Partner Director, EMEA in Birmingham

Redzone helps manufacturers make more products for less while greatly improving the employee experience. We focus on the people, what we call “the connected workforce.” We make frontline teams more engaged and productive, contributing to positive business outcomes by combining exceptional software and world-class coaching, giving our customers an average productivity increase of 22% in 90 days. Redzone brings together Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams, improving communications to resolve issues and increase output. Decision-making happens on the shop floor by the people doing the work, in real time, for immediate impact and a better overall employee experience.

Redzone has an exciting and strategic opportunity for a Partner Director to lead the development and expansion of our partner ecosystem across the EMEA region. This high-impact role is responsible for recruiting, enabling, and managing strategic partners to drive incremental revenue and market penetration for QAD Redzone's market-leading connected workforce solution. This role reports to the General Manager, EMEA and can be based out of the UK, Germany or the Netherlands. Experience in building and managing an EMEA wide channel business, particularly with partners in the manufacturing technology, IIoT, or consulting space, is highly preferred.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Partner Development: Develop and execute the comprehensive partner strategy for QAD Redzone in EMEA. Identify, recruit, and onboard new strategic partners, including technology partners, system integrators, and manufacturing consultants.
• Partner Enablement & GTM: Create and manage joint business plans with key partners. Oversee partner onboarding, training, and certification to ensure they are proficient in selling and delivering QAD Redzone solutions.
• Revenue Generation: Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue to meet and exceed sales quotas. Manage a robust sales pipeline and provide accurate forecasting through CRM (Salesforce).
• Co-Marketing: Collaborate with partners and the QAD marketing team to develop and execute joint marketing plans, demand generation campaigns, and events to build market awareness and generate high-quality leads.
• Relationship Management: Serve as the primary executive contact for key partners in the region. Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to manage partner performance, identify opportunities, and ensure alignment.
• Administration & Reporting: Maintain all partner activities, pipeline, and forecasts in Salesforce. Ensure all partner agreements and contracts are in place and managed effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in channel sales, partner management, partner team management, or business development within the enterprise application or SaaS industry.
• A proven track record of successfully building and managing a partner ecosystem in the EMEA region.
• Deep understanding of the diverse business cultures and markets within EMEA.
• Experience with manufacturing technology, IIoT, MES, or connected workforce solutions is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the QAD Redzone solution is a major advantage.
• Demonstrable experience in driving partner-sourced revenue and exceeding sales targets.
• Proficiency in CRM tools (Salesforce preferred) and standard office applications.
• Excellent spoken and written communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English is required; additional EMEA languages (German, French, etc.) are a significant plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote-first, global team environment.
• Strong business acumen, negotiation skills, conflict management, and relationship-building talent.
• Willingness to travel across the EMEA region as needed (approximately 30-40%).

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker who can also execute at a tactical level.
• Highly motivated, creative, and forward-thinking, with excellent organizational and time management skills.
• A natural collaborator and relationship-builder who can build trust and influence at all levels.
• Passionate about the manufacturing industry and the digital transformation QAD Redzone enables.

Additional Information

• Your health and well-being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.
• Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.
• An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.