As an agent of rapid growth, the Leader of Apps for our Alliances and Channels (A&C) business for UK region, will continue to drive and deliver on the go-to-market partner eco-system model to grow Oracle Application business and partners, equipping customers with the solution that best supports their needs.
As a member of Apps Alliances & Channel team, the ideal candidate will work in concert with Partners, Field Sales and Business Development to accelerate, engage, recruit the outstanding Apps eco-system, land A&C strategy to make Oracle Apps partners successful, and drive Apps footprint expansion to new partners and customers.
This is an individual contributor role.
Career Level - IC4
Responsibilities
As the Apps Alliances Manager, you are accountable for building your Apps partners short and long-term strategy and managing your teams to achieve and exceed your business objectives while driving incremental value to our partners for Oracle customers.
* Initiate and develop strong, trusted advisor-oriented relationships across Oracle senior management, industry practice leaders, technology, and client team leaders that can be leveraged to build new opportunities in Oracle's ecosystem.
* Work in unison with internal partners to nurture a culture of proactive teaming across Oracle Sales, Pre-Sales, and Business Development at regional and global levels.
* Define an Apps GTM strategy including partner recruitment and partner technical enablement by creating demand, promoting awareness, and developing a certified ecosystem to ensure successful customer and partner business outcomes.
* Set mutually agreed objectives based on customer needs; 'make the market together' and define the corresponding joint investments required.
* Lead and coordinate global Strategic Alliances and Partnerships to support growth objectives.
* Align to the global strategy: complete initiatives in region, drive sales alignment such as account planning, RFP responses, and applying sales plays that leverage across different markets.
* Prioritize Oracle resources and investments per partner category, based on global strategy and return on investment balancing existing partner ecosystem and new partners.
* Identify the messages and value propositions to be used for demand generation with the Partner community.
* Ensure sound mutually agreed partner business plans and structured governance based on joint performance indicators and key accounts results.
* Establish rules of engagement and operational partner concern procedures to quickly identify and resolve issues.
Preferred Skills and Experience
* Outstanding Sales and Business Development experience.
* Recognized as an Industry/Apps technologies Spokesperson.
* Confirmed successful experience in sales, business development, or channel positions.
* Strong eye for business, planning, and execution skills.
* Excellent at building businesses in a fast-paced environment and getting results in a sophisticated matrixed organization.
* Ability to drive a culture of accountability, execution, and business outcome orientation.
* An upbeat and hardworking leader to lead teams to the Cloud acceleration journey.
* Excellent written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
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