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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 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 Referral & Channel partners by driving joint GTM opportunities, quarterly reviews, and strategic alignment.
- 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.
- Monitor and report on key partner performance metrics, including lead conversion, revenue influence, and marketing engagement.
- Identify high-potential partners for strategic progression, platform alignment, or co-selling motions based on strategic partner criteria.
- Act as a bridge for communication between referral partners and the partner sales team, including regular strategy calls with the partner.
- Coordinate with partner sales personnel to drive partner strategy and maximize referrals and sales.
- Understand customer and business needs to enable partners to cross-sell and up-sell BambooHR’s products.
What You Need to Get the Job Done
- You have 3–5 years of experience in partner account management, marketing, 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.
