Partners Manager (Azure)

Kainos; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team. At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.

JOB PROFILE DESCRIPTION

As a Business Development Partner Relationship Manager in Kainos, you will be responsible for building Kainos’ business through the development of deep relationships with strategic partners and driving new business across Kainos’ offerings and verticals.

You will be responsible for the success of the aspects of the partnership/alliance for which you have been given responsibility. You will be responsible for building strong networks, influencing the partner’s promotion of, and investment in, Kainos and encouraging a flow of sales leads from the partner. You will enable mutual stakeholder relationships and coach Business Development and technical staff to leverage partner opportunities.

You will be working collaboratively with other members of the Business Development teams as well as colleagues from other areas of the business including Delivery, Commercial, Marketing and Operations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing Kainos as a business – you will unearth leads and opportunities through your own relationships and by supporting Kainos Business Development and delivery teams to build their respective trusted relationships. You will monitor, develop and nurture a rich pipeline of opportunities which will enable you to forecast accurately across future quarters, achieve agreed partner sales targets and maintain predictability of future revenue.
• Providing Business Development Leadership – utilising best industry practice and processes, you will assist in the development of partner plans, including definition and agreement of successful outcomes against revenue targets. You will also support Business Development colleagues in ensuring that partners form a core part of their account plans. You will help to develop new offerings attractive to partners and mutual customers.
• Putting deals together – you will support Business Development colleagues to put together deals that will need to meet sales, revenue and profitability objectives, and ensure that the work contracted is compatible with Kainos’ strategy and goals. This will include opportunities to drive revenue from resale and influence of 3rd party products.
• Being a trusted partner and trusted advisor for our customers – you will be expected to understand the partner organisation and apply a consultative selling approach based on taking the time to properly understand our partners’ motivations and our customers’ challenges/opportunities. Empathy, active listening, being responsive, being curious and creativity all play a part here.
• Building and developing strategic partnerships – you will build and maintain strategic relationships with partners at all levels, with both our strategic partners and other businesses in our ecosystem to enable Kainos to deliver superb value to our customers.
• Be an external Kainos ambassador – with an external customer and partner focus, you must ensure that you embrace and promote the culture, values and behaviours that make Kainos unique. You will use the partner opportunity to enhance and promote these values, e.g. diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.
• Working as part of a team – B2B enterprise deals and strategic partnerships are complex and require a Business Development Partner Relationship Manager to lead and leverage a wide range of people within Kainos. You will work closely with colleagues from other business units as well as industry partners to ensure that cross selling opportunities are maximised.
• Create a fully equipped partnership – working with the BU leadership, you will ensure that Kainos has the right competencies, skills, and partnerships, and is engaged on the relevant marketing and funding programmes to deliver business success. You will also develop and support execution of campaigns (e.g. events, demand generation programs) to deliver incremental growth opportunities.
• Putting people first and developing others – you may manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, including partner admin and junior business development staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

• Be knowledgeable in the business development process and deal commercials including constructing complex commercial offers, with a demonstrated ability to:
  • Demonstrate ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of partner and customer organisations, including executive and C-level.
• Excellent networking skills and the ability to build strong and appropriate relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Technology experience and a good awareness of technology trends and their potential impact on current & future projects.
• Excellent knowledge of digital services concepts and our markets, with the ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services and position them against competitors.
• Ability to operate in a highly competitive and pressurised environment, making sensible decisions that don’t compromise Kainos.
• Ability to plan and meet deadlines in accordance with business requirements.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience of delivering and/or selling digital services of scale and complexity (£multi-million) for at least five years in a previous role.
• Knowledge or experience in CRM.
• An appreciation and knowledge of technology delivery, agile methodologies, etc.

WHO YOU ARE

Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience.

These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.

ABOUT US

At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow. Our two specialist practices, Digital Services and Workday, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.

For more information, see kainos.com

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.