Partner Excellence Manager - Paris

Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning   Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team - from Finance to HR - to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.   Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Uber, Anthropic, Snowflake or Siemens, use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.   With a team of 700+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.   At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo - all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities: Partner Strategy & Enablement • Drive the technical execution strategy for assigned GSIs and RSIs, aligning Pigment product capabilities with partner industry practices. • Lead the maturity of partner Centers of Excellence (CoEs) through technical health checks, architectural standards, and early access to the product roadmap. • Design and deliver advanced enablement programs for partner Solutions Architects and Lead Model Builders, including bootcamps, architectural reviews, and hackathons. • Design and scale a structured technical onboarding program for new implementation partners, ensuring proficiency in Pigment's platform and delivery standards. • Publish reusable technical assets, integration guides, and model-building best practices to accelerate time-to-value. • Champion the adoption of Pigment's native AI capabilities and AI-assisted modeling tools in partner implementations to ensure delivery quality and reduce time-to-value for customers. Strategic Deal Support • Support partner-led sales cycles on strategic accounts by leading discovery sessions, framing business value, and driving technical wins against legacy EPM competitors. • Oversee high-impact scoping workshops and POCs led by partners, ensuring models are structured for multi-year scalability and performance. • Act as the technical liaison between GSI delivery teams and Pigment's internal Product and Professional Services teams to unblock complex implementation hurdles. Technical Depth • Serve as the subject matter expert on Pigment's core architecture, including advanced multi-dimensional modeling, dependency mapping, and formula optimization. • Guide partners on data pipelines connecting Pigment with ERPs (Workday, NetSuite, SAP), CRMs (Salesforce), HRIS (Workday, BambooHR), and cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery). • Enable and support partners on best practices for migrating customers off legacy EPM systems (Anaplan, Hyperion, Cognos, Adaptive) to Pigment's modern architecture. • Collaborate with Product and Engineering to synthesize partner field feedback into actionable product recommendations • Mentor internal Solutions Consultants and Technical Account Managers on GSI engagement models, delivery governance, and partner relationship management. Who you are • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field. An MBA or Master's in Finance/Data Science is a plus. • 5+ years in a highly technical consulting or solution architecture role within the EPM/Business Planning space (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, OneStream, or Hyperion). • Strong experience working directly with or within GSIs (e.g., Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, Slalom) to build technical capabilities and support complex delivery ecosystems. • Proficiency in data modeling concepts, SQL, and API-driven enterprise application integrations. What we offer • Competitive package • Stock options to ensure you have a stake in Pigment's growth • The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family • Weekly Lunch and Lunch vouchers (Swile card) to cover your lunch breaks with total flexibility • Subscription to Egym Wellpass (ex-Gymlib) for full access to gyms, studios, and wellness spaces across France • Along with one company offsite every year, we have brand new offices at the heart of major cities including New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, and London • High-end equipment (based on stock/availability) to do your work in the best conditions • Remote-friendly environment How we work • Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet • Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community • Go for it: We are biased towards action. Every action leads to learning and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission • Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to change our views and we approach it with empathy knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment • Champion our Customers: We lead with empathy, solve what matters, and deliver clarity in a complex world to make our Customers heroes in their organizations We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.   Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.