Channel Sales Program Lead

This is a Boston based role.  We are a hybrid environment with a 3 day/week onsite requirement. 

Tulip, the leader in frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with connected apps, leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. Companies of all sizes and across industries have implemented composable solutions with Tulip’s cloud-native, no-code platform to solve some of the most pressing challenges in operations: error-proofing processes and boosting productivity, capturing and analyzing real-time data, and continuous improvement.

A spinoff out of MIT, Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany and Hungary. Focused on composable, human-centric solutions for industrial environments, Tulip is disrupting the MES category and has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator.

About You:

• You are a SaaS hunter and closer
• Think on your feet in difficult situations.
• You are genuine, humble, and intellectually curious
• You want to contribute to our revolution and build something big.
• You’re an entrepreneur at heart. You’re flexible and can thrive in environments that don’t have defined processes, and you’re excited to help build.
• You have a heart for customers and partners, and you love to listen and learn from them.
• You're not afraid to roll your sleeves and dig into big, complex projects.
• You’re naturally curious and excited about learning how things are made.
• You understand the value and the ups-and-downs of building something.
• You have sold complex software solutions in a startup environment

What skills do I need? 

• 5+ years selling in a fast-paced environment, SaaS and/or manufacturing sales a plus
• People leadership experience in a sales environment
• Proven track record of quota attainment in an inside sales capacity
• Highly productive communication skills, with ability to manage multiple emails, phone calls, social media, and more each day
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• A positive, can-do attitude is a key quality to succeed on the Tulip team
• Possess a strong background of achieving over 100%+ of your quota
• Familiarity with Salesforce.com; organize / report on all sales productivity on a consistent basis
• Ability to quickly learn Salesforce, Outreach, Zoominfo, Linkedin Sales Navigator
• Data-driven, results focus leader

Required - experience in managing partners and alliances 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead all of Tulip’s channel activities, including but not limited to deal registration, certification processes, onboarding and agreement management.
• Responsible for planning, tracking and reporting on all channel activities.
• Support the account executive and partners during the co-selling process from prospecting to close, including accurate pipeline forecasting.
• Break into and navigate channel partners and develop continuing relationships with your contacts.
• Enable partners to be independent and represent Tulip across all the commercial cycle (pipeline generation, discover, pre sales, delivery, customer success, support, expansion and renewals.) 
• Articulate the value of our solution while defending its technical viability.
• Have a passion for technology and speak fluently about current trends related to SaaS, PaaS, IoT, and cloud solutions.
• Conduct phone calls and demonstrate Tulip via web conferencing.
• Educate key players and garner mind-share around innovation.
• Leverage and collaborate with internal/external resources as a team player; Sales, Customer Team, Sales Engineering, Marketing, Alliances, Operations, Finance, and Customer References, etc.
• Understand customer needs and requirements.

Key Collaborators:

Ecosystem Team and Sales Team

Working At Tulip

We know even great candidates experience imposter syndrome. Even if you don’t match every requirement, applying gives you the opportunity to be considered. 

We are building a strong, diverse team that values hard work, families, and personal well-being. 

Benefits of working with us include:

• Direct impact on product and culture
• Company equity
• Competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Commuter Benefits, Parental Leave, and 401k
• Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
• Virtual company events and happy hours
• Fitness subsidies

We are an equal opportunity employer and building a diverse team is our top priority. At Tulip, we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform manufacturing.