compliance & Readiness responsibilities including working with leadership to ensure operational readiness for Microsoft partner programs, including:
Maintain working knowledge of Microsoft FY25 and/or FY26 Incentive Programs, including eligibility requirements, alignment to solution areas and workloads, partner posture dependencies
Maintain working knowledge of Microsoft Solution Plays, including how solution opportunities plays map to Partner Center solution areas; incentives and benefits align to specific plays
Ensure Planet’s Partner Center posture affects eligibility and visibility including Partner Center representation, Partner Program readiness, internal enablement is aligned to current Microsoft incentive and solutions‑play motions
Work with leadership to align Planet Service Offerings with existing Incentive Programs
Ensure internal enablement materials reflect updated Partner Center Microsoft benefits and eligibility.
Assist with Planet GTM Strategies with active opportunities as well as any remediation needed
Qualifications
Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Partner Center
Experience managing partner profiles, designations and specializations, certifications and eligibility data
Working knowledge of Microsoft FY25 or FY26 Incentive Programs
Working knowledge of Microsoft Solution Plays and how they map to Partner Center
Experience working at a Microsoft partner, ISV, or systems integrator
Strong operational discipline and attention to detail
Ability to coordinate across multiple internal teams
3+ years of experience working directly with Incentive programs or partner enablement roles (Microsoft preferred)
Self-Starter
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Partner Center
- Experience managing partner profiles, designations and specializations, certifications and eligibility data
- Working knowledge of Microsoft FY25 or FY26 Incentive Programs
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Solution Plays
- Experience working at a Microsoft partner, ISV, or systems integrator
- 3+ years of experience working directly with Incentive programs or partner enablement roles (Microsoft preferred)
What We Do
Planet Technologies was built around investing in and developing long term relationships with our customers and corporate partners. We work hard to keep our staff trained on the latest technologies, policy and operational issues impacting today’s federal and corporate environments. Being an expert on the technology we support is the first step, more importantly is understanding your business mission and integrating technology into a long term strategic plan. Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft consulting services to public sector and commercial organizations. Our team of Microsoft experts provides support for Office 365, CRM, SharePoint, System Center, SQL, and Windows 7-10. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, records management, workflow automation, collaboration, systems management, virtualization and more. A Global Leader in Microsoft Technologies: Few companies can compare to Planet Technologies when it comes to an established relationship with Microsoft. As a company with a 100% focus on the Microsoft platform, we know Microsoft technologies and we are a trusted partner. As a team of experienced and certified Microsoft consultants and Microsoft trainers, we are the best partner to help your staff get up to speed quickly and cost effectively in order to make your business more productive with your Enterprise Agreement investment. Advanced certifications • Microsoft Partner with five gold and ten silver competencies • CPLS Microsoft certified training Highly skilled staff • Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) • Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) • Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) • Microsoft CRM Rangers • 150+ Microsoft Consultants We are a full-service, independent training company providing a range of IT and developer training services based on Microsoft technologies to individuals and organizations.
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