Partner Communications Manager

SolarWinds is a people-first company providing simple, powerful, and secure solutions that help customers accelerate business transformation. The Partner Communications Manager will lead global partner communications strategy, content creation, newsletters, webinars, LinkedIn engagement, and internal communications while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and measuring program effectiveness.

What you'll do:

• Own the partner communications strategy and editorial calendar across the global partner ecosystem
• Develop clear, audience-appropriate communications covering partner-program updates, benefits, requirements, incentives, promotions, enablement, processes, and key business announcements
• Translate complex program, operational, and commercial information into concise, actionable partner messaging
• Coordinate content reviews, approvals, localization, compliance checks, and publication across relevant channels
• Establish communication standards, templates, and repeatable processes that improve consistency and speed to market
• Measure communication effectiveness and use partner and field feedback to improve content, timing, and delivery
• Own the end-to-end creation and execution of the partner newsletter, including editorial planning, content development, stakeholder coordination, production, distribution, and post-send reporting
• Build a balanced content mix that includes program updates, partner resources, incentives, success stories, events, training, product or solution news, and calls to action
• Maintain a reliable monthly cadence and ensure content is accurate, relevant, and aligned to current partner priorities
• Track engagement metrics and provide regular insights and recommendations to Channel and Marketing leadership
• Manage the monthly partner webinar cycle from planning through follow-up
• Develop the annual and quarterly webinar calendar in partnership with Channel, Product Marketing, Sales, Enablement, and subject-matter experts

What they're looking for:

• 3+ years of experience in partner communications, channel marketing, corporate communications, field communications, content marketing, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communications programs across multiple audiences and channels
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to make complex business, technical, or program information clear and actionable
• Experience owning an editorial calendar and managing content from initial brief through approval, publication, and measurement
• Experience producing newsletters and webinars, including content planning, stakeholder management, logistics, and performance reporting
• Experience managing an organization's LinkedIn presence or a comparable social channel
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Excellent judgment, attention to detail, and comfort working in a highly cross-functional environment
• Ability to operate as a strategic advisor while remaining hands-on in writing, editing, production, and execution
• Proficiency with common collaboration, presentation, email marketing, webinar, analytics, and social-publishing tools
• Proficiency with leveraging AI tools to enhance content development while maintaining consistency in branding, SolarWinds voice, driving productivity and thought leadership
• Experience using engagement data, surveys, and stakeholder feedback to improve communications programs