Zapier-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
San Francisco, CA
501-1,000 employees

We are seeking a highly motivated and product-obsessed Strategic Partner Manager to take the lead in building and maintaining relationships with some of our largest, most strategic partners. Strategic Partnerships can mean so many different things at different companies, so before you apply, let us explain what it means at Zapier. The Partnerships team generates outsized impact with our biggest partners. With 8,000+ partners in our ecosystem (and growing), this team focuses on developing meaningful partnerships with market leaders in AI/SaaS/Technology that can significantly impact our growth by co-developing integrated product experiences and promoting them to our common users at scale. We create first-of-their-kind product experiences with partners that will be seen by millions of users, ensure our most popular integrations are continuously improved, and develop custom joint marketing campaigns to drive increased awareness and activation. As a Strategic Partner Manager, you will be responsible for a focused portfolio of new and existing strategic partners. You’ll educate, motivate, and secure commitments from these partners, resulting in compelling product experiences that bring new enterprises to Zapier. This is the ideal position for entrepreneurial individuals who excel at understanding the needs of technology partners, are intrigued by innovative products and technologies, and can architect mutually beneficial growth strategies. Your ability to build relationships, both internally and externally, will be critical, as will be your resourcefulness, analytical skills, and grit.

  • Build, grow, and own external partner relationships for Zapier, establishing Zapier as the automation partner-of-choice in the market, managing a pipeline of partnership opportunities from ideation to execution
  • Work with Zapier’s most strategic partners to co-develop best-in-class product solutions + experiences for our shared users
  • Develop, negotiate, pilot, and scale new revenue and distribution models for Zapier hand-in-hand with strategic partners and internal product + go-to-market teams
  • Support go-to-market efforts for Zapier’s current & future products where partners play a key role
  • Move large projects forward by driving internal & external alignment with a diverse group of cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Operations, Data, Marketing, Legal
  • 8+ years of experience developing partnerships and net-new business, particularly with larger, more complex technology partners
  • Ability to connect with individuals and identify areas of collaboration
  • Prior experience working with or within large technology companies
  • Experience pitching, negotiating, and winning new business, crafting narratives, and operating under revenue-based performance goals
  • Deep understanding of SaaS partner ecosystems and experience in developing and creating win-win co-developed product experiences
  • Ability to assess a partner’s product + APIs and understand where a partnership with Zapier can add value
  • Use of data to develop strategy and comfort self-serving insights from BI tools
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Familiarity with the workflow automation space and understanding of Zapier and its ecosystem
  • Experience managing co-selling programs with large enterprise partners
  • Technical background or comfort using AI tools to generate prototypes
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