Partner Growth Manager (Golf)

Partner Growth Manager

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity Or just checking the market Well you might be in the right place!

Were looking for a full-time Partner Growth Manager to join our fast-moving Golf team in NoAM. Reporting to the Director Business Strategy youll play a key role in generating net-new revenue by building strong strategic relationships with existing referral partners. Youll work hand-in-hand with golf partners to drive a qualified pipeline for Lightspeed through enablement motivation and consistent collaboration. The ideal candidate brings experience selling technology-based solutions through referral channels and thrives in a fast-paced high-energy sales environment.

This role allows you to combine your love for strategic relationship building and tech-driven sales to foster meaningful revenue-generating partnerships. Youre a strong communicator with a strategic mindset and a track record of solving complex challenges effectively.

What youll be responsible for:

• Owning and managing an existing partner portfolio of SMB/mid-market partners within the Golf sector ensuring consistent follow-up building strong rapport serving as the go-to resource for their pipeline and generating new leads from their network

• Regularly reviewing and analyzing partner performance metrics identifying trends and implementing strategies to address underperformance and maximize growth

• Keeping partners accountable for their revenue-generating pipeline on a weekly monthly quarterly and annual basis tailored to the ideal partner profile

• Collaborating with the marketing team to create joint marketing initiatives that help partners promote Lightspeed solutions increasing visibility and lead generation

• Collaborating with the strategic sales team marketing and sales development to ensure a high-quality pipeline while creating go-to-market initiatives that keep partners engaged and drive transactional activity

• Designing and implementing streamlined workflows processes and playbooks to enhance and optimize the partner experience.

• Acting as the voice of the partner by gathering feedback on product functionality challenges and market needs and collaborating with internal teams to drive product improvements and enhancements

• Designing and implementing partner incentive programs to motivate and reward top-performing partners driving mutual growth

• Providing ongoing training and development resources to ensure partners are fully equipped with the knowledge and tools to sell Lightspeed solutions effectively

• Fostering long-term relationships with partners to ensure consistent engagement and revenue generation identifying opportunities for expansion and upselling

• Promoting and advocating for a partner-first approach within the organization ensuring the partner voice is always considered in strategic decision-making processes

• Representing Lightspeed at top-performing trade shows and industry events to build relationships promote the brand and generate existing partnership opportunities

What youll be bringing to the team:

• 35 years of experience in partnerships B2B or channel sales (software sales experience strongly preferred).

• Proven experience working within the golf industry.

• Proven ability to develop and execute comprehensive referral partner growth strategies that drive measurable results.

• Strong negotiation skills and experience building accurate sales forecasts to support revenue planning.

• A deep understanding of the partnership landscape and go-to-market strategies paired with a strategic mindset rooted in customer needs.

• Exceptional communication skillsboth written and verbalwith the ability to confidently lead group presentations and partner meetings.

• A collaborative approach to working cross-functionally with our Strategic Sales team and managers to influence pipeline and decision-making with partners

• A track record of training motivating and building strong relationships with partners to help them succeed.

• A positive energetic attitude and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• A team-first mindsetyoull collaborate with both commercial- and technically-minded peers to support partners

• Creative and outside-the-box thinking

• You will bring your energy to this very energetic and diverse team

• You have the experience to train motivate and foster relationships with potential partners;

• You thrive in a fast-moving environment and have a strong positive attitude

Be a changemaker

Youll enjoy:

• A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work

• A culture that celebrates performance

• The chance to make an impact in a team thats big enough for career growth but lean enough to make your voice heard

• Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy healthy and fulfilled.

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies

• Equity options because this is your company too

• Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters

• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career

• Health and wellness credit so you feel your best

• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community

• Interest groups employee led networks social committees to sponsored sports teams

• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook

• Enhanced parental leave to support growing families

Fuel your growth. Find your people.

At Lightspeed your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities global mobility and benefits designed to support youall within a driven diverse and inclusive team thats passionate about empowering our communities.

At Lightspeed we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation including your skill set qualifications experience and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect the total compensation for this position to be in the range of $54000 - $90000 CAD. Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee benefits including but not limited to medical dental wellness life and disability insurance RRSP plan and match paid parental leave top-up and paid time off.
Please note that this compensation information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario and reflects the amount Lightspeed is willing to pay at the time of this posting. This role represents an existing vacancy at Lightspeed. Lightspeed uses artificial intelligenceenabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here

Obviously this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love and we want to offer you a place youre proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005 in Montreals gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy Lightspeeds one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify scale and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations multichannel sales expansion to new locations global payments financial solutions and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal Canada in 2005 Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America Europe and Asia Pacific the company serves retail hospitality and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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