
Sales Channel & Affiliate Manager, Software (Indirect Tax) *Remote
- Riverwoods, IL
- $121,350-170,050 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Meets assigned targets for sales generated or referred by assigned Channel Partner Portfolio through successful management of Channel Partner relationships to drive qualified sales leads to be sold by the Wolters Kluwer Corporate Indirect Tax sales team
- Executes overall go to market strategy for assigned Channel Partner Portfolio including the creation of a business plan for each Channel Partner and collaborating with CCH Tagetik Corporate Indirect Tax cross-functional teams, including: Field sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Customer Support to execute Channel Partner business plans to grow Channel Partner generated sales
- Establishes productive, professional relationships with executive sponsors, field sales and pre-sales leaders, Marketing, Professional Services and Customer Support contacts at partners within the named Channel Partner Portfolio
- Coordinates ongoing education and training sessions for Channel Partners to drive new sales opportunities
- Works closely with the Business Unit and Divisional leadership to identify, recruit, negotiate, on-board, develop, train and manage new partners to be added to Channel Partner Portfolio
- Develops a deep understanding of Channel Partners’ sales organizations, products, strategies, and their customer value and go-to-market priorities to drive value in connecting Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik Corporate Indirect Tax products and services with the Partners’ market offerings
- Works with Wolters Kluwer and Channel Partners’ Marketing teams to craft marketing messaging and marketing programs that are Partner specific to drive new sales of Wolters Kluwer products and services
- Collaborates with Division Partner Sales Manager on Channel Partner planning processes that develop mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones
- Conducts quarterly and annual business reviews with Channel Partner executive sponsor and Channel Partner stakeholders on progress against mutual performance objectives, financial targets and critical milestones
- Serves as trusted advisor to Channel Partners for Wolters Kluwer lines of business on strategic issues
- Works closely with Marketing and Sales teams to ensure maximum partner revenue potential
- Reports partner related activities in CRM
- Presents to Channel Partners, prospects and customers at industry trade show events
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor
- Bachelor’s degree, or if no degree; equivalent years of relevant work experience
- Tax & Accounting industry sales or relevant work experience; knowledge of Tax & Accounting practices
- Ability to operate at both a strategic/conceptual level and at a detailed/operational level
- Metrics driven; highly disciplined process orientation
- Ability to work in a teaming environment with several internal and external stakeholders
- Proven ability to perform in a consultative, collaborative manner and engender trust and cooperation from colleagues and stakeholders; drives for collaboration in conjunction with shared goals & objectives, but not necessarily consensus
- Sound business judgment and flexibility to manage unexpected changes in business conditions and customer requirements; ability to make hard decisions around prioritization
- Engaging operational style that builds and sustains credibility with staff, colleagues, clients and other stakeholders
- Strong organization/multi-tasking skills – ability to successfully implement strategies and manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while remaining focused
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
- Channel Sales/Channel Partner Management, Account Management, Product Management or Business Development experience working with software/SaaS or cloud technology solutions
- Demonstrated track record and results in Channel Partner Management and 3rd party arrangements
- Hands-on experience strategizing and negotiating complex deals
- Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, and networking skills
- Maintains robust professional network comprised of multiple industry, and technology communities
- Strong knowledge of major ERP, E Commerce and POS products
- Significant demonstrable technical knowledge
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & Teams)
- Working knowledge of Salesforce.com or other comparable CRM application