Partnership Development Manager South-Africa (english-speaking)

Factorial

Factorial

Sales & Business Development
Barcelona, Spain
Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Partnership Development Manager South-Africa (english-speaking)

  • Indefinido
  • Tiempo completo
  • 08005, Barcelona, CT, España
  • Strategic Partnerships

Hello! 👋

At Factorial, we’re looking for a Partnership Development Manager – South Africa to help us grow and scale our partner ecosystem in this strategic market.

You’ll play a key role in expanding Factorial through partnerships, working closely with local partners who sell, implement, and support our all-in-one HR SaaS solution. This is a hands-on role with real ownership, where your work directly impacts revenue, market presence, and long-term growth.

We believe in empowering talent, building strong ecosystems, and sharing our vision of how Human Resources can transform organizations worldwide. Now we want you to help us make that vision a reality in South Africa. 🚀

Are you ready for the challenge?

About the role 🚀

As the Partnership Development Manager – South Africa, you will:

  • Own partner acquisition & activation: Identify, approach, and onboard new potential partners, managing the full partner sales cycle from first contact to activation.

  • Build the partner ecosystem: Develop strong, long-term relationships with partners that strategically align with Factorial in the HR space.

  • Be the main point of contact for partners: Manage a portfolio of partners, supporting them throughout their journey and acting as their primary interface with Factorial.

  • Drive partner engagement & performance: Hold regular meetings (cold calls, video calls, demos) with partners and their clients to present the product, share updates, and solve concrete challenges.

  • Gather market & partner insights: Collect feedback from partners and their clients to identify pains, opportunities, and improvements to strengthen the partnership channel.

  • Drive expansion opportunities: Upsell additional Factorial products and services through partners, based on customer needs and market potential.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with internal teams (SDRs, Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Experience, Leadership) to ensure alignment and partner success.

Your Profile

In a few words: we’re looking for a hungry, proactive partnership builder who enjoys opening doors, building relationships, and growing markets through collaboration.

  • Proven experience (3–4 years): In Partnerships, Sales, or B2B roles within SaaS or digital transformation environments.

  • Languages: Expert in English. Additional local languages are a plus, not blockers.

  • Hunter mentality: Persistent, resilient, and motivated by developing new opportunities and partnerships from scratch.

  • Strong communicator & relationship builder: You connect easily with people, build trust quickly, and communicate clearly with partners and internal stakeholders.

  • Proactive & idea-driven: You take initiative, propose new ideas, and don’t wait for everything to be defined before acting.

  • Market focus: Understanding of the South African market is a strong plus; experience working with international teams is welcome.

  • Bonus: Knowledge of HR tech or partner-led GTM models.

Perks of being part of our team 😏

  • High growth, multicultural and friendly environment 🤝

  • Save expenses with Cobee 💰 and get your salary in advance with Payflow 💸

  • Healthy life with Gympass 🧘🏽‍♀️ and Alan as private health insurance 🩺

  • Language classes with Yolk Academy 👩🏽‍🏫

  • Syra discounts, Nora & Apeteat lunch❗

  • Breakfast in the office, organic fruit🍏 and free caffeine and theine☕

  • Flexible schedules ⏰, pet Friendly 🐶 and no dress code!😀

Is this you?! Come rock the world with us!

About us 🚀

Factorial is an all-in-one HR Software fast-growing company founded in 2016. Our mission is to help SMEs automate HR workflows, centralize people data and make better business decisions. Currently, serves thousands of customers in over 60 countries all over the world and across industries, it has built a super diverse and multicultural team of over +1200 people in Barcelona, Brazil and Mexico offices. 🌎

Our Values🫀

We own it: We take responsibility for every project. We make decisions, not excuses.

  • We learn and teach: We're dedicated to learning something new every day and, above all, share it.

  • We partner: Every decision is a team decision. We trust each other.

  • We grow fast: We act fast. We think that the worst mistake is not learning from them.

Wanna learn more about us? Check our website!

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  • Indefinido
  • Tiempo completo
  • 08005, Barcelona, CT, España
  • Strategic Partnerships