Partner Development Manager

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Partner Development Manager

Location: United Kingdom (mainly remote, occasional travel required)

This role sits within our Intuitive Operations and Automation (IOA) practice. Within IOA, we engineer and manage dynamic, intelligent, and human-centered modern operations, empowering businesses to evolve and flourish amid rapid change. Partnering with our clients - large digital innovators and global enterprises on the digital transformation journey - our teams bring together human ingenuity, transformative tech know-how, and cross-industry process innovation, working hand-in-hand with clients to achieve remarkable results.

We're looking for a highly motivated Partner Development Manager to assist in the day-to-day management of an initiative to support partners with their enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assist in the day-to-day management of a technology partner program, including helping with planning, execution, and evaluation of program activities
• Create and own project plans that outlines the tasks, timelines, and resources required
• Own regional responsibilities to help mobility partners scale for success through technology and customer support
• Work cross functionally with internal stakeholders and external partners on various program related workstreams
• Identify and mitigate program risks providing solutions to enable partners on the program
• Manage and coordinate program communications
• Support the development and implementation of new program initiatives including UAT when required
• Working in an individual capacity to coordinate platform and partner validation for partner success
• Provide key data driven inputs to client and external partners on partner on-boarding journeys
• Identify key enablement and marketing opportunities that need client stakeholder attention
• Act as a POC to provide technical support and assistance to enablement partners
• Using Salesforce and spreadsheets to provide data and inferences to key stakeholders
• Support the client stakeholders to generate enterprise activations and enable new channel partners
• Participate and deliver presentations in events and activities that drive awareness of the program
• Develop and support a regional training/marketing plan in collaboration with the client partner

What You'll Bring

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of enterprise mobility and its ecosystem
• Excellent project and program management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple, complex projects and timelines
• Ability to analyze data, use Sales force for data management and derive trends
• Working knowledge of Salesforce
• Highly organized and able to work independently

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Functional and technical understanding of mobility platforms (Android preferred) and enterprise mobility management technologies
• Degree in business administration, information technology, or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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