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Senior Partner Development Manager

On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Proven track record in partnership development and management. Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close high-value deals. Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments. High energy and a proactive approach to achieving objectives.

About the job

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Are you on the lookout for an exciting new opportunity? Or perhaps you're simply exploring the job market? Either way, you might just be in the right place!

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Partner Development Manager to join our Partnerships team at Lightspeed. This role is tailored for a proven "hunter" profile who can make a significant impact through the acquisition of external partnerships and development efforts. The ideal candidate is an ambitious professional with excellent business acumen, high energy levels, critical thinking and presentation skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and a consistently professional demeanor. This individual excels at identifying, researching, negotiating, and finalizing high-value agreements with distribution partners, while adeptly managing complex operational and contractual requirements involving multiple stakeholders, demonstrating determination, resilience, patience, and strong relationship management skills.

You will be responsible for identifying, researching, and developing nascent yet impactful distribution relationships, those that require patience, foresight, and influence, yet have the potential to drive significant results. These are not transactional partnerships; they involve intentional distribution strategies designed to unlock tiered growth through clearly articulated shared outcomes, perfectly aligned go-to-market execution, integration, shared roadmaps, and executive alignment. As valuable relationships often necessitate changes in our operational processes or those of our partners to ensure success, you will play a key role in developing business cases and operational plans to support new ways of working, collaborating with key stakeholders from Partnerships, Products, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal Affairs, Operations, and other internal teams and partners as needed.

Working closely with partnership leads and other company executives, you will provide continuous feedback and improvements on partner acquisition, activation, and retention strategies. As you establish partnerships, you will...

About Lightspeed Commerce

Lightspeed Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based commerce solutions that empower businesses to optimize their operations and enhance customer experiences. With a focus on innovation and excellence, Lightspeed is dedicated to supporting merchants in their growth and success.

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