Director, Partner Activation & Acceleration
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Director Partner Activation & Acceleration (PAAT)
Job Description
Partner Activation and Acceleration Team (PAAT) P&A Strategy & Operations
The Director Partner Activation & Acceleration (PAAT) is a people leader within the Partnerships & Alliances Strategy & Operations organization. Reporting to the Senior Director PAAT this role is responsible for leading the day-to-day execution of the Partner Activation & Acceleration Team managing regional Specialist resources and helping scale Thomson Reuters partner ecosystem through stronger orchestration activation governance and operational discipline.
You and your team will be pivotal in reducing onboarding and activation time and improving time-to-revenue for both partners and TR across global segments including Legal Professionals Tax Audit and Accounting Professionals Corporates and Government. You will execute and continuously improve the mechanisms and frameworks that accelerate partner sales directly supporting TRs goal of a 3x increase in P&A sales contribution by 2028.
This role requires a leader who can manage execution while also helping identify recurring friction elevate business needs and advocate for scalable solutions across processes policies commercial models contracting standards and tooling while managing partnerships and building go-to-market strategies for growth.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Director Partner Activation & Acceleration you will:
Lead coach and develop a team of Partner Activation & Acceleration Specialists across regional markets includingEMEA-based Specialist resources
Responsible for managing the global team ensuring they bring on new partnerships and develop strong working relationships with contributing clients
Work with internal groups and partners toward mutual goals and objectives to support and scale the overall strategic benefits of thealliance
Ensure partners progress from approval through operational readiness activation milestones first-deal readiness and early revenue generation.
Monitor partner readiness onboarding SLAs activation milestones time-to-value and early productivity signals
Help build and operationalize PAAT playbooks SOPs activation frameworks governance mechanisms and team operating procedures.
Establish and maintain team-level reporting on time-to-activation time-to-first revenue SLA adherence partner readiness partner productivity and process efficiency.
Use data and qualitative insights to identify trends improve operating performance and inform recommendations to PAAT and S&O leadership.
Support leadership updates operating reviews and executive-ready narratives related to activation performance and partner operating model maturity.
About You
You are a fit for the role of Director Partner Activation & Acceleration if your background includes:
Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Finance Operations or a related field preferred.
8 years of experience in partnerships alliances partner operations partner management business development strategy & operations consulting or related functions.
3 years ofcross-functional teamprograms includingmentoring developing and managing high-performing teams.
Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives within a matrixed global organizations.
Track record of building scalable processes governance models operating rhythms or business transformation programs.
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