Partner Sales Manager - SAP
About Parloa
About Parloa
About the role
SAP Partner Sales Manager — EMEA
Areas of ownership
Own the SAP-sourced and co-sell pipeline for EMEA
Be the liaison between Parloa field sales and SAP
Drive prospecting and local pipeline generation
Enable Parloa sales reps on the SAP motion
Coordinate SAP and partner involvement in RFPs and demos
Manage deal registration and conflict resolution
Feed field intelligence back to the alliance team
Who you are
- 7-10+ years in partner sales, channel sales, or alliances within enterprise software, with a track record of hitting partner-sourced pipeline and revenue targets.
- SAP ecosystem experience: you have worked at, with, or around SAP - you understand its field organization, partner programs, and co-sell mechanics, and you bring relationships across the DACH SAP ecosystem you can activate on day one.
- Regional co-sell expertise: demonstrated success running account mapping, deal registration, and joint field motions between a software vendor and a large strategic partner.
- Multi-market EMEA experience: comfort operating across DACH plus other European markets, navigating cultural and commercial differences in enterprise sales.
- Field credibility: you are comfortable in front of enterprise AEs, sales leaders, and customer executives, and you know how to earn trust with quota-carrying teams on both sides.
- Self-starter operating style: hands-on, resourceful, and comfortable building in a fast-moving scale-up without heavy process or big-company support.
- Fluent German and English required; additional European languages a plus.
- Based in Germany or a major EMEA hub, with willingness to travel across the region (~40%).
Our recruiting process
Why Parloa?
Why Parloa?
We're at the beginning of a new era in customer experience, one where AI doesn't just respond, but understands, reasons, and takes action. We're building agentic AI that enterprises trust with their most important customer moments: complex questions, high volumes, real stakes. When millions of people reach out to a brand, those interactions aren't just support tickets; they're defining experiences. We're here to raise the standard: making every conversation seamless, intelligent, and genuinely helpful. If you care about shaping how businesses and customers connect at scale and want your work to matter in real, everyday moments, this is where you do it. At Parloa, ownership isn't a buzzword; it means being accountable for outcomes, not just tasks. We operate in a category that's evolving fast, where the bar is high, and the problems are complex. We hire people who think in solutions, communicate with clarity, and follow through. People who are comfortable making decisions, taking responsibility, and raising the standard for themselves and those around them. We've grown beyond the earliest startup phase, but we've kept the intensity: fast execution, direct feedback, and a strong expectation to contribute meaningfully from day one. Backed by leading global investors like General Catalyst, EQT Ventures, and Altimeter Capital, we're scaling with a clear ambition: to become the global category leader in enterprise-grade conversational AI.
Parloa is committed to upholding the highest data protection standards for our clients' and employees' data. All our employees are instrumental in ensuring the utmost care, GDPR, and ISO compliance, including ISO 27001, in handling sensitive information. Parloa is an e-verify employer in the USA. Please click here to learn more . If you receive an offer of employment from Parloa, you will need to go through the E-Verify process of digital verification of your employment authorization documents as provided on the Form I-9. Participation in E-Verify does not limit your right to work and verification will only be completed after you become an employee with Parloa.
- We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability status, socioeconomic background and other characteristics.
Not included in the source posting: benefits.
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