Partner Manager SI - EMEA

About Mistral 

At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.

We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society.

Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.

Role Summary 

As part of our rapid global expansion we are looking for an EMEA Lead RSI (Regional Systems Integrator) to join our EMEA Partner GTM team.Our ambitions are high and wide: to bring to market the most advanced technology, we are building a best-in-class Go-To-Market team: Builders wanted!In this role, you will build Mistral’s EMEA SI ecosystem from the ground up while shaping how enterprises adopt and implement frontier AI technology. You'll be responsible for creating scalable programs that drive significant partner-influenced revenue, and developing the blueprint for how AI companies and partners drive joint success.

Key Responsibilities

Build strategic partnership plans and executive relationships:

• Design and implement Mistral’s EMEA alliance strategy, with a focus on RSI’s, and boutique consulting firms specializing in building and delivering AI systems.

• Negotiate or enhance partnership agreements and contracts, ensuring they are mutually beneficial and align with our company's interests.

• Develop and execute strategic plans to drive pipeline and co-selling activities with the top Regional Systems Integrators in EMEA

• Own end-to-end responsibilities including financial business outcomes, co-sell, technical integrations, joint marketing campaigns, etc.

• Expand partnership within top RSI partners to new product teams, industry sales teams, etc.

• Align partner executive stakeholders to key Mistral executive counterparts.

• Manage partner enablement programs, including training and certification initiatives that empower partners to effectively represent and implement Mistral’s technologies

• Gather and synthesize market intelligence and product feedback from partners to inform Mistral’s product and go-to-market strategies

• Drive partnership KPIs including partner-influenced revenue, partner-sourced opportunities, and partner attach rates

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, and other teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of partnership initiative

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Information Technology, or a related field. An MBA or related advanced degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in GTM roles with experience in partner management, business development or sales roles.

• Deep knowledge and past experience working in the EMEA SI ecosystem with specific experience with top Regional and Boutique SI’s

• Ideally, a strong network within top EMEA SI partner organizations. 

• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong understanding of the technology or software industry, with a focus on RSI partnerships.

• Ability to travel as needed to meet with partners and attend industry events.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to monitor and analyze partnership performance and provide actionable insights.

• Builder, self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Experience working in a constantly changing environment with multiple internal stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (native) and, ideally, other European languages

Our Culture

We're driven to build a strong company culture and are looking for individuals with solid alignment with the following:

• Reason with rigor

• Are you audacious enough?

• Make our customers succeed

• Ship early and accelerate

• Leave your ego aside

Benefits

France

💰 Competitive cash salary and equity

🥕 Food : Daily lunch vouchers

🥎 Sport : Monthly contribution to a Gympass subscription 

🚴 Transportation : Monthly contribution to a mobility pass

🧑‍⚕️ Health : Full health insurance for you and your family

🍼 Parental : Generous parental leave policy

🌎 Visa sponsorship

UK

💰 Competitive cash salary and equity

🚑 Insurance

🚴 Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or 90GBP/month for public transport

🥎 Sport: 90GBP/month reimbursement for gym membership

🥕 Meal voucher: £200 monthly allowance for its meals

💰 Pension plan: SmartPension (percentages are 5% Employee & 3% Employer)