Sr Partner Sales Executive - SLED / GSI

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About the Role

As a State & Local Government and Higher Education (SLED) focused Global System Integrator (GSI) Partner Sales Executive, you will be responsible for cultivating and expanding strategic alliances with assigned Global System Integrators, focusing on maximizing joint revenue and market share. This pivotal role involves driving GSI-led pipeline generation, sales enablement, and solution adoption for our enterprise cloud applications (Finance, HCM, Student). You will be instrumental in developing and executing comprehensive joint go-to-market strategies with GSI leadership, empowering them to deliver exceptional customer value and accelerate our mutual growth.

As the SLED GSI Partner Sales Executive, you will be responsible for empowering our SLED Sales teams to exceed revenue goals through strategic partner initiatives. Reporting directly to the Partner Sales go-to-market leader, you will lead the development and execution of targeted go-to-market strategies that align with our overall sales objectives. This is a sales role with a discrete focus on owning a territory and the sales productivity within that territory via a broad Partner ecosystem. Your expertise in the State and Local Government market, including procurement processes and market dynamics, will be crucial in achieving our shared success.

With your understanding of Pipeline Progression and management, you will be expected to actively track and develop joint sales pipeline, to meet or exceed quarterly/annual Partner key metrics.

With your Go-to-Market experience, it is expected that you will be able to drive end-to-end partner campaign lifecycle development from planning, creating, and executing marketing initiatives to achieve specific business goals tied to our sales initiatives. 

With your SLED industry experience, the expectation is to be able to build and maintain strong customer engagement that will provide valuable data that can inform campaign development.

About You

Basic Qualifications 

• 7+ years of SLED GSI industry partner experience with proven abilities navigating partners and understanding the unique challenges and opportunities of the SLED industry, with specific knowledge of Public Sector procurement and partner reselling.

• 5+ years of experience in Business Development with a thorough understanding of the sales process, from lead generation to closing deals that will allow you to develop and execute strategic go-to-market plans that drive Partner Sourced ACV.

• 5+ years of experience within the SaaS / business applications marketplace (cloud FINS, ERP, Human Capital Management Student related)

Other Qualifications

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, individually and across multiple functional departments and groups

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Experience with empowering partners with an understanding of the sales priorities and content they need to generate awareness, demand, and new business opportunities

• Exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships

• Experience in identifying and recruiting influential Advisory Partners and Market Influencers

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau and Salesforce.com

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The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $128,200 USD - $192,400 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $116,000 USD - $206,200 USD

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $122,200 - $183,200 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

06/30/2025

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