Senior Partner Sales Manager

    Light Inc

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

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    About this role

    Location: London, in the office 3–4 days a week, with travel across Europe and North AmericaRegions: UK & Ireland, Nordics, DACH, Benelux, North AmericaReports to: Partner GTM LeadRetire The ERP.Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive.

    Our Smart Financial Platform gives modern, global companies superpowers: automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows that move at the speed of the business.We build with our customers, ship fast, and obsess over craft. In a short time, Light has gone from idea to the operating core for leading companies like Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot.

    People don’t just use Light, they enjoy it.We’re an early team defining a new software category. Think engineers who love debits and credits, designers who care about reconciliation states, and operators who treat finance as a product.

    If you’re excited to modernise how the world runs money, one workflow at a time, you’re in the right place.Backed by world-class investors and advised by industry titans, we’re building category-defining products with the freedom to ship ambitiously and own outcomes.Come help us make Light the global default for next-gen finance.The RolePartners are central to how Light grows.

    Accounting firms, advisory practices and implementation partners bring us into deals, deliver alongside us and help finance teams move off legacy ERPs.As Senior Partner Sales Manager, you’ll own partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue across a portfolio of strategic partners in five regions.

    You’ll recruit the right partners, build plans with them and turn those relationships into qualified pipeline and closed deals, working hand in hand with our account executives. You’ll work closely with Sales, RevOps, Solutions Engineering, Marketing and Legal.This is a senior seat in building Light’s partner programme.

    You’ll own a revenue target, and you’ll help shape how partnerships work here for years to come.

    What You’ll DoOwn a revenue target

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Sales Manager

    Executive deal support3–5/week
    Forecast & commit2×/week
    Strategic deal coaching3–5/week

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    GTM
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    How do you coach underperforming reps?

    Template question
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    Describe your forecasting methodology.

    Template question
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    How do you structure onboarding for new hires?

    Template question
    Research Light Inc's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Sales leadership roles require balancing individual contributor revenue with team performance management.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

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