Partner Sales Director - Public Sector (SLED)

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. The best sales organizations achieve the most when they are selling outstanding products, solutions, and services backed by an extraordinary company. That’s what you get when you’re part of selling for Appian. We are passionate about driving digital transformation by delivering the speed, agility, and efficiency our customers need to compete and grow. Appian is seeking a Partner Sales Director – Public Sector (SLED) to collaborate with our Public Sector leadership team and drive strategy and go-to-market execution across our State, Local, and Education partner ecosystem. This role will be responsible for fostering executive alignment, generating consistent incremental partner-sourced revenue, and supporting exceptional service delivery. This role will align partners across executive, sales, technical, marketing, and delivery functions around Appian solutions to scale the business. The ideal candidate is a strategic and experienced partnerships leader who can develop joint business plans, drive enablement, secure executive buy-in, establish strong cross-functional relationships, and create a consistent operating rhythm that strengthens partnerships and accelerates revenue growth across the SLED market. This role is based at our headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office five days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. In this role, you will: Develop and execute strategic business plans across Appian’s SLED partner ecosystem. Drive end-to-end partner strategy across co-sell, resale, demand generation, marketing, enablement, and delivery motions. Build executive alignment between Appian and strategic partners to establish shared priorities, investment plans, and growth objectives. Generate consistent incremental partner-sourced pipeline and revenue through joint go-to-market initiatives. Establish a strong operating rhythm with partners, including business reviews, pipeline inspection, action tracking, and executive engagement. Build relationships across partner executive, sales, technical, marketing, and delivery organizations. Identify customer, partner, and marketplace trends that create opportunities for joint solutions and new routes to market within state, local, and education accounts. Partner with service providers to develop compelling consulting and implementation practices around Appian’s software platform. Collaborate with Appian Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Product, and Services teams to ensure coordinated execution across partner initiatives. Support the development of joint offerings, campaigns, enablement programs, and account strategies aligned to SLED priorities. Navigate competing internal and external priorities while maintaining accountability for partner outcomes. Use data, market insights, and performance metrics to evaluate partner health, identify execution gaps, and recommend corrective actions. Present partnership strategy, business impact, pipeline performance, and growth recommendations to senior internal and external stakeholders. Create scalable partner management processes and workflows that improve consistency, accountability, and execution. Success in this role will be measured by: Incremental partner-sour