Melba Dance
@melbadance
Seasoned technology alliances and sales leader driving partner-led growth and multimillion-dollar wins.
What I'm looking for
I am a seasoned technology alliances and sales leader with a proven track record of driving partner-led growth and consistently exceeding revenue targets across global enterprises.
Over a 30+ year career, I built and scaled alliance programs and business development organizations at HP, Accenture, Cognizant and as an independent principal, generating multi-billion dollar pipelines and leading profitable business units.
I excel at executive engagement, go-to-market strategy, complex negotiations, and P&L management, with major wins at Fortune 500 accounts across Life Sciences, Healthcare, Financial Services and Retail.
I am an outcomes-driven coach and collaborator who enables AI-first and cloud transformations, aligns cross-functional stakeholders, and delivers repeatable, measurable growth through partner ecosystems.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sales/Alliance Sr. Manager
Accenture
Jun 2021 - Apr 2025 (3 years 10 months)
Led multimillion-dollar pursuits for Mega Partners and verticals (Resources & Retail), consistently exceeding quota FY21–FY25 by originating deals and driving partner-led growth across interactive agency offerings.
Partner Success Sr. Manager
Cognizant
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 (2 months)
Executed North America partnership plan with AWS for Banking/BFSI to meet TCV targets and AWS scorecard metrics, accelerating joint offers and enabling account-specific training and certifications.
Principal Consultant
MJ Dance Consulting
Aug 2016 - Jan 2021 (4 years 5 months)
Provided advisory services to build business development organizations, identify net-new revenue streams, and establish partner relationships for cloud and enterprise technology implementations across Healthcare and Financial Services.
Led partner enablement and GTM for consulting firms, GSIs and ISVs across Americas, growing pipeline from $300M to $1.4B and finishing FY15 at 200% of a $50M quota through channel engagement and program design.
Defined and executed a partner program for Vertical Solutions (Transportation, Healthcare, Retail, Education), contributing to $3.85B in new business and sustaining average sales attainment of 120% through partner and go-to-market initiatives.
Sourced and managed ISV partnerships to drive $240M revenue and 26% profitable growth, improving pipeline size and win rates through partner evaluation, negotiation, and co-selling strategies.
Alliances Manager
Siebel Systems
Oct 1995 - Dec 2006 (11 years 2 months)
Built the global Oracle relationship from inception, growing associated revenues to $900M annually and integrating strategic partnerships to expand HP's CRM and solutions footprint worldwide.
Sales Manager
Motorola Communications
Mar 1993 - Oct 1995 (2 years 7 months)
Managed major accounts and a team of sales/pre-sales reps, consistently exceeding $3M annual sales targets through CXO engagement and cross-functional resource coordination.
Major Account Manager
GTE
Jan 1991 - Mar 1993 (2 years 2 months)
Managed large public-sector opportunities on the East Coast, delivering integrated system solutions for public safety agencies and liaising with hardware and software vendors for turnkey deployments.
Exceeded sales quotas through product and market knowledge, responding to RFQs/RFPs and preparing sales forecasts and plans to meet revenue targets.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Radford University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration & Computer Science
Earned a BS with majors in Business Administration and Computer Science.
Hewlett-Packard Sales Training
Certificate, Sales Training
Completed Hewlett-Packard sales training and professional development coursework.
Motorola Communications Training: Professional Development Program & Leadership School
Certificate, Professional Development & Leadership
Completed Motorola professional development and leadership training programs.
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