Partner Alliance Account Executive

Please note this is a 12-month Maternity Cover - starting April 2026

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Join our Public Sector Partner Alliance Team

There are 16 members of the Public Sector Partner Alliance Team who are based in Softcat's Manchester & Leeds offices. The team are responsible for managing relationships with Softcat's specialist Public Sector partners.

Success. The Softcat Way.

There's a uniqueness to Softcat - what we do, how we do it and why we do it. That's because we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.

Be part of a team that enables business growth

The role will involve working with Partners, Customers and Softcat colleagues to contribute to the growth of Softcat's Public Sector Partner Alliance business.

As a Partner Alliance Account Executive, you'll be responsible for:

• Pitching Softcat's value proposition to existing and new Partners and managing the onboarding process.
• Taking on, managing and growing existing partner relationships.
• Managing and progressing opportunities resulting from the above, owning the sales process and tracking pipeline against an individual target.
• Dealing with general customer, partner and account manager enquiries.

We'd love you to have

• Previous experience in an Account Executive or Partner Alliance role
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships - with colleagues, customers and partners.
• Ability to work independently and with autonomy, as well as part of a team, to achieve results.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.

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Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.