Strategic Alliances Manager – Magento

Corra is the global digital agency that fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands trust to create luxury commerce experiences. Over the past 15 years, we have built a reputation for award-winning design, disciplined execution, and innovative thinking.

With technical expertise concentrated on the Magento and Shopify Plus platforms amongst others, we produce memorable journeys that captivate customers and elevate brands to new heights.

Winner of multiple Crain’s Best Places to Work Awards, we offer exciting and challenging projects with industry leading companies, competitive health benefits, flexible work arrangements, ongoing career development, company outings and tons of other bonuses.

Corra is looking for a Strategic Alliances Manager who would be responsible for managing the Magento partnership channel along with other complementary technology partners. This person will report directly to the VP of Commercial Strategy and Alliances.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintain and nurture Corra’s relationship with Magento

  • Create and manage Magento business plans

  • Drive leads via partnerships to sales team and influence deals via partnerships

  • Ability to quickly grasp Corra's position and value proposition in the market in order to influence development of partnerships and sales/marketing opportunities

  • Assist marketing department by including partners in marketing events and leveraging partnerships to create new marketing opportunities for Corra

  • Work alongside partners to identify and implement appropriate sales strategies related to joint goals

  • Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from the partners and requiring coordination with other departments

  • Manage coordination between partners and Corra’s delivery team, including keeping delivery team updated on platform updates, researching needed new partners based on delivery’s needs, and ensuring the delivery of partner’s technology or services goes smoothly

  • Maintain and expand a network of contacts

  • Attend social events and conferences as needed

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • 3-5+ years of experience in a related field within an agency setting

  • Fluent English and excellent written and verbal communications skills are required, no exceptions

  • Experience working with Magento

  • Experience in channel/alliances management

  • Experience in a fast-paced working environment

  • Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills

  • Must be able to quickly learn, understand and apply new technologies

  • Be supremely organized, detail-oriented, analytical, and a self-starter with the ability to prioritize goals as needed

  • Experience with public speaking and presenting. Comfortable in front of an audience

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