Pros
Leadership experience: You get to guide a team, manage processes, and influence how partner support works. Strong business exposure: You interact with partners, internal teams, operations, sales, product, and management. Good career growth: Can lead toward roles like Operations Manager, Partner Success Manager, Customer Experience Lead, or Business Operations Manager. Skill development: Builds skills in communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management, reporting, and process improvement. Stable role: Partner support is important in many companies because partner relationships directly impact business. Impactful work: You can improve partner experience and streamline operations.
Cons
High responsibility: As a lead, you may be accountable for team performance, escalations, and deadlines. Pressure from multiple sides: Partners may expect quick solutions while internal teams may have different priorities. Repetitive operational tasks: Some parts can involve tickets, follow-ups, reports, and process tracking. Escalation handling can be stressful: Difficult partner situations may come to you.