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Executive General Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships

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Why Xero…

At Xero, we're here to make running a business beautiful. By making small business more efficient every day, connecting them with big business technology and empowering a community behind them, their potential is limitless. When that happens, we're not only helping small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

How you'll make an impact...

Reporting to Xero's Chief Strategy Officer this exciting new opportunity will have overall responsibility for developing and executing our strategy across a small number of large, global companies Xero engages with in several different ways today, but needs and wants to extend and create greater differentiation and momentum around.

These might include partnerships around product development, access to technology, marketing, key industry associations / leaders, go -to-market strategies, events or innovation, to name a few. These partnerships will be the type that, done well, can "move the needle". Each will help us and each strategic partner create greater value for our customers and shareholders and do so in a sustainable, differentiated way. Each therefore requires its own carefully crafted strategy and account plan, and will typically involve investing in and growing relationships from the C Suite down.

The role will be supported by in market (GTM) resources charged with contributing to this overall strategy and helping execute on each strategic partnership at a local level. 

What you'll do

  • Formalise the criteria around which Xero selects companies to be part of a more formal strategic partner program
  • Work with the XLT and in Region resources to agree a small number of strategic partners to form part of this program of pursuit. 
  • Develop a strategy focussed on expanding our relationship with each strategic partner in ways that go beyond "the stock standard, create differentiation and support our overall company objectives
  • Identify, develop and help communicate breakthrough opportunities that catapult us to the top of our strategic partners agendas
  • Establish protocols and processes for cross company engagement with each strategic partner that help ensure all Xero interactions are well considered, deliberate and co-ordinated
  • Work to elevate our relationship with each Strategic partner to the most influential levels in order to facilitate decision making and action in areas of opportunity 
  • Bring best practice to Xero in the area of strategic relationship management 
  • Continuously review client and market landscape and recommend, develop, and implement new and creative approaches to ensure Xero and its strategic partner's objectives are met.

What you'll bring...

The successful candidate will bring more than 15 years of experience in a senior business development, sales or consulting role servicing large, global companies. Your exceptional solution selling, including preparing and presenting ideas and investment propositions to large global companies will be evident in your proven track record developing and growing strategic partnership relationships. You will possess significant experience in one or more senior leadership roles with a proven ability to increase sales or investment through the development of high performance teams and effective processes and must be comfortable dealing with C Suite down and identifying areas of shared objectives around which to design and propose solutions.


As a dealmaker and strategic thinker with an ability to execute in an evolving, ambiguous, fast paced environment you will understand how large tech and fin services companies operate and how to motivate and work complex organisations. Critically you will understand the needs and agenda of P&L leaders in large, global companies and jointly meet them through partnerships.

This role presents an outstanding opportunity to contribute to Xero's business objectives by accelerating our growth objectives off the back of a handful of value adding, differentiated and sustainable joint activities and/or investments with a targeted group of strategic partners.

At Xero, we champion innovation, foster inclusion and celebrate success. We also live and breathe our values everyday. 

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Christina Rowe
Global Head of Learning and Capabilities
CREATING SAFE SPACES
Share your voice and find support
As an ERG leader, Christina Rowe does more than schedule events. “My role involves listening to the needs of group members regarding career development, community and more,” she said. Through her ERG involvement, Rowe has gained a greater understanding of her peers’ diverse life experiences and skill sets while fostering dialogue related to topics that are often avoided in the workplace, such as women’s health. “It’s been a great way to help other women grow their careers and create a safe space for hard conversations,” she said.
As an ERG leader, Christina Rowe does more than schedule events. “My role involves listening to the needs of group members regarding career development, community and more,” she said. Through her ERG involvement, Rowe has gained a greater understanding of her peers’ diverse life experiences and skill sets while fostering dialogue related to topics that are often avoided in the workplace, such as women’s health. “It’s been a great way to help other women grow their careers and create a safe space for hard conversations,” she said.
Knowing that Xero puts so much awareness and investment into diversifying our leadership team makes me proud to be here.
Erika Porras Gutierrez
Platform Engineer
EDUCATION FOSTERS EMPATHY
A focus on learning cultivates compassion
Erika Porras Gutierrez’s work leading Xero’s ERG for Indigenous Americans has enhanced her employee experience in several ways. “It has clarified what inclusion really means, taught me new ways of interacting with people and made me more empathetic,” she said. Not only has she grown personally due to this role, but it’s also encouraged her to engage with other engineering teams in an effort to better understand her peers’ needs. She’s currently helping plan an event that will enable Indigenous people to share their unique stories with others in the company.
Erika Porras Gutierrez’s work leading Xero’s ERG for Indigenous Americans has enhanced her employee experience in several ways. “It has clarified what inclusion really means, taught me new ways of interacting with people and made me more empathetic,” she said. Not only has she grown personally due to this role, but it’s also encouraged her to engage with other engineering teams in an effort to better understand her peers’ needs. She’s currently helping plan an event that will enable Indigenous people to share their unique stories with others in the company.
Sharing our lives and our stories is how people connect and create community, and that is exactly what ERGs are all about.
Eean Tyson
Talent Specialist
BELONGING BUILDS PROGRESS
Inclusion defines connections and the talent search
Eean Tyson’s role as the co-chair of Black Xero enables him to champion inclusion and cultivate community across the company. “I want to ensure people feel a sense of belonging,” he said. Besides helping team members build meaningful connections with each other, he also spearheads talent-related initiatives that are informed by the organization’s DEI efforts. For instance, he recently took part in a scoping session in order to develop a road map for diverse hiring practices.
Eean Tyson’s role as the co-chair of Black Xero enables him to champion inclusion and cultivate community across the company. “I want to ensure people feel a sense of belonging,” he said. Besides helping team members build meaningful connections with each other, he also spearheads talent-related initiatives that are informed by the organization’s DEI efforts. For instance, he recently took part in a scoping session in order to develop a road map for diverse hiring practices.
I ask questions, validate others’ concerns and feelings, and ultimately aim to ensure everyone feels safe at Xero.

What are Xero Perks + Benefits

Xero Benefits Overview

Xero offers a variety of benefits aimed at helping our employees maintain their physical, financial and mental wellbeing, allowing them to bring their best selves to work each day

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Xero employees are given a day off each year to volunteer in their communities.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Remote work program
Typically, we work from home as needed. During COVID, all employees are working remotely and have access to stipends to access the equipment they need to be successful.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
42% of Xero's leadership team is female, while our Board of Directors maintains an equal gender balance. Xero was included in Bloomberg's 2020 Gender Equality Index report.
Mandated unconscious bias training
All Xero employees will complete online unconscious bias training during on-boarding
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
The talent and leadership teams at Xero are committed to building diverse talent pipelines that reflect the communities we serve.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Xero allows employees to set aside pre-tax dollars for medical and dependent care expenses. $2,650 annual limit for healthcare FSA
Disability insurance
Xero's long and short term disability plans provide income protection at 60% of annual base salary
Dental insurance
Cigna dental PPO plan
Vision insurance
VSP vision plan
Health insurance
Xero offers a variety of health plans including Cigna HSA, Cigna PPO, and Kaiser HMO for Colorado and California employees
Life insurance
Provided to Xero employees at no cost. Coverage for each employee of 2x annual base salary up to $500,000
Wellness programs
Xero will fund up to $300 annually in employee health reimbursement account to be used toward a health improvement activity including gym membership, mental, physical or financial health
Mental health benefits
Concern EAP benefits for all employees
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Xero will match 100% on the first 3% contributions plus 50% match on next 2% of contributions
Company equity
All Xero employees are granted Restricted Stock Units at a certain percentage of their base salary which vests over a 3 year period
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
26 weeks paid parental leave.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Xero offers 21 days of paid time off, 10 wellness days, as well as 11 paid holidays per calendar year. We also participate in a company wide shut down between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid volunteer time
Xero encourages employees to give back to our communities by providing 8 hours of paid volunteer time per year
Paid holidays
11 paid holidays per calendar year
Paid sick days
Each employee is granted 10 wellness days per year in addition to our generous PTO
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Set aside pre and/or post tax dollars for commute related transit, parking and bike expenses
Company-sponsored outings
Annual holiday party, as well as a summer celebration!
Free snacks and drinks
You find a variety of fruit, chips, nuts, snack bars, sodas and iced tea in the Xero kitchen
Some meals provided
Breakfast each Tuesday and lunch every Thursday from a variety of local vendors
Company-sponsored happy hours
Happy hour starts every Friday at 4!
Fitness stipend
Our monthly health reimbursement plan can be used towards your fitness membership or a variety of other health related wellness programs
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Teams have budget set aside each year to support growth and up-skilling
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Customized development tracks

Additional Perks + Benefits

Xero leadership consistently reviews benefits to ensure they are competitive and allow our people to bring their full selves to work each day.

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