Regional Vice President, Partners (UKI)

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Regional Vice President Partners (UKI)

The best sales organizations achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products solutions and services backed by an extraordinary company. Thats what you get when youre part of selling for Appian. We are passionate about driving digital transformation by bringing Appian solutions that provide speed agility and efficiency needed to compete and grow. Are you inspired by the chance to solve your customers biggest challenges You can make that kind of difference here. Join our team where you can not only grow your career but share the success of an industry pioneer.

The Global Alliances and Channels team at Appian is a fast-paced dynamic organization that plays an integral role in driving Appians growth globally. We are looking for an experienced Regional Vice President (RVP) to manage a team of Alliance Managers to develop high-growth partnerships and accelerate pipeline generation through partner enablement and close collaboration with Appians sales leaders and account executives in the UK/I region. This individual will make a noticeable impact on Appian by managing high profile relationships and helping partners build solutions and go to market motions that improve their ability to serve their customers.

As Regional Vice President of Channels & Alliances for the UK & Ireland you will own and shape Appians partner-driven growth strategy in one of our most strategic EMEA markets. This is a senior externally facing leadership role focused on raising partner ambition unlocking investment and building new material Appian practices with our most important alliance partners.

You will work in tight lockstep with UK Industry aligned Sales leaders aligning partner strategy directly to their industry objectives top account plans and priority prospect pursuits. Together you will ensure partners are sourcing and embedded early and meaningfully into the highest-value opportunities.

You will also work shoulder-to-shoulder with your alliances and channel team to support plans with senior Client Partners at GSIs and strategic partners to co-create multi-year growth plans drive executive alignment and scale large industry-focused practices that materially advance both our partners businesses and Appians market presence. Internally you will build and coach a high-performing partner leadership team capable of operating at this level.

In this role you will:

• Set and lead the regional partner strategy for UK/I identifying high-impact market opportunities and translating them into bold executable plans delivered through Appians partner ecosystem.
• Align tightly with UK Industry Regional VP Sales leaders ensuring partner strategies investments and execution are directly mapped to industry priorities top accounts and strategic prospect pursuits.
• Source Partner deals and embed partners into priority deals by co-owning account strategies opportunity planning and executive engagement for Appians largest and most strategic UK opportunities.
• Increase partner ambition and investment by influencing senior partner leadership to build new Appian practices expand industry depth and commit resources aligned to shared growth objectives.
• Work closely with senior Client Partners at GSIs and strategic partners to incubate and scale large differentiated Appian-led offerings and solution plays.
• Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue outcomes with a strong focus on large complex solution-led opportunities and strategic accounts.
• Lead coach and develop a regional partner team instilling executive-level partner engagement disciplined execution and a growth mindset across the organization.
• Recruit develop and optimize a portfolio of strategic partners including global system integrators regional firms and specialist providers ensuring clear roles investment alignment and measurable impact.
• Act as the connective tissue between partners and Appians sales marketing and pre-sales leadership to create a seamless executive-grade co-selling motion.
• Run executive partner governance including performance management joint planning and business reviews ensuring accountability momentum and long-term ecosystem health.

About You

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• 3-5 years of proven experience and leadership building and running alliances channels or ecosystem roles in the UK/I or larger region with a track record of building partner-led growth at scale for software companies with at least $500MM in global sales.
• Deep experience in Appians market including business process automation low-code platforms and AI-enabled solutions with credibility across sales delivery and partner leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a peer to senior sales leadership aligning partner execution directly to industry strategies and revenue objectives.
• Proven success influencing senior partner executives to drive increased investment practice creation and long-term strategic alignment.
• Extensive experience working with GSIs and large ecosystem partners including building new practices industry offerings or solution portfolios.
• Strong people leader with a passion for coaching nurturing and developing teams to engage partners and clients at an executive level.
• Skilled in complex multi-stakeholder solution selling orchestrating cross-functional teams across sales pre-sales marketing and partners.
• Experience selling and building ecosystems in the UK & Ireland market within enterprise software data or system integration environments.
• Confident commercially astute and resilientcomfortable setting a high bar and holding both partners and teams accountable.
• Excellent executive communication presentation and storytelling skills.
• Based in London UK with flexibility for regional and international travel.

Tools and Resources

• Training and Development: During onboarding we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian with dedicated mentorship and the First-Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires.
• Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University skills based training and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.
• Community: Well immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social educational and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health wellbeing and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support life and disability insurance an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) a retirement/pension plan wellness dollars tuition reimbursement family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by countryplease ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

About Appian

Appian provides process automation technology. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. Weve been automating processes for 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information visit . Nasdaq: APPN

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