Senior Partner Manager - Benelux (d/f/m)

Personio's intelligent HR platform helps small and medium-sized organizations unlock the power of people by making complicated, time-consuming tasks simple and efficient. Our growing team of 1,800+ Personios across Europe and the US are building user-friendly products that delight our 14,000+ customers and their 1.5 million employees. Ready to make an impact from day one?

The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio

Partner Management at Personio is more than building out our partner network, it is an integral part of our growth strategy! The Revenue & Success Partnerships team develops our partner network across Europe in reach and depth to generate business for Personio, complement our product offering with partner services and strengthen our brand through long-term relationships. 

You will be responsible for building and developing a portfolio of Consulting, Implementation, Tech & Strategic Partners to accelerate Personio’s growth in Benelux. This is a quota-carrying position focusing on partner sales motions and creating sustainable “win-win” business opportunities for both, our partners & Personio. 

You will work closely with the rest of the partnerships team, and also with the sales and marketing teams in the BNL market.

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

• Spearhead the build up of a vocal and transactional partnership community in the Benelux region

• Work strategically in identifying commercial opportunities within your partner portfolio (& beyond) by developing joined business plans for strategic partnerships and segmenting your portfolio accordingly 

• Collaborate with partners to co-create compelling solutions that address client needs and drive acquisition of our HR SaaS platform.

• Develop and implement joint go-to-market (GTM) plans with partners, including co-marketing initiatives, sales training, and enablement programs.

• Plan and run (co-hosted) partner events and activities and manage partner marketing communications with support from Personio marketing, within budgetary guidelines and deadlines

• Evaluate performance of partnership activities and adapt them accordingly

• Collaborate closely with the BNL Country Manager and team

Important KPIs in this role include:

• Lead Gen: PQLs 

• Volume: Partner-generated Pipeline, Partner-generated MRR and Customers

• Depth: Partner Portfolio Transactionality

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• You are ambitious, commercially-minded and able to make trade offs on time and investments to leverage projects and partnerships for maximum impact to Personio

• You bring an entrepreneurial, strategic mindset and the willingness to think from first principles to develop business cases for ‘first-of-their-kind’ partnership opportunities 

• You communicate clearly, manage to win trust with business partners and are able to generate excitement in others

• You have 7+ years combined work experience in Partner management, Sales (Account Executive/ Sales Development Representative), Channel Sales management, as a Digitization Consultant or Strategy Consultant (ideally with Go-to-market experience)

• Ideally you have worked in Partnerships within the “Tech Industry” before and have experience in designing and executing partner sales motions

• You bring SaaS experience and/or a strong interest in software technology. Personal experience in working in or with consulting businesses definitely is a plus

• You ideally already understand the HR tech landscape and have worked in this industry previously

• You are fluent in Dutch & English

• You are willing to travel regularly within BNL.

Why Personio

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity

• Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)

• Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days – one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative

• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares

• Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework

• Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more

• Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations

• Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes