Ecosystem Sales Manager

Senior Ecosystems Sales Manager, ANZ 

Our thriving partner ecosystem is the cornerstone of GitLab's extraordinary growth story. These strategic alliances don't just expand our reach—they elevate the entire customer experience. As organisations face increasingly sophisticated DevOps challenges, our elite network of partners brings specialised expertise, expanded support capabilities, and innovative implementation strategies that amplify GitLab's value.

We've seamlessly integrated our partners throughout the customer journey by fostering deep collaboration across our leadership teams. This unified approach ensures customers receive exceptional service from initial engagement through ongoing success, creating a powerful ecosystem that drives innovation, accelerates digital transformation, and delivers remarkable outcomes for businesses worldwide.

Orchestrating GitLab Success: Partnership Excellence

• Champion Collaboration: Bring together key GitLab teams—from sales leaders to support specialists—creating powerful alliances that consistently exceed targets and ecosystem objectives.

• Cultivate Field Relationships: Build and nurture strong connections throughout the GitLab sales organization, becoming their trusted partner advisor.

• Engage Proactively: Initiate meaningful interactions with Account Executives, Sales Managers, and regional leadership to drive mutual success.

• Strategic Territory Planning: Lead collaborative mapping sessions to identify untapped opportunities and align resources for maximum impact.

• Navigate Complexity: Skillfully resolve route conflicts with diplomatic finesse, ensuring positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

• Drive Regional Growth: Identify and execute targeted demand generation activities with strategic partners that deliver measurable pipeline results.

• Business Intelligence: Deliver insightful contributions to Quarterly Business Reviews that showcase partnership value across your territory.

• Shape the Future: Participate in annual planning sessions, bringing your expertise to help define ecosystem strategy and execution.

• Cloud Excellence: Provide precise weekly forecasts and progress reports that highlight cloud adoption and growth.

• Issue Resolution: Identify critical business challenges and effectively escalate to management with clear recommendations.

• Communication Mastery: Create compelling presentations, detailed territory plans, and insightful reports that tell the partnership success story.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate seamlessly with Finance, Partner Operations, Sales Operations, and Sales teams to remove barriers and accelerate mutual growth.

What you'll need to get started

• Knowledge: In-depth understanding of strategic ecosystem partners, industry dynamics, and advanced business operations.

• Responsibilities: Leads major ecosystem partner initiatives, mentors junior team members, develops long-term strategic plans for ecosystem partner growth.

• Interaction: Extensive communication both internally at senior levels and externally with major partners.

• Impact: High, influencing key strategic decisions and ecosystem partner performance.

Hiring Process

• Recruiter screen

• Team interview

• Panel interview 

Compensation

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