Partner Development Manager

Posted 20 Days Ago
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London, Greater London, England
Mid level
Cloud • eCommerce • Payments • Sales • Software
The Role
The Partner Development Manager will drive new hospitality partnerships to enhance merchant acquisition for Lightspeed, including strategy formulation, negotiation of commercial terms, and seamless onboarding of partners. They will also build relationships with internal stakeholders and report on partnership impact while attending industry trade shows as needed.
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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋

Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We're looking for a Partner Development Manager, who will be responsible for developing new commercial hospitality partnerships that drive new merchants to Lightspeed.

This PDM will be accountable for presenting the partnership plan to partner qualified leads, strategy and negotiation of commercials terms, successful and seamless onboarding experience for their partners and having a presence at large hospitality industry trade shows when required. 

What you'll be doing: 

  • Develop new commercial partnerships that drive new merchants to Lightspeed, both referral and reseller partners
  • Through outbound prospecting and inbound qualification, recruit new integration and reseller partnerships
  • Meet quotas defined by leadership
  • Provide monthly, quarterly, and yearly pipeline reporting and forecasts 
  • Ensure smooth handover to the allocated Partner Trainer, Partner Growth Manager and Partner Marketing Manager
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and act as an advocate for those partners within Lightspeed
  • Responsible for delivering defined ROI, key learning’s, reporting and evaluation of partnership impact to drive market share growth, brand awareness and sales
  • Strong understanding of current trends, patterns, and events in the industry
  • Attend marketing and industry events
  • Be a subject matter expert in the POS domain to understand how Lightspeed’s suite of products can be applied to all stages of our customer’s retail or restaurant operations
  • Handle other duties and responsibilities as defined by management

 What you need to bring: 

  • 3-5 years of channel sales experience; Software sales experience preferred
  • Experience with generating sales forecasts
  • High degree of initiative and self-direction; bias for action
  • B2B relationship building skills
  • Ability to develop comprehensive growth strategies
  • Excellent English oral and written communication skills, group presentation skills
  • Ability to thrive in a competitive and fast-moving environment

Even Better if you have: 

  • SaaS sales experience
  • Expert level knowledge of Salesforce, Mac OS, G Suite, Slack and Microsoft Office
  • Experience in the Hospitality industry

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

  • Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in office);
  • Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
  • Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy, and (not) hungry:

  • Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
  • Flexible paid time off policy
  • Flexible working policy
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid leave assistance for new parents
  • Linkedin learning
  • Volunteer day

... and so much more! 

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

 

 

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The Company
HQ: Montréal, QC
2,174 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale and provide exceptional customer experiences.

The cloud solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financing and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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En propulsant les entreprises qui constituent la base de l'économie mondiale, la plateforme de commerce unique de Lightspeed aide les commerçants à innover pour simplifier, faire évoluer et offrir des expériences client exceptionnelles.

La solution infonuagique transforme et unifie les opérations en ligne et physiques, les ventes multicanales, l'expansion vers de nouveaux emplacements, les paiements mondiaux, le financement et la connexion aux réseaux de fournisseurs.
Fondée à Montréal, au Canada, en 2005, Lightspeed est doublement cotée à la Bourse de New York et à la Bourse de Toronto (NYSE : LSPD) (TSX : LSPD). Avec des équipes réparties en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie-Pacifique, l'entreprise est au service des entreprises de vente au détail, d'hôtellerie et de golf dans plus de 100 pays.

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