Partner Manager UK

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Full Remote
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Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 5 years of experience in partner management within SaaS, enterprise software, or AI companies., Proven success in developing and scaling go-to-market partnerships that impact sales., Strong understanding of enterprise sales processes, especially in AI and automation sectors., Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholder communication skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Identify, onboard, and grow key GTM partners such as consultancies, resellers, and cloud platforms.
  • Collaborate with partners to develop joint value propositions and GTM plans for targeted industries.
  • Lead partner enablement activities including training, certifications, and sales collateral creation.
  • Track joint deals, monitor partner-influenced pipeline, and measure revenue impact.

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Job description

Who We Are

Ema is building the next generation AI technology to empower every employee in the enterprise to be their most creative and productive. Our proprietary tech allows enterprises to delegate most repetitive tasks to Ema, the AI employee. We are founded by exGoogle, Coinbase, Okta executives and serial entrepreneurs. We’ve raised capital from notable investors such as Accel Partners, Naspers, Section32 and a host of prominent Silicon Valley Angels including Sheryl Sandberg (FacebookGoogle), Divesh Makan (Iconiq Capital), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Dustin Moskovitz (FacebookAsana), David Baszucki (Roblox CEO) and Gokul Rajaram (Doordash, Square, Google).

Our team is a powerhouse of talent, comprising engineers from leading tech companies like Google, Microsoft Research, Facebook, SquareBlock, and Coinbase. Most of our team members hail from toptier educational institutions such as Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU and Indian Institute of Technology.

Ema is based in Silicon Valley and Bangalore, India.

Who You Are

Ema is hiring a Partner Manager to lead strategic GTM partnerships with SIs, VARs, Consulting firms, Cloud platforms, and AI ecosystem players. You will be instrumental in building and scaling a partnerled growth channel.

We’re looking for a seasoned professional with experience in developing strategic partnerships, enabling partners’ sales and technical teams, and activating GTM motion with large Tier1 partners targeting Fortune 500 enterprises. You should have a track record of enabling large partner teams on Enterprise SaaS or AIdriven solutions and driving significant revenue through partnerships.

You will collaborate closely with the Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success team to drive Partner success, and act as the voice of the partner internally to advocate for partner needs and product feedback.

This role is ideal for you if you’re entrepreneurial, datadriven, and relationshipfirst. You understand that great partnerships don’t just drive revenue — they unlock new capabilities and customer value. You thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution and are energized by shaping a new category of enterprise software.

You Will
  • Identify, onboard, and grow key gotomarket (GTM) partners, including consultancies, resellers, cloud marketplaces, ISVs, and system integrators

  • Collaborate with partners to build joint value propositions and GTM plans tailored to priority industries and enterprise use cases

  • Lead partner enablement efforts, including training, certifications, and sales collateral

  • Serve as the partner’s advocate internally, sharing feedback to improve product and collaboration

  • Structure and negotiate partnership agreements, incentives, and success metrics

  • Drive pipeline through partner channels and work closely with sales teams on coselling opportunities

  • Track joint deals, monitor partnerinfluenced pipeline, and measure revenue impact

  • Build and scale partner programs, including onboarding flows, partner portals, and reporting tools

  • Define partner success metrics and lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs)

  • Collaborate crossfunctionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to support partner growth

  • Stay up to date on trends in enterprise AI and evolving GTM models

  • Represent the company at industry events, partner conferences, and ecosystem forums

    • Minimum Qualifications
      • 5+ years experience in Partner management role at a SaaS, enterprise software, or AI company

      • Proven track record of sourcing, enabling, and scaling GTM partnerships that directly influenced sales outcomes.

          • Knowledge of partner program design, including incentives, MDF, and cosell playbooks.

              • Deep understanding of enterprise sales motions, especially in AI and automation

              • Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholder communication skills.

              • Strategic thinker with an ability to move fast and execute in a startup environment.

                • Ideally, Youd Have
                  • Familiarity with agentic AI, RPA, enterprise workflow automation, or LLMbased platforms.

                  • Experience working with cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) or consultingSI ecosystems.

                  • Prior exposure to RevOps tools like Hubspot, Salesforce or PRM systems

                  • Good understanding of software development principles, data structures, and algorithms.

                  • Excellent problemsolving skills, attention to detail, and a strong capacity for logical thinking.

                  • The ability to work collaboratively in an extremely fastpaced, startup environment.

                    • Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, jobrelated knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

                      Ema Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics.

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Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Negotiation
  • Relationship Management
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

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