firstup - Partner Alliances Director
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field, or commensurate professional experience. • 10+ years of experience in strategic partner alliance programs or channel sales within enterprise SaaS or B2B technology environments. • Demonstrated success designing, implementing, and scaling referral or channel programs that deliver measurable pipeline impact. • Demonstrated experience with business planning sessions with key partners in pursuit of key business outcomes. • Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders at consulting firms and technology partners. • Strong understanding of partner marketing, GTM planning, and co-selling motions. • Excellent organizational and process-building skills, with experience managing multiple external stakeholders and internal workstreams. • Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities. • Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of building programs and partnerships from the ground up. • Firstup expects the base salary for this role to be between $130,000-$300,000. The starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience.
Responsibilities
• Design, launch, and manage a high-impact referral program targeting top consultancies and advisors in the communications and employee engagement space. • Identify, recruit, and actively develop new business relationships with leading consulting firms and agencies, driving referral partnerships that deliver measurable pipeline growth and mutual business value. • Build and manage a repeatable process for opportunity registration, pipeline review, and performance tracking to ensure transparency and accountability. • Partner with Marketing to create compelling partner enablement materials, case studies, and a coordinated events and content calendar that elevates Firstup’s visibility within the partner ecosystem. • Develop and execute go-to-market motions with top strategic technology partners (e.g., Workday, Dayforce, Box, UKG), creating joint value propositions and demand-generation activities. • Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams to ensure alignment on partner-sourced opportunities, co-selling, and customer success initiatives. • Establish KPIs and reporting cadence to measure partner engagement, sourced pipeline, and revenue contribution. • Represent Firstup externally at industry and partner events, showcasing our mission to make work better for every worker and our leadership in workforce communication technology.
Benefits
• Because you care - about people, the work you do, and the connections you make. Work is such a large part of life; it only makes sense to make it awesome. • If you want to engage brilliant minds in a high-growth and inclusive environment where ideas are rewarded regardless of who they come from, join us. This is a rapidly changing space so if you thrive on ambiguity, are hungry for a challenge, and have the guts to speak your mind, you could be a perfect fit. • We offer an excellent PTO program, great health benefits, a casual and friendly environment, remote work, and a leadership team who truly believes in your growth – both personally and professionally.
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