Partner Account Director

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Job Description

About KX:

Our mission is to accelerate data and AI-driven innovation with high performance analytics solutions, enabling our customers to transform into AI-first enterprises. KX is trusted by the world's top investment banks & hedge funds, aerospace and defence, life and health sciences, semiconductor, telecommunications, and advanced manufacturing companies.

Time series and vector data analytics and management are at the heart of our products, independently benchmarked as the fastest on the market. They help our customers process data at unmatched speed and scale and empower LOB leaders, developers, data scientists, and data engineers to build high-performance data-driven applications and turbocharge their favourite analytics tools in the cloud, on premise, or at the edge.

KX technology enables the discovery of richer, actionable insights for faster, better-informed decision making which drives competitive advantage and transformative growth for our customers. KX operates across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Role Overview:

KX is seeking a Partner Account Director to strategically plan and deliver a cross-functional strategy to engage our current and potential partners. The role will involve working with Partners such as Hyperscalers, OEM Partners, Technology Partners and SIs. The objective being to grow the presence of KX in its target markets. In many instances Kx will be the engine that drives performance as opposed to the actual car and that analogy shows why the Partner team has such an important role to play in the KX strategy.

We are looking for an individual who understands the channel business and how to

Responsibilities:

• Evangelize, enable and develop go-to-market strategies with the partner ecosystem - Hyperscalers, OEMs, ISVs, Technology Partners and the SI community will all be partnerships we will want to explore
• Manage a portfolio of high performing partners to achieve partnership goals - there will be a big focus on revenue generation but incentivisation will be on strategic goals as opposed to Sales quotas
• Develop best practices to engage with partners, escalate issues and set clear expectations with partners on working with KX
• Develop partner specific account plans to include annual & quarterly goals, marketing support, requirements, etc.
• Ensure partners are maintaining baseline training and knowledge of KX
• Adhere to and support various program guidelines, rules, and measures
• Assist as needed in the development of required support materials for the program
• Measure and report on the success of assigned partners
• Help with recruitment, training, and on-boarding of new partners

Requirements:

• Extensive years of industry experience within partnership/alliances, sales, marketing, business development
• Significant years of direct channel sales/management experience within the SaaS space
• Ability to design and present business plans, track and articulate program progress, design and document program guidelines for distribution throughout the organization (all levels) and for external use
• Working knowledge of cloud environments preferred
• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Location & Workplace Type:

This position takes on a hybrid working model, based in London, UK.

Why Choose KX?

Data Driven: We lead with instinct and follow fact.

Naturally Curious: We lean in, listen and learn fast.

All In: We take ownership, take on challenges and give it our all.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Individually tailored training and skills development
• Private healthcare package and Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Wellness Days and Volunteer Days