Senior Partner Readiness and Enablement Manager

Senior Partner Readiness and Enablement Manager

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The Partner Readiness Program Manager operates and optimizes the operating rhythm for enabling NICE partners to sell and deliver high-quality implementations. This role owns partner training prioritization, ensures enablement assets are aligned to partner needs and segments, and partners with Professional Services, Product, Partner Success, and Sales to verify that partner-led implementations meet NICE quality standards. The Program Manager tracks readiness progress across technical and sales pathways, identifies gaps, and continuously streamlines the partner training experience so partners can become productive faster with less NICE dependency.

Partner with the AI COE to run the partner AI readiness program end-to-end tiered certification, intake workflows, escalation paths, and a champions community so partners ship AI deployments without leaning on the COE

Own the single readiness dashboard that tells leadership exactly where every partner stands by country, role, certification, and deployment and deliver the scorecards that drive action

Build the quarterly coverage plan that decides where training investment goes, matching instructor-led capacity to revenue opportunity, pipeline gaps, and delivery risk across regions

Architect a modular, segment-specific curriculum (GSI, VAR, BPO, SI) with clear readiness tiers and built-in localization so new content scales globally without starting from scratch

Set the bar for "partner-ready to implement," enforce readiness gates with PS and Partner Success, and close the loop by turning post-implementation findings into better training

Break down silos between PS, Product, and Sales Enablement to smooth post-sale handoffs through tighter deal hygiene, scoping standards, and SOW guidance

Run the operational engine calendars, logistics, nominations, waitlists, capstone scoring, and feedback loops with the rigor and SLAs of a scaled program

Drive partner sales readiness by coordinating practical certifications (pitch, discovery, demo, proposals) and packaging NICE sales plays for every partner motion and segment

Keep certified partners current through a regular release-readiness cadence covering new features, implementation guidance, and known pitfalls co-delivered with Product and PS

Make sure partners always have the demo environments, sandboxes, and labs they need ready when they need them for both training and live pre-sales engagements

5+ years in partner enablement, partner programs, sales enablement, or program management in B2B SaaS/enterprise software

Proven track record building training programs with measurable outcomes (curriculum governance, learning paths, certification, instructor-led delivery)

Strong operational rigor: prioritization frameworks, stakeholder management, and KPI reporting

Ability to package existing product and services knowledge into partner-ready enablement (playbooks, workshops, labs) in collaboration with SMEs

Cross-functional experience with Product, Professional Services, Sales, and Customer Success

Excellent communication skills; able to influence without authority across regions and functions

Experience enabling channel partners, GSIs, or service providers to deliver implementations (including readiness gates and quality assurance)

Familiarity with LMS platforms, PRM tools, and building training/certification dashboards

Background in contact center, CX, CCaaS, and/or AI automation solutions

Experience running in-person bootcamps/workshops globally with regional capacity management

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.

NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime and ensure public safety. Every day, NICE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.

Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NICE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.

NICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.