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Excerpted from one of Salesforce's open partner manager postings.

Compensation Context

This company's median disclosed compensation for vp partner roles is $271K. The national median for vp partner manager roles in our dataset is $180K, meaning Salesforce posts roughly 51 percent above the national median for this seniority.

For the full seniority-by-seniority comparison, see our state of partner manager compensation analysis.

Seniority Mix

Open partner roles at Salesforce span the entry, senior, director and vp bands (entry (1), senior (1), director (1), vp (1)). The seniority breakdown shapes whether the company is building a partner org (more director-and-above hiring) or staffing it out (more mid-level hiring).

Partner Program Signals

Structural signals extracted from this company's open partner job descriptions:

  • Build Team: Building out a partner team from scratch or scaling an existing one. Expect higher operational ownership.
  • Channel: Indirect revenue motion through resellers, distributors, MSPs, or referral partners.
  • Direct: Direct sales motion alongside the partner work; partner team is not the only revenue path.
  • Enterprise: Enterprise segment focus, typical deal size in the $100K+ range.
  • Smb: Small-to-medium business segment focus, higher transaction volume.
  • Emea: EMEA regional focus.
  • Reports Cro: Partner leader reports directly to the CRO. Tightly tied to direct-sales motion and quota.
  • Equity: Equity compensation is part of the package.

Tool Stack Mentioned in Postings

Named tools and platforms that appear in this company's partner manager job descriptions, weighted by mention count.

Salesforce (4)Catalyst (1)Tableau (1)Gemini (1)

Where They Hire

Open partner postings appear in the following locations:

  • Atlanta, GA, US (1)
  • Indianapolis, IN, US (1)
  • Chicago, IL, US (1)
  • San Francisco, CA, US (1)

Open Partner Manager Roles at Salesforce

Title Location Salary Range Seniority
Director, Partner Management - Strategic Technology Partnerships San Francisco, CA, US $197K - $344K Director
Partner Marketing Lead , Technical PMM Chicago, IL, US $117K - $177K Senior
SMB Ecosystem Analyst Atlanta, GA, US Not disclosed Entry
VP, Ecosystem Lead Indianapolis, IN, US $221K - $426K VP

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