Senior Vice President, Global Channel & Strategic Partnerships | IFS Copperleaf
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Taken at the midpoint of its range, $225,000/yr, this role pays more than the middle Partner, Channel & Alliances opening on the board today ($180k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $138k–$320k/yr.
Against the 4,924 open roles on Vertical SaaS sales jobs (typical pay $150k/yr, band $95k–$275k/yr), this one's $225,000/yr sits above the middle. How posted pay is measured.
The posting
Company Description
IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realise that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.
We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.
If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.
Job Description
The Opportunity IFS Copperleaf’s software helps some of the world’s largest firms make better strategic decisions. We have a track record of delivering award-winning, industry-changing solutions that enable our clients to build more resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
We are seeking a commercially minded executive to build and lead a global partnerships organization responsible for creating new routes to market, expanding strategic alliances, and accelerating partner-generated revenue growth.
Reporting to IFS Copperleaf's CRO, the SVP, Global Channels & Strategic Partnerships will own the strategy, execution, and commercial outcomes of IFS Copperleaf's global partner ecosystem. This leader will transform partnerships into a significant growth engine for the business while creating clear accountability for partner-generated pipeline, revenue, and market expansion.
This role represents an opportunity to build a modern, revenue-focused partner organization that unifies and simplifies how Copperleaf engages with partners globally.
Why This Role Matters
Partnerships play an increasingly important role in extending market reach, accelerating customer adoption, strengthening customer outcomes, and creating new sources of growth.
Today, many organizations contribute to partner relationships. This role brings strategic ownership, commercial accountability, and execution discipline under a single global leader.
The successful candidate will create one strategy, one operating model, and one accountable owner for partner success worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue Ownership
- Own partner-generated and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue globally.
- Develop and execute a multi-year channels and alliances growth strategy.
- Build predictable and scalable partner revenue motions.
- Establish clear performance metrics and accountability frameworks across the partner ecosystem.
Global Partner Leadership
- Lead regional partner and channel teams globally, including leaders responsible for the United States, the United Kingdom, and highly strategic partnership accounts.
- Define account ownership models, engagement frameworks, and governance standards.
- Ensure consistent execution across all regions and partner types.
- Create partner coverage strategies aligned to market opportunity and business objectives.
Strategic Alliances
- Build executive-level relationships with strategic partners and industry leaders.
- Negotiate and expand strategic alliance agreements.
- Drive joint business planning and go-to-market execution.
- Identify partnerships that accelerate growth, market expansion, and customer acquisition.
Ecosystem Development
- Expand Copperleaf's network of strategic partners, consulting firms, technology alliances, and industry relationships.
- Evaluate and prioritize partnership investments based on commercial outcomes.
- Identify emerging opportunities that strengthen market position and competitive differentiation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Revenue Operations.
- Create clear decision rights and simplify ownership across functions involved in partner activity.
- Ensure all partner initiatives are aligned to measurable business outcomes.
- Act as the executive owner for partnership strategy and execution across the company.
Success Measures
- Partner-sourced revenue
- Partner-influenced revenue
- Partner-generated pipeline
- Strategic alliance growth
- Joint go-to-market performance
- Market expansion through partner channels
- Ecosystem engagement and activation
- Forecast accuracy and partner productivity
What We’re Offering
- Salary Range: $200,000 to $250,000 plus 100% variable
- Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance
- 401K with Company contribution
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Tuition assistance
- Community involvement and volunteering events
Experience & Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in channels, alliances, partnerships, indirect sales, or ecosystem leadership roles.
- Proven track record of building and scaling global partner organizations.
- Experience creating measurable revenue outcomes through partnerships.
- Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS go-to-market models.
- Experience working with consulting firms, system integrators, technology alliances, and channel partners.
- Exceptional commercial negotiation and executive relationship management skills.
Leadership Profile
- Revenue-first mindset.
- Strategic and commercially focused.
- Simplifies complexity and drives accountability.
- Strong influencer and relationship builder.
- Data-driven decision maker.
- Highly collaborative while maintaining ownership.
- Comfortable operating in high-growth, high-performance environments.
- Results-oriented with a bias for execution.
Additional Information
We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer
Where you can sell from
Fully remote, for people based in United States.
Taken from IFS's own posting, last seen live on 6 Nov 2026.
About IFS
ERP, enterprise asset management, field service and industrial AI software, plus the Copperleaf, Ultimo, Poka and Softeon product lines, sold to manufacturers, utilities, energy, aerospace and defense, and construction companies.
Pay schedule: Quota carriers earn a base with a variable target usually equal to it (a 50/50 mix, often uncapped with accelerators), presales staff a base plus bonus, and BDRs a base plus commission.
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