Rob Rebholz

Superglue

Superglue makes partner teams radically more effective, creates better partner experiences, and helps sales teams leverage partners without having to adjust their workflows.

Superglue is backed by top VCs from New York, London, and Berlin.

Co-Founder & CEO

optilyz

Co-Founder & Board Member

optilyz is Europe’s #1 direct mail automation & programmatic print software. We are proud to serve many of the world's most successful companies.

Emarsys (SAP) awarded us Tech Partner of the Year, and Salesforce named us a Focus ISV.

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

nearbound.com

Columnist

Partnership Leaders

Executive Member

Pavilion

Rocket Internet SE

> Worked with Rocket board to identify and fund high-potential business models 
> Co-founded, built, and managed on-demand storage company SpaceWays
> Led international expansion teams for various Rocket ventures

Entrepreneur in Residence & Global Founder

SpaceWays

US - Bloomberg TV: http://bloom.bg/1GHs80W
UK - Daily Mail: http://dailym.ai/1wj1sfu
France - Le Monde: http://bit.ly/1EsJBdT
Australia - Business Insider: http://bit.ly/1MOK38h
Canada - National Post: http://bit.ly/1MqgLPF

Co-Founder & Global Managing Director

kindsstoff

US - TechCrunch: http://tcrn.ch/XnDAIR
Germany - WirtschaftsWoche: http://bit.ly/POFPCi

Co-Founder & Managing Director

A.T. Kearney

> Managed the successful restructuring of a subsidiary of an international conglomerate
> Conducted a market trend assessment and developed as well as quantified innovative business models leveraging new consumer technology for a growth strategy 
> Performed industry research, evaluated product portfolio, assessed organizational structure, and modeled scenarios for a comprehensive turnaround strategy
> Analyzed (incl. financial modeling) a wide range of corporate functions for a business review
> Led a client team in the development and implementation of a strategic project management office

Associate (Strategy Practice)

Siemens

Organizational design and project management for the implementation of a global competitive intelligence process

Intern (Competitive Intelligence)

CEO, Superglue.io 💧 Scaling partner ecosystems

📈 Founded & scaled an 8-figure revenue SaaS business (>70% of revenue partner-driven). 
🔧 Now building Superglue to help others maximize partner-led revenue. 
🙌 Always aim to be honest, direct, and positive. 
🤠 Also, probably the only German who likes country music.

Superglue helps you identify and engage the people in your ecosystem who can source and close deals. We make it easier than ever to build a predictable revenue engine.

Superglue is backed by top VCs from New York, London, and Berlin. 

We're fully remote, join us!

Go Nimbly

Not gonna lie... still figuring this part out but pretty sure it includes lots of 'architect-y' buzzwords like instances, integrations, systems, territory modeling, roadmaps, sprints, release cycles, hyper-care, object modeling, lucid-charting, API awareness, database...ing, routing, workflows, problem solving, critical deadlines, impact analysis, cross-functional alignments, client-facing discovery, scope, requirements, user stories, scope creep, regular creeps, analysis, conceptual design, one on ones, popping into calls, certifications, using the phrase 'I don't know but let me check and get back to you', and other stuff like that. 

 But you can follow along with the adventure by subscribing to the podcast here: https://partneropspartner.buzzsprout.com/2173770

RevOps Architect

PartnerOps Partner

PartnerOps Partner is dedicated to raising awareness, capability, and support for the niche role of Partner Operations within SaaS industry. We achieve this by connecting professionals in the highly niche space of "Partner Operations" to one another through community, podcast, events, and networking. Learn more at the website - www.partneropspartner.com - and reach out to connect!

Host

Partner Foundations

Partner Foundations is an App-Exchange approved, Salesforce native solution for partner management that provides your partner team the underlying framework necessary for scalable ecosystem growth. 

Finally, Salesforce built with Partnerships in mind! 

With Partner Foundations, your partner team can accelerate their focus on growth and stop haggling over system headaches while your executive team can get the real-time insights they need to continue investment in your program. 

Reach out for more information or see our site and listing on the Salesforce App Exchange: www.partnerfoundations.com

Co-Founder

Samsara

Lead multiple high value projects impacting program operations including a complete overhaul on the core attribution model to support scalable growth for standard and exception programs. Types of projects included:
- CRM architectural overhaul to support multi-thread partner attribution and program management
- Salesforce Experience site cleanup including basic UI and User management capabilities 
- Deal Reg to ABM Data Alignment + Approvals workflow for Partner referrals
- Improving in-system visibility of existing business (Deal Reg, Leads, Opportunities, Contracts, etc.) within Deal Reg review process
- Subsidy program oversight + operational enhancements for in-system visibility and management of active program engagement and financial impact 
- Partner 'App' for centralizing PAM experience within CRM 
- Improved reporting around new architecture to support in-system visibility of performance based on Program, Partner and Partner contacts

Senior Program Manager, Partner Operations

Atlassian

Working cross-functionally to deliver an excellent partner experience through the lens of system architecture, design, and integration.

Senior Channel Business Operations Architect

6sense

All things Partner Ops nestled in the RevOps team with a heavy dotted line to the Partnership Org! 

So what am I doing? 

- Enhancing Partnership infrastructure within SFDC to provide reliable metrics for Partner Source and Partner Influence, including automatic calculations on estimated referral fees 
- Incorporating program management elements within SFDC to improve visibility and awareness of Partnerships overall
- Implementing a PRM to capitalize on Inbound Referrals, Directory and other features 
- Utilizing Spekit to enhance partnership stories on overlaps nestled right in Accounts and Opportunities
- Developing recruitment and sales rhythms for Partnership programs 
- Working on contract management for inbound recruitment to simplify documentation, agreements, and improve compliance

Manager, Partner Operations

M-Files

> Implemented standardized onboarding process for US Partners as Partner Sales Enablement Manager
>Brought Impartner PRM implementation online within 3 months of introduction to product following 4 month delay in realizing go-live
> Established core channel process for Lead and Opp management and maintained core process through multiple changes in core GTM strategy over the course of several years
> Re-architected overly complex custom PRM integration to standardized integration with zero end user downtime or interruption
> Implemented partner order support model to reduce delivery times from nearly 2 weeks to 2-3 days
> Implemented SFDC Forecasting to improve collection and visibility of global forecast numbers 
> Implemented SFDC Territories to support territory management and improve clarity of ownership
> Lead go-live communication strategy for global Adobe-Sign integration with core platform
> Transitioned checklist based onboarding to Talent LMS for global new hire onboarding support 
> Transitioned checklist based sales onboarding to Talent LMS for global new sales hire support 
> Since implementation of model, 100% OKR (or Rocks) realization for 6 consecutive quarters
> Developed Prospecting Guidelines to support existing tool stack and new hire orientation 
> Acted as support Admin and occasional vendor manager across entire RevOps tool stack, primarily focused on end user experience and strategic adoption within Sales (Impartner PRM, SFDC, 6Sense, Sales Navigator, Outreach, InsideView)
> Lead global redistribution and training of Sales Navigator with an overall in increase in Search and In-Mail adoption and acceptance rates

Lead Program Manager

Drive360 CRM (Closed)

> Reduced new client churn from 95% to 40% through onboarding, support, and product enhancements
> Improved time to cash by 15 days (25%) through onboarding enhancements (reduced from 60 to 45 days)
> Developed remote launch model to reduce initial onboarding costs for end customers, increasing market potential to smaller dealers and improving time-to-value for all
> Improved product management/delivery timelines and stabilized platform through implementation of Agile/Scrum methodologies as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
> Implemented automated support model to support staff reductions while increasing increase overall support response time and bug repair
> Convinced primary investor to support 90-day cessation process (instead of 30-day) after uncovering significant financial crisis
> Developed and executed 90 day Cessation of Operations effort as Interim CEO, including transition of 20+ clients to new vendors and settling previously unknown vendor debts at 18% of stated value

9-Month Promotion Path: 
Implementation Manager > Director of Customer Service > VP of Operations

VP of Operations

Cloud Interview /iWorkZone (Acquired)

> Reworked business hosting agreement to reduce annual spend by $4k
> Developed platform user guides for Admins and Public Users
> Identified and prioritized 100+ bugs during intensive 30 day QA on supporting platform 
> Developed onboarding model for new corporate customers
> Developed onboarding model for new individual public users 
> Continuously support product development with identification and prioritization of bugs and features

In Dec of 2013, company shifted direction due to limited growth and, as the only full-time employee I was let go. Company was later acquired.

Business Manager

Riskonnect, Inc.

> Supported expansion of Tier 1 helpdesk from 50 to more than 150 clients within first 90 days of employment
> Reviewed/approved more than 1200 outdated internal articles on product solutions to streamline support efforts within first 6 months
> SFDC reporting SME supporting multiple internal initiatives for ticket reduction and case resolution
> Developed and managed new hire onboarding program for new hires within team 
> Managed ongoing case load of support tickets for Tier 1 issues while continuously supporting colleagues as local SME for core platform, data, and SFDC

Original employer, CS STARS LLC, was rebranded as Marsh Clearsight and the line of business tied to RMIS eventually sold off to Riskonnect. My contacts are now employed by Riskonnect.

Knowledge Manager

Loving All Things Partnerships Experience | I think therefore I often can’t sleep | Podcast: Behind the SaaS

Dragging Partnerships into the RevOps framework, one client at a time.

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