Partner programme

Partnerships that move
both sides forward.

For Swiss GRC, partner management is the foundation of business development. We build long term relationships that rest on openness, collaboration and mutual economic benefit. From technology and data through consulting and implementation to sales.

What you bring
  • Market access and knowledge of your industry
  • Subject matter or technical expertise in GRC
  • Commitment over years rather than a one off deal
What we bring
  • Commission on licence revenue, graded by tier
  • Training, certification and a demo environment of your own
  • Joint marketing and qualified enquiries
Core principles

What our partnerships
are built on.

Three principles we settle before any collaboration begins and measure it against later on.

Openness

We are open about how we work, what we expect and how a collaboration will be measured. Maximum transparency, respect, honesty and integrity. That is what we offer, and what we expect from our partners in return.

Collaboration

Joint events and webinars, talks and workshops on each other’s stages, articles written together and reference visits. We run marketing and business development together, not side by side.

Mutual benefit

A partnership only holds if it pays off economically for both sides. That is why we put roles, services and remuneration in writing from the start, instead of settling them mid project.

Five types of partnership, combinations expressly possible. Many of our partners advise, implement and refer at the same time.

Types in detail
Partner types

Five ways to work
together with us.

Select the role that fits you. Depending on how closely we work together, different terms and requirements apply.

Building together

Technology partner

We build solutions together. This is about innovative technology or entire software modules that are integrated into the Swiss GRC solutions and taken to market with them. Two products become one that the customer experiences as a whole.

Requirements Technological and strategic fitInnovation and future readinessScalabilityIndependence
Data and insight

Data provider

We use data, or data together with the insight drawn from it, in development and in the market. Your content reaches our customers’ GRC processes at the point where decisions are made, instead of sitting in a separate portal.

Requirements Depth and breadth of the dataUniqueness of the insightTechnological and strategic fit
Subject matter guidance

Consulting partner

You contribute subject matter resources and know how to rollout projects and guide customers on content, alongside the technical implementation by our team. Method and industry understanding come from you, the platform from us.

Requirements Industry knowledge and subject matter expertiseRegular certificationTechnical understanding an advantage
Technical delivery in your own hands

Implementation partner

You take responsibility for the independent technical implementation of the Swiss GRC solutions and for running the rollout projects. The path there is defined: through the training blocks up to the certificate with exam. On your first independent implementation we take on at least 20 per cent of the work alongside you.

Requirements Sound technical skillsExperience with complex rollout projectsRegular technical certificationIndustry knowledge an advantage
To the certification path
Selling across five tiers

Sales partner

The range is wide: from a simple referral all the way to a collaboration in which you run the entire sales cycle, deliver the rollout project including consulting on your own, and take responsibility for support and account management. For a successful referral we pay a commission on licence revenue, graded by tier.

Requirements A strong network in the industryExperience and subject matter expertisePresales or technical certification, depending on the tier
View the five tiers

Combinations of these partnerships are possible and, in practice, the norm.

Partner tiers

From referral partner
to gold partner.

With every tier you take on more of the sales cycle and receive more of the return. The table below shows what each tier includes.

Less responsibilityMore responsibility, more commission
Tier 1Referral partnerYou refer us on.
Tier 2Sales partner tier 1Plus sales presentations.
Tier 3Sales partner tier 2Plus presales workshops.
Tier 4Silver partnerPlus the implementation.
Tier 5Gold partnerPlus support and account management.
Select a tier
Partner tier
Referral partner
Sales partner tier 1
Sales partner tier 2
Silver partner
Gold partner
Steps in the sales cycle
Referral
Sales presentations
Presales workshops
Implementation
Support
Account Management
Certification
Requirement
None
None
Presales
Presales and technical
Presales and technical

Commission on licence revenue rises with the tier, and from silver upwards it also applies to renewals of existing licence agreements. We set the actual rates and your tier in a personal conversation, to match your market, your role and the volume you plan for.

Discuss terms
Our support

What Swiss GRC brings
to the partnership.

Nine services along the three phases of the partner business. Available from day one, not only above a certain revenue.

1Phase one

Create demand

Before anything is sold, the market needs to know us both.

Marketing

Joint campaigns, webinars, articles and press releases. Material that carries your name, not only ours.

Lead generation

Qualified enquiries from our channels, passed on to the partner who knows the market best.

Events

At the SWISS GRC DAY and at other occasions, partners come first when it comes to stage time and exhibition space.

2Phase two

Sell together

In the customer meeting we sit on the same side of the table.

Sales and presales

Our specialists join you in the meeting, from the first conversation through to the tender.

Sales enablement

Positioning, objection handling and pricing logic for your sales team, with material ready to use.

References and demo

Access to reference customers in your industry and a demo environment of your own after the first certification.

3Phase three

Deliver successfully

A project that holds is the best reference for the next one.

Training and certification

Five training blocks that build on each other, from the product introduction to the expert certification.

Software implementation

We implement together with you, for as long as it takes until you want to and can take over yourself.

Project management

Experienced project leadership drawn from more than 500 completed projects, as a safeguard for your first rollouts.

Certification

Five blocks to your own
implementation.

The path from first product knowledge to independent rollout is laid down. At any point you know what the next step brings.

  1. Product training, basics

    Out of the box solutionUse casesBenchmarks
    Delivered byGRC consultants or presales
  2. Certificate

    Personal access to a demo environment. You run your sales demos yourself.

  3. Admin training, basic

    Lists and viewsFormsUser administrationNavigationImport and exportAssessmentsCustomising guidelines
    Delivered bySolution consultants
  4. Certificate

    You accompany a technical implementation alongside our team.

  5. Admin training, advanced

    Permissions at list levelPermissions at item levelAction planner
    Delivered bySolution consultants
  6. Admin training, reporting

    DashboardsReports
    Delivered bySolution engineers
  7. Admin training, expert

    Underlying conceptsWorkflowsForm logic
    Delivered bySolution engineers
  8. Certificate with exam

    You carry out implementations independently. On the first one, Swiss GRC takes on at least 20 per cent of the work.

Our partners

Who already
works with us.

Technology providers, data providers, consultancies, implementation partners and a university. Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Aamin DataAamin Data
Acons Governance & AuditAcons Governance & Audit
Alpha DSAlpha DS
BitSightBitSight
CAASCAAS
CRIFCRIF
CybriusCybrius
Eraneos SwitzerlandEraneos Switzerland
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsLucerne University
iExpertsiExperts
Natural GroupNatural Group
ProsperoProspero
RefocusRefocus
SAM CorporateSAM Corporate
SecurityScorecardSecurityScorecard
SpitchSpitch
StorITStorIT
Swiss InfosecSwiss Infosec
SynesgySynesgy
Tjdeed TechnologyTjdeed Technology
Partner programme

Let us talk about
the right form.

Tell us which market and which role you are strong in. We will propose the type of partnership and the tier that fits, and put services and terms in writing.