Strategic Partnerships Manager

2 Weeks ago • 3 Years + • Business Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Strategic Partnerships Manager at Matific focuses on new partnerships and growth in APAC and other global regions. This role is crucial in driving global business expansion, aligning with the company's growth strategy. Key responsibilities include identifying growth opportunities, building and managing a robust pipeline of prospects and partnerships, managing key contacts, qualifying potential partnerships, selling Matific's value proposition, and strategically managing new partnerships. The role also involves analyzing client needs, developing and executing strategic plans, negotiating contracts, monitoring performance, resolving issues, collaborating with internal teams, monitoring market trends, and reporting to senior management. International travel is required.
Must have:
  • 3+ years in business development
  • Strong relationship building
  • Strategic thinking & planning
  • Excellent communication & negotiation
  • Contract negotiation & closure
  • Market trend analysis
Good to have:
  • SaaS, Education, or EdTech experience
Perks:
  • Strong company purpose
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work with Ministries of Education & global publishers
  • Opportunity for innovation
  • Great remuneration package

Job Details

Description

About Matific

Matific is a leading global EdTech provider, delivering an adaptive online learning platform for primary school mathematics. With our product being utilised by millions of students, teachers and parents in 100+ countries we are helping educate the youth and bring equality to education. With over $50M USD invested and a global team of over 200+ employees, we are committed to achieving our goals. We’ve also picked up a number of awards including numerous CODiEs, Academics’ Choice and Edtech Digest to name a few.


The Role

The Strategic Partnerships Manager (a sophisticated Business Development Manager) is focused on new partnerships and growth in APAC and other global regions. The role plays a crucial role in driving growth and expansion for our business across the globe aligned to the growth strategy. The role will be focused on:

  1. Identifying growth opportunities, building and effectively managing a robust pipeline of global prospects and partnerships, connecting and managing key contacts from day 1, qualifying suitable potential partnerships, selling in the value proposition of the Matific offering to leading commercial discussions to closing the deal. 
  2. Strategic account managing and nurturing new partnerships and relationships to drive short and long-term sustainable business growth. The role reports to the Vice President - Global Head of Sales.


Key Responsibilities

  • Build and Maintain Relationships: Establish and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and industry leaders.
  • Analyze Client Needs: Understand the business needs and goals of key clients and develop strategies to meet these goals.
  • Identify and Pursue New Business Opportunities: Conduct market research and analysis to identify new markets, growth areas, and potential partnerships.
  • Develop and Execute Strategic Plans: Create and implement business development strategies to achieve sales targets and expand the company's partnerships and customer base.
  • Negotiate Contracts: Negotiate and close contracts to maximize profitability.
  • Monitor Performance: Track sales metrics and report on the status of accounts and transactions.
  • Resolve Issues: Manage and resolve any issues or conflicts with strategic accounts to ensure partnership satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with Internal Teams: Work closely with content, product, marketing, delivery and operation teams to align on growth and expansion efforts.
  • Monitor Market Trends: Keep an eye on market trends and competition to inform business decisions.
  • Report to Senior Management: Provide regular updates and reports on business development activities and successes to senior management.
  • Travel as required for meetings, conferences and events interstate and overseas.

Requirements

  • Experience: 3+ years of result-driven expertise in business development and partnership growth.  
  • Skills: Strong strategic thinking, thought leadership, relationship-building, well organized, reliable, time management, business and commercial acumen.
  • Competencies: Consultative sales approach, Problem solver, growth mindset, excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
  • Industry Knowledge: Not required but beneficial in the SaaS, Education and/or EdTech industry. Searching for a quick learner demonstrating success in driving strong growth results.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree desirable.

Benefits

  • A business with a strong purpose to provide quality education to children globally
  • A fast-paced environment, fast-growing SaaS company
  • Work with ministries of education, leading high-profile global publishers and partners
  • Work closely alongside seasoned, successful entrepreneurs 
  • Opportunity to innovate and challenge the status quo
  • Great remuneration package with significant upside potential

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About The Company

Matific is a multi-award winning mathematics e-learning platform for schools that builds problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding in early mathematics education. 


Founded on strong pedagogy and designed by educational experts, Matific gives access to over 2000 curriculumn aligned mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans. 


Matific is available in over 60 countries and in 40+ languages.


Matific is a perfect teaching tool to free up teachers' time to focus on their students. Matific activities challenge and engage students in diverse learning environments and classrooms. 


Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.


Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling.

Designed by curriculum experts, Matific is a blended learning platform that gives access to game-based mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans. Available in over 40 languages, we cover the local curricula of over 50 countries. 



Matific activities challenges and engages students in diverse learning environments and classrooms. Students can easily log in and self-start, so not a minute of valuable class time is wasted. Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.


Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling. For more information, visit - www.matific.com 

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