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Business Development Manager OEM & MSP -DACH Region (IC role)

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role:

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Development Manager OEM & MSP  to join us and support the DACH region. This role is responsible for supporting Elastic’s efforts to build an elite ecosystem of Commercial Use partners who are highly strategic to the company’s long-term goals.

The Business Development Manager OEM & MSP -DACH Region (IC role) will recruit, enable, and support a network of OEM and MSP partners that will drive the sale of customer-facing, royalty-bearing solutions that embed Elastic. We want energetic, innovative, and results-oriented partner leaders.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Identify, recruit, enable and manage OEM and MSP partners to support business goals and to execute partner sales strategies specific to the Central region
  • Negotiate and close new OEM and MSP contracts
  • Drive consistent and predictable OEM and MSP channel bookings through joint business planning and ongoing enablement of these partners
  • Work closely with our direct sales teams to identify, qualify and onboard the right OEM and MSP partners, as well as managing ongoing forecast metrics for these partners
  • Collaborate with other members of Elastic's Channels and Alliances team to contribute to the overall channel strategy and prioritization plan for coverage area

What You Will Bring:

  • Energetic, smart, self-directed, and passionate business development and channels professional
  • Experience recruiting, enabling, and leading a network of OEM and MSP partners
  • Expertise in building channel networks from the ground up
  • Demonstrated success growing the impact of channel results through increased lead growth and bookings growth
  • Experience negotiating and closing OEM and MSP channel agreements
  • Understanding of analytics, search, or big data markets/products and the ability to learn quickly
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time
  • Native German speaker and Fluency in English are mandatory requirements! 

Bonus Points:

  • Experience in selling within an Open Source model.

If you're eager to contribute to the world of Search Analytics and thrive in solving complex problems through the power of AI-driven search, Elastic wants to hear from you!

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

  • Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
  • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
  • Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
  • Generous number of vacation days each year
  • Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
  • Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
  • Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected] We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)

Elasticsearch develops and distributes encryption software and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.

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