Function
Partners
Our Company
We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.Job description
The Role
Working very closely with Sales and Sales Management, this individual will need to have strong partner management/sales leadership capabilities and business acumen to develop new opportunities with both existing and acquisition partners.Important qualities for this candidate include: a keen understanding of their territory's dynamics, an ability to understand the partner's business initiatives, the ability to properly articulate the HV solutions portfolio, strong understanding of the market's dynamics, competitive landscape, and the ability to deliver the HV vision and direction.This role requires an ability to work in a team workplace and to collaborate across multiple business groups.The Partner Manager (PM) will also be tasked with developing and driving internal adherence to the HV partner programs while actively promoting each partner's capabilities and value propositions to local HV sales team.The ideal candidate will have strong relationships with the territory eco -ystem of partners and serve as the go-to-market leader and subject matter expert for assigned partner(s)



to the HV field sales team.The PM will interface with the HV sales and pre sales organizations, Partner sales and pre sales and Global System Integrator sales teams, as well as each company's internal organizations as necessary to execute an effective go-to-market plan and meet/exceed assigned sales objectives.What You Will be Doing
Assigned geographical territory of Toronto Area (GTA and Western Canada with a 80/20 Split)Quota will be based on the assigned territory.The PM's primary focus will be growing the HV brand presence & preference in the assigned territory by increasing the number of partner reps selling HV solutions, drive new partner sourced business, aligning HV enterprise accounts to the partner base and recruiting new partners to drive our entire portfolio of solutions.PM will be expected to aid in end user selling in tandem with channel partnersThe PM will own and manage forecast and pipeline for assigned accounts and territory. Execute gap plans as necessary to exceed revenue objectives.Will have COMPLETE knowledge of available HV programs to help facilitate partner support.Must have a strong and recent working knowledge of the HV Alliance partners and technology partnersShould be able to work with the GSI National Account Managers on district based opportunities.The PM must have the ability to inspire partners to embrace and leverage HV solution portfolio while promoting the Hitachi value proposition at all levels within the territory partnersThe PM will have the ability to establish strong relationships with partner executives and involving HV management will be instrumental to success.Have a creative mindset to provide new ideas for growthParticipate and organize training programs to enable partners (sales and presales) to meet each solution goalThis position will be responsible for documenting a business plan in the territory using SFDC.Must be an integral part of the district leadership team and build a strong relationship with the area DM.What You Will Bring to the Team
10+ years of industry knowledge inclusive of Storage, digital transformation, IOT, solution selling, and related technology experience and industryKnowledge of HV partner base is a mustKnowledge of the HV Alliance partner's and GSI's sales teams and solution offeringsStrong leadership, communication, and sales skillsMust possess a high-level of energy that inspires partner to work with HV and HV reps to work with partnersProven ability to leverage MDF programs to drive results and capture new businessAbility to develop lasting high level relationships that influences revenue growthHistory of exceeding sales goalsStrong presentation and public speaking skillsAbility to articulate a persuasive value proposition to VP and CEO levels within the partner communityAbility to prioritize effectively while managing a large geographic territoryAs required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $155K CAD to $174k CAD. Expected on-target earnings: $225K CAD to $250K CAD.The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the pra
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📌 Partner Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 Hitachi
📍 Winnipeg