Partner Manager - Italy
Mollie
Mollie is on a mission to become the most loved Payment Service Provider in Europe. Italy is a focus market for our international growth and we are therefore looking for a partner manager to strengthen our GTM team.
Hi, we are Mollie! 👋🏼Mollie is on an exciting growth journey. We are on a mission to become the most loved European payment service provider and we are expanding rapidly into new countries.
Mollie is a pioneer in online payments. We are one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe. We help businesses of all sizes sell and grow more efficiently with our beautifully designed and easy-to-use payment solution.
We are trusted by over 250.000 customers across Europe. Our mission is to become the most loved online payment provider in Europe and we are making great progress towards that goal.
Your opportunity
You’ll help Mollie grow by managing a wide variety of channel partners, including digital agencies, local ecommerce partners and revenue-enhancing integrations. This is a unique opportunity to be our first partnership manager in Italy, playing a foundational role in establishing our local partnerships. You’ll build relationships with new and existing partners, collaborate closely with the sales team to provide leads, initiate campaigns and events with partners, and represent Mollie at such events. You’ll report to the Head of Partnerships with accountability to Rick Emondts (Head of Expansion - GTM).
What you'll be doing
Identify and establish partnerships with agencies using various methods, including outbound sales, personal network, social selling, and participating in events
Nurture a portfolio of agency partnerships throughout their whole lifecycle; from pitching and demonstrating the value of Mollie, to building high-value relationships over multiple touch-points with various stakeholders
Apply your Partner Sales skills to unlock the maximum potential of the partnership, helping agencies grow and generate high-quality leads
Ideating, launching, and optimising co-marketing activities with partners from each channel (e.g. webinars, white-papers, panel participation, etc.)
Acting as the main point of contact for Mollie within the Italian agency community, showcasing your expertise in our product by using consultative sales strategies.
Transforming agencies into advocates for the Mollie brand, encouraging them to recommend Mollie to their clients and wider e-commerce networks.
Create and execute go-to-market strategies for each channel, identify strategic partners for each channel and collaborate deals with them
What you will bring
3-5 years work experience in a sales or partnerships role in the technology industry (preferably in the areas of e-commerce or payments).
A strong interest in e-commerce or payments, with an enthusiasm for developing meaningful partnerships, creating commercial opportunities, and are well-connected within the industry.
You are strong in managing a sales pipeline that consists of larger strategic business development deals as much as smaller lead generation deals.
You have great experience in deal negotiation and partner management
You have an independent and entrepreneurial mindset, meaning you are used to fast execution, love change and creating new opportunities, and take ownership. You also don't shy away from rolling up your sleeves and helping out where needed
A collaborative team player with experience working with different commercial teams to drive channel growth and success.
You are fluent in Italian and English and have worked in Italy for at least 3 years to understand the local market well.
A willingness to travel, including visiting partners and to participate in trade fairs and events.