Overview

IRIS Software Group is on a mission to simplify the complex and help organisations thrive. From paying 18% of the UK’s workforce to powering over 50,000 SMEs, our software is the quiet engine behind millions of users’ success stories.

We’re now looking for a commercially astute, process-driven, and relationship-focused Partner Enablement Manager to join our growing team and transform our channel partnerships into high-performing growth engines.

 

What You’ll Do

As our Partner Enablement Manager, you’ll be the go-to person for all things partner success, performance optimisation, and operational enablement.

You will:

  • Design and deliver partner enablement programmes that drive real outcomes

  • Create toolkits, playbooks, training, and certification frameworks

  • Analyse partner performance and recommend data-led improvements

  • Implement scalable onboarding, lifecycle, and governance processes

  • Collaborate across Sales, Product, Finance, Marketing & Legal to ensure partner alignment

  • Drive strategic GTM initiatives and support commercial negotiations

  • Build feedback loops to shape product and market strategy

 

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience in partner enablement, channel success, or strategic partnerships

  • Strong commercial acumen, you understand what drives mutual profitability

  • A data-driven mindset, you translate insight into action

  • Process excellence, you can build scalable frameworks from scratch

  • Stakeholder savvy, you influence across functions and seniority levels

  • Experience within SaaS, EdTech or tech-led environments

Bonus points if you have:

  • Knowledge of the UK education sector or school procurement processes

  • Experience with partner management systems and enablement tools

  • Exposure to international partnerships or compliance frameworks

 

Why Join IRIS?

  • Be part of one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies

  • Work for a Great Place to Work & one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women

  • Competitive salary + performance incentives

  • Hybrid, flexible working

  • Clear career progression in a high-impact role

  • Help shape how we empower our partners to succeed

 

Ready to turn great partnerships into exceptional performance?
Apply now and help us redefine what partner success looks like at IRIS.

Please note:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

Salary: Competitive plus bonus and benefits
Location: UK Remote

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