Please Note: This is a Utah-based hybrid position which will require some regular in-office days each week. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.
Essential Job Duties
As a Sr. Strategic Partner Account Manager, you’ll play a critical role in driving growth and partner success across BambooHR’s Marketplace and Platform partner ecosystem. You’ll manage a portfolio of high-impact partners, lead business development conversations, set strategic growth goals to execution, and partner with our Marketing team to co-manage sponsorships and strategic marketing initiatives that align with BambooHR’s go-to-market strategy. Your work will directly contribute to expanding integration adoption, increasing lead generation and accelerating co-selling opportunities, and deepening strategic relationships.
You will:
- Own and grow relationships with top Marketplace and Platform partners by driving joint GTM opportunities, quarterly reviews, and strategic alignment.
- Lead new partner onboarding, including business case development, integration prioritization conversations, and resource alignment across internal teams.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned partners, managing day-to-day communications and acting as a liaison between Product, Marketing, and Sales teams.
- Collaborate closely with Product to stay aligned on internal roadmap priorities and ensure strategic GTM partner initiatives support upcoming feature releases and fill top customer-requested gaps.
- Monitor and report on key partner performance metrics, including integration adoption, lead conversion, revenue influence, and marketing engagement.
- Own category-specific partner portfolios, including onboarding new partners and managing integration workflows and launch readiness.
- Identify high-potential partners for strategic progression, platform alignment, or co-selling motions based on strategic partner criteria.
- Stay informed on competitor partnerships and trends across the HR tech ecosystem to support ongoing innovation and prioritization.
What You Need to Get the Job Done
- You have 3–5 years of experience in partner account management, channel sales, or strategic alliances in the SaaS or HR tech space.
- You’re a relationship-builder at heart and thrive when working with both external stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams.
- You have experience managing pipeline, forecasts, and reporting for partner-sourced or influenced revenue and integration adoption.
- You’re a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can pivot quickly based on partner or business needs.
- You’re comfortable navigating strategic conversations and influencing cross-departmental decisions.
- You’re detail-oriented and love bringing structure to ambiguity.
What Will Make Us REALLY Love You
- Familiarity with partner tiering models, joint business planning, or co-sell frameworks.
- Experience working with any CRM and PRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Crossbeam, Euler, AppDirect).
- Ability to build data-informed partner strategies and communicate ROI to leadership.
- Strong understanding of the HR tech or SaaS integration ecosystem.
- Comfort presenting in executive-level meetings and representing partner opportunities internally.
What You'll Love About Us
- A Great Company Culture that has been recognized by multiple organizations like Inc, and Salt Lake Tribune
- Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
- Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life
- 401k plans with up to 6% company match
- $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus
- EAP through Headspace
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About Us
At BambooHR, we're building something different: we're building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work! We're a proven market leader driving innovation while building lasting success through thoughtful, sustainable growth. Here, you'll find a place that champions growth: both professional and personal, both individual and collective.
We invest in potential, giving you the space to stretch your capabilities and turn good ideas into reality while providing the safety net of a supportive, values-driven culture. Our approach combines meaningful work with meaningful lives, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and the flexibility to thrive both in and outside the office.
What sets us apart isn't just what we do, but how we do it: with openness, integrity, and a shared commitment to doing the right thing. Join us in creating HR software that makes work better for everyone, while we make work better for you.
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What We Do
Serving more than 34,000 customers and 3 million employees, BambooHR is the leading software provider powering the strategic evolution of HR in small and medium businesses.
BambooHR's cloud-based system is an intuitive, affordable way for growing companies to manage essential employee information in a personalized Human Resources Information System (HRIS). Its software sets HR free to do great work and be more strategic, which helps the entire organization do the same. BambooHR's clients include innovators like SoundCloud, Foursquare, Freshbooks, Stance, Reddit, Magnolia Homes, and others in more than 100 countries and 8 languages worldwide. If you're passionate about doing meaningful work with friendly, talented people, check out the career opportunities at bamboo.com/careers, and apply to join us.
Why Work With Us
We're a product-driven company with an award-winning culture where we all lead, learn, and help each other grow, so we can be better and create more impactful products.
We don’t like to brag, but we really do have some of the brightest minds around! Yet, we remain humble, eager to learn, and focused on making HR easier for our customers.
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