Job Description

As the Senior Partner Marketing Program Manager for Sage's Partner Micro-vertical Program in North America, you'll be at the heart of driving partner growth and industry impact in micro-vertical markets. You'll lead the full lifecycle of partner participation - from selection and onboarding, to guiding partners through program milestones including supporting their access to MDF funding and measuring their success. You'll collaborate across teams to deliver innovative, high-impact campaigns that expand market reach and accelerate partner success. Your work will shape program strategy, evolve administration, and amplify communications and internal awareness, ensuring measurable results and continuous improvement.
This is a critical role for our partners' success, offering the opportunity to make a real difference in their growth and market leadership.
Location: Hybrid 3 days per week from our Toronto office.
Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of indirect channel/partner marketing experience for software reseller partners (required)
• Demand marketing expertise and understanding lead flow when conceiving and executing campaign strategies and tactics.
• Strong program management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and pivot as needed.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills, embodying "one-team" attitude and approach.
• Experience negotiating and managing vendor relationships and programs.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and a bias for action.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research and interpret industry trends to create marketing messages and content
• Growth mindset, personal accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement

Why Sage? What's in it for you?
Sage helps small to medium-sized businesses to succeed with AI-powered Accounting and Financial Management software solutions. Knowing that over 6M of our global customers depend on our solutions, motivates us to keep innovating so they keep growing. Sage Copilot is a prime example:

• Grow your career at a stable, global SaaS company, with products voted #1 in customer satisfaction for 10 consecutive years.
• Contribute to our second-largest revenue and we've only scratched the surface of its full potential!
• Collaborate with a globally diverse, customer-focused teams that embrace innovation, bold thinking, and impactful work.
• Our culture is built on doing the right thing-guided by our values: Human, Trust, Bold, and Simplify. We support flexible working (2 days per week from home) and encourage giving back through our Sage Foundation, offering every employee 40 paid volunteer hours per year to make a difference in your local communities.

Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilities:

• Program Administration: Continuously evolve and manage program operations, including content development, communications, internal awareness, and reporting.
• Partner Program Management: Oversee partner entry, onboarding, and participation in the program, ensuring a seamless experience from start to finish.
• Vendor Management: Identify, negotiate, and manage relationships, deliverables, and results with external vendors supporting the Partner Micro-vertical Program.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Partner Marketing Managers, content and campaign teams, and other stakeholders to drive with- and thru-partner execution of micro-vertical campaigns.
• Campaign Execution: Support the creation, launch, and measurement of micro-vertical campaigns, leveraging partner portals and communication channels.
• Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback, analyze results, and implement improvements to maximize program impact.
• Reporting: Provide regular updates on program performance, partner participation, and campaign effectiveness to internal stakeholders.

Benefits? We have plenty...

• 100% paid premiums for health, dental, and vision coverage?
• RRSP contribution match (100% up to 4%)?
• 35 days paid time off (11 holidays, 16 vacation days, 3 personal days, 5 sick days)?
• Work Away, an opportunity to work & play for 10 weeks in a country of your choice (from a Sage-approved list)
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or surrogacy offered 1 year after your start date?
• 5 days paid yearly to volunteer (through Sage Foundation)?
• $5,250 tuition reimbursement per calendar year starting 6 months after your hire date?
• Sage Wellness Rewards Program (annual fitness reimbursement)?
• Library of on-demand career development options and ongoing training offerings

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, education, and experience. Certain provinces in Canada require job postings to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range applicable to the role. For this role, in those locations, the target base salary range for new hires is C$120,000 to C$140,000. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in a bonus plan (20%) based on company and individual performance. Our talent acquisition team will provide specific opportunities on our bonus or incentive programs. The range listed is just one component of the Sage total compensation package.
#LI-CH1
Function Performance Marketing
Country Canada
Office Location Toronto
Work Place type Hybrid
Advert Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions.
Our colleagues are the best of the best. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential.
Learn more about working at Sage:
Watch a video about our culture:
We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out at .
Learn more about DEI at Sage:

Skills Required