Strategic Partners Account Manager

Strategic Partners Account Manager

At Accruent, our mission is to transform the way organizations manage their built environment. Through data-led intelligence, we help people and systems work together more effectively, driving business forward. With over 4,000 customers across 149 countries, our cloud-based solutions enable organizations to optimize real estate, facilities, and asset managementdelivering real value through efficiency, compliance, and performance.

As a Strategic Partners Account Manager, you will own and grow a portfolio of Accruent's most important partner-led accounts. This is a revenue-owning role focused on driving pipeline, executing deals, and scaling the performance of Accruent's partner ecosystem.

You are not a supporting resource to a sales teamyou are the primary owner of the partner-led sales motion. You will lead everything from pipeline creation and deal strategy through closing opportunities and managing renewals, while enabling partners to sell and scale Accruent solutions.

Success in this role requires the ability to build partner capability, drive partner accountability, and continuously improve how partners operate with Accruent, resulting in faster deal cycles, stronger pipeline, and increased partner-led revenue.

Own and expand a portfolio of strategic partner-led accounts, driving revenue growth and expansion through joint account planning and execution

Drive structured pipeline creation with partners through target account mapping, new logos, and cross-sell/upsell identification

Influence deal strategy and pricing for partner-led opportunities

Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with partners to assess performance, align on growth priorities, and drive accountability to targets

Drive forecast accuracy and revenue predictability with partners, with a strong focus on bookings and ARR growth, retention, and pipeline conversion

Build and continuously improve parter selling capability, ensuring partners can independently position, scope, and progress Accruent deals efficiently

Develop and manage a partner recruitment pipeline, aligned to Accruent's growth priorities and target profiles

Recruit new, strategic partners to expand our partner ecosystem with a focus on partners with SaaS capabilities

Own partner onboarding and enablement outcomes, ensuring partners are successfully activated, certified, and able to sell Accruent solutions

Drive accountability for partner enablement through onboarding, including training completion and certifications post-onboarding

Track and manage partner performance through daily visual management, ensuring clear visibility into pipeline, progress against targets, and risks

Apply the Fortive Business System (FBS) to identify inefficiencies and proactively improve the partner experience and internal processes

Accountable for partner deal execution, including quoting and order processes

Spend time "at gemba" (where the work is done) by meeting in-person with partners and customers to understand their challenges, and uncover new opportunities

Drive cross-functional action across Sales, Product, Enablement, Services, Marketing, Deal Desk and other cross-functional teams to improve our partner channel

Must have:

10+ years of experience in sales, partner, or account management roles with clear revenue ownership or influence

Track record of exceeding quota targets (directly or through partners)

Strong understanding of SaaS business models and metrics (ARR, ACV, renewals, multi-year agreements, pricing/packaging)

Proven ability to own or drive the full sales cycle: pipeline creation, deal strategy, pricing, quoting, and close

Strong commercial and deal acumen, including pricing strategy, negotiation, and balancing partner incentives with company growth

Executive presence and influencing skills, with the ability to engage partner executives to align on strategy, address performance gaps, and drive accountability

Experience in Salesforce owning opportunities, accounts, activities, and reporting

Data-driven mindset with experience using pipeline metrics, forecasting, and visual management to drive accountability and performance

Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced SaaS environment that involves complexity, rapid transformation, and extreme ownership

Ability to travel up to 20% for QBRs, customer visits, kaizens

Nice to have:

Knowledge of Accruent's solutions

Industry experience from enterprise SaaS companies (e.g., Adobe, SAP, HubSpot, AWS)

Experience working with resellers, facilities/asset management providers, or industrial solution companies

Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (FBS, Lean, or similar) and applying them to partner or sales performance

A dynamic, international team environment with colleagues across the globe.

Opportunities to develop, grow, and build your success in a fast-moving SaaS company.

Competitive remuneration and benefits package.

An inclusive culture where new ideas and initiatives are welcomed, and your work has real impact.