Senior Regional Alliances Manager

About the role:

The partner ecosystem is a significant and fast-growing part of Forter’s success and growth strategy in the US region. We are looking for a smart and creative Senior Regional Alliance Manager. The ideal candidate for this role has experience building, scaling and managing ecommerce partner ecosystems as well as management consulting partnerships across the United States. This role will report directly to the Head of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage our ecommerce platform, management consulting, and system integrator partnerships 
• Strategically evaluate opportunities to source, contract and onboard additional ecommerce platform partners
• Own relationships at all levels of partner organizations with the goal of driving as much qualified business as possible into Forter’s sales pipeline
• Work collaboratively and creatively across Sales, Partner Marketing, SalesOps & Partnership teams locally and globally to build and execute on partner program goals
• Collaborate with Product, Integrations and Pre-Sales on the prioritization and development of new ecommerce platform integrations
• Be an advocate and spokesperson for Forter with partners and at industry conferences and events

What you’ll need:

• At least 5-7 years of experience in business development/partnerships
• Experience working with eCommerce platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Shopify, Adobe, VTEX, etc. and/or consulting firms in the commerce space (Accenture, Deloitte, PWC, BORN Group, Capgemini, Astound Commerce, Blue Acorn ICI, etc.) 
• Proven track record of initiating and successfully driving incremental pipeline through strategic partnerships
• Effective communication skills, and comfort in presenting/discussing with executive leaders
• Demonstrated relationship-building skills with external partners
• Ability to travel >30% of the time
• Startup background – comfort with a fast-paced environment and changing requirements
• Comfort with new technologies; ability to communicate with those who are tech-savvy

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve.  Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. 

Trust is backed by data –  Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: 

• Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023) 
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary 
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Matching 401K Plan 
• Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage
• Home office allowance 
• Generous PTO policy 
• Half day Fridays

*Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary Range: $170,000 - $215,000 annually + bonus + equity + benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, and skill level.

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Last updated on Aug 26, 2024