dentsu · 1 day ago

VP, Alliances Sales Lead - Salesforce

Maryland, United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$136K/yr - $220K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead the partnership relationship with Salesforce partner managers and increasing sales and marketing programs directly with our partner's sales and marketing teams.

Function as a subject matter expert with Salesforce, the APM efforts will support new sales at existing clients and new logos.

Train and support Salesforce Partner Sales Managers who match partner opportunities with the service provider partners they know, trust and believe will best help close deals for partner.

Execute your duties aligned with the approved sales plan for Merkle services for partner and Merkle-influenced partner license revenue.

Deliver, and contribute to, the joint narrative between Merkle and Salesforce in cooperation with Merkle solution owners.

Cross-functionally support internal teams in identifying, developing and closing new business.

Lead Salesforce Alliance enablement including participation in go-to-market activities, deal-registration / incentives, and management of Merkle virtual presence with Partner

Drive the Partner alliance to higher levels of maturity across the Merkle Alliance Partner framework: Sales, Marketing, Enablement, Joint Initiatives, Delivery

Contribute through internal teams to develop alliance partner offerings and go-to-market strategy

Assist in managing the Salesforce Power Map and advance Merkle's thesis into the Salesforce team

Execute solutions to meet the unique business needs of clients and effectively position the same

Enter and track all opportunities in CRM portals to managed progress toward performance goals

Position Merkle as a leader in the Salesforce Alliance partner ecosystem with access to senior Alliance partner leadership

Achieve alliance metric targets across pipeline, revenue, and win rate

Increase Alliance Partner maturity across the dimensions of the Merkle Alliance Partner Framework

Operate within assigned budget

Qualification

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Partner-side salesSalesforce experienceDigital media experienceMarketing technology knowledgeAd technology knowledgeConsultative sales experienceCRM proficiencyNetworking skillsRelationship building