Vice President Advisory Relations Reston VA

Equifax Government Solutions is a leading provider of differentiated data analytics and technology that helps federal state and local government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. The Vice President of Advisory Relations. This person will work with firms that advise the government and is a pivotal executive responsible for defining building and executing a world-class alliances and partner strategy that drives significant revenue growth market penetration and solution delivery in the Government Solutions vertical.

This leader will identify prioritize and manage strategic relationships with System Integrators (SIs) Value Added Resellers (VARs) technology partners (e.g. cloud platforms) and crucially key Advisory and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) firms. This focus is essential to ensure Equifax solutions are positioned within government modernization roadmaps particularly those related to Social Services program eligibility workforce and identity validation.

This position is based in our Workforce Solutions Government office in Reston VA.

What youll do (Key Responsibilities)

Strategic Leadership & Planning:

Develop and own the comprehensive alliance and partner strategy for Equifax Government Solutions ensuring alignment with the business units revenue targets product roadmap and overall corporate strategy.

Identify white-space market opportunities and determine the Build Buy or Partner approach to maximize market coverage and solution completeness.

Present and advocate for the alliance strategy and performance to the Equifax executive leadership team.


Partner Ecosystem Development & Management:

Identify recruit and onboard high-impact partners with a focus on top-tier Federal State and Local Government System Integrators (SIs) and Prime Contractors.

Establish and nurture strategic relationships with major Social Services Advisory and IV&V firms to influence their recommendations for state and federal systems modernization projects.

Cultivate and maintain deep trusted relationships at the executive level with key partners to ensure sustained mutual commitment and investment.

Negotiate structure and finalize complex partnership agreements including terms joint go-to-market (GTM) plans and technology integration roadmaps.


Go-to-Market (GTM) & Revenue Enablement:

Define and execute joint GTM plans including co-selling motions co-marketing initiatives and sales enablement programs that drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline.

Drive specific engagement with Advisory/IV&V firms to position Equifax data and verification solutions (e.g. The Work Number) as essential components in the design architecture and validation of new government technology systems.

Collaborate closely with the Equifax Government Solutions Sales team to integrate partners into account strategy bid and proposal efforts and large-scale contract pursuits.

Establish clear measurable KPIs and a robust tracking system to monitor partner performance revenue contribution and ROI of alliance investments.


Cross-Functional Alignment & Enablement:

Act as the internal voice of the partner collaborating with Product Technology Legal and Compliance teams to ensure solutions are partner-friendly and align with government regulations security requirements and the evaluation criteria of IV&V engagements.

Ensure partners are fully enabled through training resources and technical support to effectively position sell and implement Equifax solutions.

Lead the resolution of partnership-related conflicts sales disputes and operational issues.