About the Role
Drive the SAP alliance in EMEA by converting global partnership strategy into regional pipeline, co-sell wins, and revenue, leveraging proximity to SAP's Walldorf headquarters as a strategic advantage.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the SAP-sourced and co-sell pipeline for EMEA, forecasting qualified regional pipeline with SAP field teams.
- Act as the liaison between Parloa and SAP field sales, connecting AEs and driving account mapping cadences.
- Generate local pipeline through regional co-sell campaigns, joint prospecting, and local events.
- Enable Parloa sales reps on SAP-relevant messaging, joint solution plays, and navigating SAP's field structures.
- Coordinate SAP and partner involvement in RFPs and demos, including solution engineers and SI partners.
- Manage deal registration and conflict resolution between direct and partner-led motions.
- Report competitive signals, SAP field sentiment, and win/loss insights to the RVP and partner development team.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years in partner sales, channel sales, or alliances within enterprise software.
- Proven track record of hitting partner-sourced pipeline and revenue targets.
- Experience within the SAP ecosystem, understanding its field organization, partner programs, and co-sell mechanics.
- Existing relationships across the DACH SAP ecosystem.
- Demonstrated success running account mapping, deal registration, and joint field motions with a large strategic partner.
- Comfort operating across DACH and other European markets, navigating cultural and commercial differences.
- Credibility in front of enterprise AEs, sales leaders, and customer executives.
- Self-starter with a hands-on and resourceful operating style.
- Fluent German and English required.
- Based in Germany or a major EMEA hub.
- Willingness to travel across the region (~40%).
Skills
- Enterprise software sales
- Partner sales
- Channel sales
- Alliances management
- Pipeline management
- Forecasting
- Account mapping
- Co-sell motions
- RFP management
- Deal registration
- Conflict resolution
- Field intelligence reporting
- SAP ecosystem knowledge
- German language proficiency
- English language proficiency
Location
- Germany
- EMEA
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Mid-Senior level
About the Company
- Parloa's mission is to make every customer conversation feel effortless for both customers and the companies serving them.
- Parloa is shaping the foundation of a new era in customer experience with agentic AI.
- Parloa has powered over ONE BILLION interactions between global enterprise brands and their customers.
- Companies like Booking.com, HealthEquity, Allianz, SAP, BarmeniaGothaer, and TUI deploy Parloa at scale.
- Parloa is at the beginning of a new era in customer experience where AI understands, reasons, and takes action.
- Parloa builds agentic AI that enterprises trust with their most important customer moments.
- Parloa aims to raise the standard for customer interactions, making them seamless, intelligent, and helpful.
- Ownership at Parloa means being accountable for outcomes.
- Parloa operates in a fast-evolving category with high bars and complex problems.
- Parloa hires people who think in solutions, communicate with clarity, and follow through.
- Parloa has grown beyond the earliest startup phase but maintains intensity with fast execution and direct feedback.
- Parloa is backed by leading global investors including General Catalyst, EQT Ventures, and Altimeter Capital.
- Parloa's ambition is to become the global category leader in enterprise-grade conversational AI.
- Parloa is committed to upholding the highest data protection standards for clients' and employees' data.
- All employees are instrumental in ensuring utmost care, GDPR, and ISO compliance (including ISO 27001) in handling sensitive information.
- Parloa is an e-verify employer in the USA.
Equal Opportunity
- We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability status, socioeconomic background and other characteristics.
