VP, Partnerships

Sievo

$200K — $300K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in management consulting or related fields, particularly in procurement, supply chain, or digital transformation.
  • Strong understanding of consulting firms and their influence on technological and vendor decisions.
  • Demonstrated executive-level communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Proven experience leading teams and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Ability to drive commercial outcomes, transforming relationships into closed revenue.
  • Builder mindset, ready to innovate beyond established processes.

Responsibilities

  • Own and set Sievo's overall partnerships strategy, focusing on the consulting channel.
  • Build and deepen relationships with key consulting firms in relevant industries.
  • Drive joint business development efforts with partners and sales teams.
  • Develop and maintain a scalable operating model for partnerships.
  • Lead and grow the Partnerships team, aligning its structure with strategic goals.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure a unified partner experience.
  • Represent Sievo with senior stakeholders while traveling internationally as needed.

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO with a minimum of 25 days off per year.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs).
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage.
  • Life insurance and additional elective benefits available.
  • 401k plan with a 4% employer match.
  • Stipends for home office setup, internet, and mobile phone plans.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Participation in the employee stock option program.
Full Job Description
About the role

Partnerships are one of Sievo's most strategic growth levers and to lead our Partnerships team, we are looking for a Vice President of Partnerships. You will own Sievo's entire Partnerships function end-to-end: setting the strategy across consulting, data, software, and reseller partnerships, deepening relationships with priority consulting firms, activating joint business development, and building the operating model that makes partnerships a scalable commercial growth engine. Consulting partnerships are our primary channel - where most of the team focuses and an extremely important source of business for Sievo. This is where your core strength should lie.

This is a senior, highly visible role reporting to the SVP of Sales & Customer Success. You will lead a team of seven, work closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, Customer Success and the executive team, and shape a function that already has strong foundations. The consulting channel itself is evolving fast with AI, so we're looking for someone energized by leading through strategic ambiguity and category change, not just running an established playbook.

What you'll do
  • Own Sievo's overall partnerships strategy across consulting, data, software, and reseller partnerships, setting the vision and driving execution with consulting as the primary channel.
  • Build, deepen, and activate relationships with priority consulting firms across procurement, supply chain, digital transformation, and related advisory practices.
  • Drive joint business development with partners and internal sales, from account mapping, co-proposals, and spend cube engagements through to commercial closure.
  • Build and run a scalable operating model for partnerships, including enablement, governance, engagement rhythms, and performance tracking.
  • Lead and grow the Partnerships team (currently 7 FTEs) shaping its structure in line with your strategy.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to ensure commercial alignment and seamless partner experience.
  • Represent Sievo externally with senior partner stakeholders and travel internationally as needed.

What we're looking for
  • Experience working in or closely with management consulting, ideally in procurement, supply chain, or digital transformation practices, with a strong understanding of how top-tier firms operate, sell, and influence client technology and vendor decisions.
  • Executive-level communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Strong ownership and leadership skills, with experience leading teams or cross-functional commercial initiatives.
  • Commercial drive and comfort owning a revenue target: you turn relationships into pipeline and closed revenue, not just well-managed accounts.
  • A builder mindset. We are not looking for someone who will simply manage existing processes; we expect you to build, challenge, and lead.
  • Fluency in English.

What we also appreciate
  • A proven track record of building strategic partnerships or alliances, ideally in a partner, alliance, or ecosystem role at a B2B SaaS company.
  • Familiarity with procurement, supply chain, spend analytics, or enterprise data platforms, and exposure to data, software, or reseller partnerships.
  • Experience working with global strategy firms, Big Four consultancies, procurement specialists, transformation boutiques, or systems integrators.
  • Additional language skills, especially French or German.

What awaits you at Sievo
  • A senior, high-impact role owning one of Sievo's most strategic growth levers end-to-end, with a direct line to Sievo's commercial growth and executive team.
  • Real ownership to shape the entire Partnerships function, from strategy and structure to partner portfolio and operating model, with an established 7-person team from day one.
  • Sievonians are ambitious, yet kind and supportive - you'll work with an international team of 40+ nationalities, collaborating with smart, driven, and genuinely kind people.
  • Our Finnish roots run deep: we are founded on an open, honest and transparent Nordic working culture where we value freedom and responsibility, while working with high standards. We provide a flexible work environment that respects and values work-life balance and being yourself.

Some benefits to mention
  • Unlimited PTO (minimum 25 days off per year, up to 4 consecutive weeks off)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
  • FSAs, HSAs
  • Short-term & long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance / AD&D, and more electable benefits
  • 401k with a 4% match
  • Home internet, mobile phone plan, and home office stipend
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee stock option program

Salary range: $200,000 - $300,00 OTE. Salary will be determined at the conclusion of the interview process based on your skills and experience.

Work type: Hybrid, based in Chicago, IL. The position requires international travel to meet partners, customers and internal stakeholders (approximately on a monthly basis).

Please note that Sievo is currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.

How to apply

We would love to hear from you! Submit your CV and application through our recruitment system by August 7th. We screen applications on an ongoing basis, so we're looking forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the position, feel free to be in touch with SVP of Sales & Customer Success, Ossi Karali (ossi.karali[at]sievo.com).

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