Senior Partner Development Manager - ISV, Americas

The Senior Partner Development Manager (PDM) for the Americas Independent Software Vendor (ISV) team, is an important contributor to Microsoft's partner engagement strategy as part of the Americas Enterprise Partner Solutions (EPS) organization. Microsoft aspires to offer the most comprehensive, inclusive, and profitable partner network in the industry. EPS is a sales organization accountable for the commercial partner business at Microsoft, building and selling Microsoft Cloud solutions, services and applications with our partner ecosystem. Together we empower customers and organizations to achieve more. The Senior Partner Development Manager - ISV, Americas will be tasked with managing a targeted portfolio of strategic ISVs. You will have a deep understanding of partner and Microsoft priorities to build mutually beneficial plans. You will deliver and drive the ISV partner sales strategy, you will sponsor executive connections, drive business performance through partners, and maximize partner investments. You will work with area and core teams to drive sales execution. You will build deep partnerships with your ISV partners and enable them to leverage the Microsoft Cloud platform and AI capabilities, to deliver differentiated IP to the market. You will have strategic and business performance responsibility for the partner and coordinate with strategy and execution.  You will accelerate your career growth as you work with leading edge software companies, build relationships with C-Suite, and collaborate across multiple stakeholders to innovate. This role is part of a broader Americas EPS team, giving you the opportunity to learn and connect with colleagues and partners across Canada, the United States, and Latin America. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Microsoft Business Leader Uses Challenger mindset to influence and engage partners and develop a trusted-advisor relationship with senior level leaders and partners to establish strategic alignment and drive growth. Understands and aligns partners' priorities, strategies, and goals with Microsoft’s to build mutually beneficial account plans. Builds and maintains trusted advisor relationships with partner through a deep understanding of their local strategy and business imperatives. Identifies and clearly articulates business opportunities for partners and suggests ways to pursue them.​ Fosters a broad stakeholder map. Leads Business Design briefings to architect framework for partnership to optimize mutual success, advising partner leadership on building a high-impact Microsoft partner practice. Develops and executes strategic partner business plans directly aligned with field goals and objectives for all managed partners that grow partner business and promote cloud consumption and digital transformation. Develops plans that fully consider short- and long-term goals and performance expectations that are aligned with partner’s needs and capabilities. Shares expert knowledge with partners, to create strategies with line of business executives that challenge the partners to consider new or different ways to grow businesses. Champions Microsoft as a valued partner by aligning vision for tech and services with future opportunities to transform how we compete. Drives a strategic, effective, and actionable World-class Account Plan to land Enterprise Partner Solutions (EPS) priorities.​ Establishes and maintains partner Rhythm of Business (RoB) across all levels and takes share as appropriate. Brings deep subject matter expertise to enrich designs and plans. Helps lead the integration of skills, capability,