Public Sector Partner Manager

Elastic
GB
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level professionals with experience in UK Public Sector partnerships and technology ecosystems who thrive in strategic, cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Experienced in building strategic technology partnerships with GSIs and Influence Partners.
    — “Proven experience building and growing strategic technology partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of UK Public Sector procurement frameworks and operational challenges.
    — “Strong understanding of UK Public Sector and associated procurement frameworks.
  • Executive presence with ability to influence across multiple stakeholders.
    — “Strong executive presence and the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders.

Things to consider

  • Role requires deep engagement across multiple UK Public Sector verticals.
    — “Working across Central Government, Defence, Healthcare, Public Safety, Education, and Critical National Infrastructure.
  • Success metrics include partner-generated pipeline and revenue growth.
    — “Meaningful partner-generated pipeline and revenue growth.

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of developing partner capabilities and certifications.
    — “Develop partner capabilities through enablement, certifications, and solution development.
  • Highlight experience in joint go-to-market initiatives with cross-functional teams.
    — “Lead joint go-to-market initiatives with Sales, Solutions Architecture, Services, Marketing, and Customer Success.
  • Showcase measurable outcomes from previous public sector partnerships.
    — “Strong customer outcomes that reinforce Elastic's reputation as a trusted Public Sector platform.
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • building strong partner community
  • increasing partner capabilities
  • driving sustainable growth
Typical background
experience in B2B salesbackground in technology partnerships

Skills & requirements

Required

Strategic Partnership BuildingExecutive Relationship ManagementCustomer-first MindsetAbility To Influence StakeholdersUnderstanding Of UK Public Sector

Preferred

Experience With Gsis And IpsKnowledge Of Procurement Frameworks

Stack & domain

LeadershipCommunicationStrategic ThinkingPublic SectorCyber ResilienceSecurity OperationsObservabilityOperational IntelligenceSearchAI

About the role

Original posting from Elastic

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

Elastic is looking for a Public Sector Partner Manager to build and grow a high-performing ecosystem of Global System Integrators (GSIs) and Influence Partners (IPs) across the UK Public Sector.

You will develop strategic partnerships that help government organisations overcome fragmented data, strengthen cyber resilience, modernise operations, and build trusted foundations for AI adoption.

Working across Central Government, Defence, Healthcare, Public Safety, Education, and Critical National Infrastructure, you will enable partners to deliver measurable customer outcomes while driving sustainable growth for both Elastic and our ecosystem.

Success is measured by the strength of the partner community you build, the capabilities you develop, the customer outcomes you enable, and the long-term value you create.

What You'll Do

Build and grow strategic GSI and IP partnerships across UK Public Sector.

Create executive relationships that drive joint growth and customer success.

Develop partner capabilities through enablement, certifications, and solution development.

Lead joint go-to-market initiatives with Sales, Solutions Architecture, Services, Marketing, and Customer Success.

Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline through strategic account planning and pursuit engagement.

Foster a culture of collaboration, reuse, and innovation across the ecosystem.

Help partners deliver solutions across Cyber Resilience, Security Operations, Observability, Operational Intelligence, Search, and AI.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience building and growing strategic technology partnerships.

Strong understanding of UK Public Sector and associated procurement frameworks.

Experience working with GSIs, IPs, consultancies, and technology ecosystems.

A customer-first mindset with a passion for solving complex challenges.

Strong executive presence and the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders.

Strategic thinker with a bias for execution and measurable outcomes.

Success Looks Like

Trusted relationships with priority partners and key executives.

Increased partner capability, certifications, and delivery capacity.

Repeatable co-sell and co-delivery motions across Public Sector.

Meaningful partner-generated pipeline and revenue growth.

Strong customer outcomes that reinforce Elastic's reputation as a trusted Public Sector platform.

If you're passionate about building ecosystems, creating customer impact, and helping shape the future of UK Public Sector technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary

Health coverage for you and your family in many locations

Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles

Generous number of vacation days each year

Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service

Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love

Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

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