Partner Development Manager

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

We're looking for a Partner Development Manager to join our EMEA partnership team in Paris. As the Partner Development Manager, you'll be responsible for developing transformational, high growth partnerships with companies of all shapes and sizes, that scale the acquisition of new hospitality merchants to Lightspeed.

*** Please note this role is based in Paris, France.**

**What you'll be doing**:

- Defining new growth opportunities in the hospitality partner ecosystem for Lightspeed by conducting market research and creating a local go-to-market strategy to further secure our market leadership in line with Lightspeed strategic vision;
- Developing and managing a strategic pipeline of new partners to deliver the French market strategy by working with go-to-market and product leaders;
- Hunting for new partnerships through networking, outbound prospecting and inbound qualification;
- End-to-end responsibility of the sales cycle from identifying and contacting relevant decision makers, to building relationships, managing strategic planning, commercial negotiation and contracting;
- Providing monthly, quarterly, and yearly pipeline reporting and forecasts;
- Onboarding new partners by leading and overseeing integration development with Technical Partner Managers, implementation of go-to-market strategy and ensuring a smooth handover to the allocated Partner Trainer, Partner Growth Manager and Partner Marketing Manager to unlock partner transactional growth with sales enablement and marketing programs;

**What you need to bring**:
This is a critical role on the EMEA Partnerships team with a high visibility and significant customer impact.
- Enterprise sales and business development experience at a product-led company for hospitality, mar/ad tech, or SaaS with experience building and implementing new partnerships preferred
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically about complex issues and develop thoughtful recommendations and action plans
- Proven track record of navigating and negotiating contracts in a complex and dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders
- Fluency in French and English, you are comfortable drafting documents internally and externally and have strong group presentation skills

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**What's in it for you?**

Come live the Lightspeed experience...
- Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs every day;
- Work in a team large enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact;
- Exposure to modern and proven technology;
- Ability to work and grow in a truly flexible environment;
- Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story

and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

- Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
- Health & Wellness Credit
- expense up to 400 EUR per year towards your gym membership, yoga classes, a new bike or whatever else you do for your health
- Mental Health Support through the Modern Health App
- whether it is meditation, coaching or counseling you need - each employee gets access to this platform
- People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year
- LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow
- Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
- Transit benefit if you travel by public transport to the office
- Lunch reimbursement on the days you work from our Paris office
- Healthy snacks and after work organized by the company
- Health insurance with attractive guarantee plans

Lightspeed est fier d'être un employeur respectueux de l'égalité des chances et s'engage à créer un lieu de travail inclusif et sans barrières.

**À propos de nous**

Propulsant les commerces qui sont le moteur de l'économie mondiale, la plateforme de commerce tout-en-un de Lightspeed aide les commerçants à innover afin de simplifier, adapter et offrir des expériences client exceptionnelles. Notre solution infonuagique transforme et unifie les opérations en ligne et hors ligne, les ventes omnicanaux, l'expansion avec de nouveaux emplacements, les paiements internationaux, les solutions financières et la connexion aux réseaux de fournisseurs.
- Fondée à Montréal, au Canada, en 2005, Lightspeed est inscrite à la fois à la bourse de New York (NYSE: LSPD) et à celle de Toronto (TSX: LSPD). Avec des équipes en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et dans la région Asie-Pacifique,