PowerSchool

Channel Partner Success Manager

PowerSchool$112K — $140K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Customer Success, Partner Management, Professional Services, or Channel roles
  • Experience with SaaS platforms and services delivery models
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Proven track record of driving adoption and outcomes
  • Excellent communication and executive storytelling abilities

Responsibilities

  • Drive success and adoption of Services Channel Partners
  • Lead onboarding and training for new partner services
  • Monitor partner health and customer outcomes
  • Conduct regular business reviews with partners
  • Collaborate with Sales on pipeline and opportunity planning
  • Ensure partner engagements drive customer satisfaction
  • Act as the voice of partners within the organization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Unlimited discretionary paid time off
  • Wellness programs including ClassPass and Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition reimbursement options
  • Optional benefits like pet insurance and identity theft protection
Full Job Description
Overview

Team Overview

 

The Services Channel Partner Success Team owns the end‑to‑end success of our Services Channel Partners, ensuring they are fully enabled, aligned, and consistently delivering high‑quality customer outcomes. This team is the primary advocate for services partners and a critical connector between partners and internal teams across Sales, Professional Services, Enablement, Product, and Operations. Responsibilities

The Services Channel Partner Success Manager (CPSM) is responsible for driving the success, adoption, and long‑term value realization of our Services Channel Partners. This role acts as the primary services partner advocate, ensuring partners are enabled, aligned, and delivering high‑quality customer outcomes that support go-live and customer satisfaction success goals. 

The CPSM works cross‑functionally with Sales, Professional Services, Enablement, Product, and Operations to ensure partners are positioned for success across the customer lifecycle. 

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

 

Partner Onboarding & Enablement:

  • Partner with Enablement Team to deliver ongoing services training, certifications, and best practices 
  • Lead onboarding for new services partners, ensuring readiness across delivery, training, and go‑to‑market capabilities 
  • Ensure partners understand product value propositions, services offerings, and customer success metrics 

 

Partner Success & Performance Management:

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned partners post‑sale 
  • Monitor partner health, performance, and customer outcomes 
  • Drive adoption of services best practices and delivery standards 
  • Conduct regular partner business reviews focused on outcomes, KPIs, and improvement opportunities 

 

Pipeline & Opportunity Collaboration 

  • Collaborate with Sales on partner‑influenced pipeline and opportunity planning 
  • Support partners during pre‑sales, implementation, and post‑go‑live phases as needed 
  • Share appropriate pipeline insights to enable partner engagement and acceleration 

 

Customer Outcomes & Retention 

  • Ensure partner‑delivered engagements drive customer adoption, satisfaction, and measurable business results 
  • Identify risks to customer success and proactively coordinate mitigation plans 
  • Support expansions by aligning partners to additional services, training, or optimization opportunities 

 

Cross‑Functional Alignment 

  • Act as the voice of the partner internally, providing feedback to Product, Services, and Operations 
  • Align closely with Professional Services and Services Ops on forecasting, resourcing, and delivery quality 
  • Partner with Enablement and Ops to continuously improve partner programs and tooling 

 

 

 

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in Customer Success, Partner Management, Professional Services, or Channel roles
  • Experience working with SaaS platforms and services‑based delivery models
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills
  • Proven ability to drive adoption, outcomes, and long‑term value
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and executive‑level storytelling skills 
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience managing Systems Integrators (SIs), Services Partners, or Channel Partners 
  • Familiarity with professional services lifecycle and enablement programs 
  • Experience with CRM and partner management tools (e.g., Salesforce, PRM platforms) 
  • Background in services, renewal, expansion, or sales revenue motions 
Compensation & Benefits Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

  • Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
  • Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
  • Comprehensive 401(k) plan
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
  • Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $112,100 - $140,100 USD plus applicable commission. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

 

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About PowerSchool

PowerSchool is an education technology company that provides a range of K-12 education solutions to schools around the world. The company's products include student information systems, learning management systems, assessment and analytics tools, and special education management systems. PowerSchool serves more than 45 million students and 12,000 schools in over 70 countries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Minnesota, USA.
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Size
2,500 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Founded
1997
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