LOCATION: London, United Kingdom 

This is a hybrid role with at least one (1) day in the office per week (every Wednesday). 

Why This Role is Exciting 

AuditBoard is looking for a Partner Development Manager with a strong background in any of the following areas: internal controls, financial reporting, internal audit, enterprise risk management, IT and security compliance.  This individual will aspire to be a product expert in the AuditBoard platform and be able to navigate complex risk/audit/control environments, convince partners to ‘tech-enable’ their customers’ ARC environments, and convey a high-value proposition. 

This person will facilitate product demonstrations, and training, answer product / sales questions, seek inclusion into new sales opportunities, and work seamlessly with the AuditBoard Alliance Directors, Area Directors, and Account Executives to drive field penetration and traction.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with Alliance lead(s) to seek out opportunities to evangelize AuditBoard’s value to partners.
• Lead compelling demonstrations and training of the AuditBoard suite of products to AuditBoard partners tailored to a partners GTM approach, either through online or onsite meetings
• Maintain accurate mapping of partners’ field teams, penetration rates across our practice lines, and identify opportunities to increase our footprint. 
• Maintain deep competitive intelligence to present key product competitive differentiators to partners (and provide feedback to AB’s competive intel team)
• Mentor and cross-train partner resources and develop partner members’ skills+expertise
• Support AuditBoard’s key partners as the go-to subject matter expert on AuditBoard’s Connected Risk strategy
• Work cross-functionality with Product, Engineering, CAS, Marketing, Sales and Legal, serving as an advocate to partners
• Manage and maintain partner demo sites and sandboxes
• Attend select networking events and conferences to build relationships that will create new business opportunities

Attributes for a Successful Candidate

• 5-9 years working experience within Big 4 consulting, Internal Audit, Compliance and/or Risk Management
• BS in Accounting, Information Systems, Business or related field
• Expert understanding of Internal Controls, Financial Reporting, and internal audit methodology. Strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management is preferred
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, critical thinking and project management skills
• Excellent problem-solving, presentation and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Successful demonstrated experience managing and working with internal cross-functional teams and product engineering groups required
• Successful demonstrated experience communicating and reporting to Senior leadership
• Nice to have: understanding of common compliance frameworks such as COBIT, SOC, COSO, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, HITRUST and industry recognized guidance such as NIST
• Ability to flourish in a high growth and fast paced tech environment
• Is a builder, and works well in newly created roles, and enjoys building relationships and programs
• Ability to travel for onsite meetings. Expectation 30%-40%
• Deep understanding of AuditBoard functionality/technical product preferred