
Director, Channel Sales & Partnerships
- São Paulo - SP
- Permanente
- Período integral
- Meet assigned targets for revenues through new channel partners
- Define the desired profile of potential partners with the help of management
- Research, identify, qualify and screen potential partners that align with the target partner profile
- Gain qualified partners’ commitment to becoming engaged and productive by formulating and conveying a compelling business proposition
- Prior to finalizing contract negotiations with each partner, develop a joint business plan (including sales targets) that is aligned with the Mastercard standards and strategy
- Maintain a solid pipeline of qualified prospective partners to meet established recruitment targets
- Drive onboarding and activating new partners; focus on ensuring the partners’ team members are enabled, equipped and motivated to sell, market, deploy and support the Mastercard offering within established timeframes
- Engage Mastercard resources and stakeholders in support of partnership objectives and sales opportunities (e.g. direct sales, Product Liaisons, marketing, etc)
- Manage channel pipeline and forecast reporting and track progress through the sales cycle
- Drive monthly partner alignment sessions to review partners’ pipelines, conduct win/loss analysis, and develop account penetration strategies to identify and build new sales opportunities
- Work with high-performing and high-potential partners to develop an annual joint business plan that defines strategies and activities to meet revenue goals; review and assess plan progress in partner-facing quarterly business reviews, making changes as appropriate
- Provide partner and market feedback loop to internal functions (e.g. sales, product, marketing) on tools and programs
- Assist in field marketing activities (e.g. staff a trade show booth, deliver sales presentations)
- At least five years of channel sales experience with proven success in recruiting and developing new partners, ideally within the same offering category and channel
- Experience sourcing, qualifying, screening and forming business relationships with channel partners at the CXO level
- Strong personal network within the industry
- Experience developing and managing joint business planning with partners
- Average length of time to revenue
- New partner pipeline coverage to quota/target
- Number of new partners and new partner revenue compared to quota/target
- Activity supporting quota/target (e.g. number of prospect calls, meetings, partners signed)
- Partner satisfaction
- Average cost of recruiting and activating new partners