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Job Description

Position Summary

The Partner Enablement Program Manager plays a critical role in bringing Rockwell Automation’s enablement programs to life by managing the orchestration of competency programs, training, value positioning and skills into our ecosystem. This role will help strengthen the competencies of Distributors, System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firms (EPCs) and Technology Partners to help extend the customer experience.

You will manage program lifecycles, coordinate partner and internal cross-functional stakeholders, support capability governance, ensure content and platform readiness, and help partners progress through structured learning paths and competency milestones. Your work ensures that enablement programs are not only launched but truly land, improving partner proficiency, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.

This role requires strong program management skills, operational rigor, and comfort navigating across multiple regions, functions, and partner types.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Partner Enablement & Activation Strategy and work from both a Rockwell Automation business location and remote in a hybrid work schedule.

Your Responsibilities:
 

Program Management:

• Lead execution of global partner enablement and capability programs.

• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Track adoption, progress, and program performance.

Learning & Content Infrastructure

• Create and maintain partner learning plans and role-based enablement paths.

• Support content updates and transfers across RAU, Seismic, and PRM.

• Ensure content is current, accessible, and aligned with capability frameworks.

Capability Support:

• Support capability program governance of Distributors, SI, OEM, EPC, Technology Partner and emerging capability tracks.

• Maintain capability documentation, readiness criteria, and competency frameworks.

• Coordinate quarterly capability webinars.

Operational Excellence

• Manage Partner Enablement Inbox with GEBS support.

• Maintain dashboards (e.g., RAU Competency Dashboard) and partner readiness tracking.

• Identify improvements to streamline processes and enhance partner experience.

Cross-Functional Alignment:

• Work with Market Access, GPE, Marketing, BUs, and regional teams on priorities and content readiness.

• Act as liaison between global strategy and regional activation.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, marketing, or related field.

• Experience working within a partner ecosystem (Distributors, SIs, OEMs, EPCs, Technology Partners, or similar).

• Strong program or project management skills with demonstrated execution discipline.

• Excellent communication and coordination skills across cultures, time zones, and teams.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• 3–5+ years of experience in partner enablement, program management, sales/marketing operations, or ecosystem development.

• Experience supporting capability frameworks, learning paths, or competency-based models.

• Prior experience working with business platforms, learning technologies, and content management workflows (e.g., Seismic, LMS systems, RAU, Salesforce CRM/PRM, Eloqua, or marketing automation tools).

• Comfort working with ambiguity, balancing multiple workstreams, and driving clarity across stakeholders.

• Analytics tools experience preparing reports, dashboards, or KPI summaries to support business decisions.

Modality: Hybrid

Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

We believe that employee diversity is an important element of our common future. We provide opportunities for talent growth with the entire organization. We support equality by celebrating the individuality of every person, regardless of their origin and identity. We appreciate the unique cultural pattern and variety of experiences in each of us. We invite all who want to join and change the world of Our organization.

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.