Business Development and Strategic Alliances Lead

About the role:

The partner ecosystem is a significant and fast-growing part of Forter’s success and growth strategy in the US region. We are seeking a smart and creative Alliances Lead to manage and scale our management consulting and ecommerce partner ecosystem and across the United States. This role will report directly to the Head of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships and will be instrumental in driving qualified business into Forter’s sales pipeline. Join us at Forter and play a key role in shaping our partner ecosystem to drive growth and success in the ecommerce landscape!

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage a strategic portfolio of top global ecommerce platform partnerships, management consulting, and system integrator partnerships.
• Lead contract negotiations and deal structuring alongside business development executive leadership.
• Strategically evaluate opportunities to source, contract, and onboard additional high-value partners.
• Own relationships at all levels of partner organizations to drive and accelerate qualified business into Forter’s sales pipeline.
• Facilitate executive-to-executive alignment between managed partners and Forter.
• Collaborate with Sales, Partner Marketing, SalesOps, and Partnership teams locally and globally to build and execute on partner program goals.
• Work closely with Product, Integrations, and Pre-Sales teams on the prioritization and development of new ecommerce platform integrations.
• Co-create and maintain strategic partner marketing plans and yearly roadmaps in collaboration with the partner marketing organization.
• Navigate internal and external key stakeholders to successfully promote partnerships and leverage Forter’s executive team as needed.

What you’ll need:

• At least 8-10 years of experience in business development or partnerships, with a proven track record of driving incremental pipeline through strategic partnerships.
• Experience working with ecommerce platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Shopify, Adobe, VTEX, and/or consulting firms in the commerce space (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte, PWC, Capgemini).
• Effective communication skills and comfort in presenting and discussing strategies with executive leaders.
• Demonstrated relationship-building skills with external partners and the ability to facilitate executive alignment.
• Ability to travel > 30% of the time.
• A startup background with comfort in a fast-paced environment and adapting to changing requirements is a plus.
• Familiarity with new technologies and the ability to communicate effectively with tech-savvy stakeholders.

About us:

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