About the Team The GTM Partnerships team is responsible for building a best in class, partner ecosystem in Australia that makes our customers successful, supports the company's mission of reaching AGI, and impacts the revenue growth of the company. About the Role We are hiring a partner director to operationalize, activate, and manage strategic partner relationships in Australia - owning the journey from contract signature to full-scale execution. This role will own all aspects of the partner lifecycle in Australia, from selecting the appropriate potential partners, assessing their alignment with our requirements, onboarding newly signed partners, driving enablement, coordinating joint solution development, and ensuring commercial activation. You will be the connective tissue between OpenAI and the partner’s delivery, technical, and sales organizations to ensure the partnership delivers results. This role will report to the APAC Partnerships Lead in Singapore, and this role will be based in Sydney, Australia. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role you will: Own the day-to-day relationship with all signed services partners in Australia, acting as the single point of contact across enablement, solutioning, and GTM execution. Drive and manage onboarding across workstreams including sales training, technical enablement, security and provisioning, and support operations. Ensure partner readiness to deploy and resell OpenAI solutions, through shared project plans, milestone tracking, and joint QBRs. Orchestrate co-developed solutions by collaborating with partners to define use cases, create demo assets, and localize technical documentation. Monitor partner performance , flag risks early, and drive structured remediation or acceleration plans as needed. Coordinate across OpenAI teams including Sales, Solution Engineering, Enablement, Operations, Customer Success, and Marketing to ensure pa
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We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The technical solutions team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. The Partner Solution Architect (PSA) is a Datadog expert who will work closely with Datadog’s Director of Partner Solutions Architects, and is aligned to our Channels & Alliances business segment. The PSA is responsible for supporting a variety of technical initiatives and activities for our partners (for example: cloud migration, application modernization, DevOps transformation). They are accountable for the outcome of these initiatives, and frequently collaborate with both Datadog and Partner resources to drive success. The PSA is a trusted technical advisor for our Partner channel. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Ensure the successful onboarding, training, enablement, and certification of partner technical resources; Participate in periodic joint business planning and review sessions to ensure direct alignment between Datadog and Partner technical teams; Collaborate internally to support Partner technical initiatives such as end-customer demonstrations and proofs of value; partner team enablement workshops; assessment, advice, and coaching on lead practices; Advocate on behalf of Partners’ technical concerns (use cases, feature requests, support issues, e.g.) with Datadog internal teams and personnel, helping to bring those concerns to resolution; Analyze and understand Partner service offerings on a regular basis and provide recommendations to enhance the value of those services through greater or improved adoption of Datadog features and capabilities; Collaborate with Datadog’s product management, engineering and technical services
For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is currently seeking a Partner Enablement Manager and you will work to execute and maintain enablement programs for Smartsheet Partners. You will be a subject matter expert on Smartsheet’s product, sales motion, and partner program. Our partners will recognize you as the resource that helps them sell, deliver, and grow successfully. You’ll use that expertise to create and deliver a programmatic approach to upskilling our partner ecosystem’s skills. This is a high-visibility role at the center of Smartsheet's partner ecosystem in APJ. You will shape how our partners sell, deliver, and grow with Smartsheet, with direct influence on regional revenue and partner success. This role is based in Sydney, reporting to the Senior Director, Strategy. You Will: Support the Global Partner Program Lead in enabling and executing the Aligned Partner Program (e.g., support data collection, process execution and reporting) Execute and manage the Partner Enablement program regionally and work with all key stakeholders to ensure the success of the program Work cross functionally to build partner competency and skills via asynchronous, instructor led, and web based training programs. Facilitate learning sessions, including live in person content delivery, covering a broad range of Smartsheet content: Product, Technical, Use Case, Target Personas, How to Sell, Services Delivery Methodology and Program Enablement. Experience maintaining audience energy level with live and virtual events. Eas
About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Sydney, Australia. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Manage a portfolio of customer accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Support your customer accounts from initial engagement to successful deployment and through to renewal. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a revenue target. Manage revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people op
About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role This role is part of our ANZ Mid-Market team which will own both named account pursuits and executing programmatic sales via OpenAI partners. You’ll be a key driver of writing the playbook for Mid-Market in APAC as an AI Native Sales team. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Sydney. In this role, you'll: Manage a portfolio of accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive regional go to market plan Win lighthouse accounts through outbound sales outreach Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects Own a consumption revenue target Manage consumption revenue forecasts Support the recruitment and onboarding of other teammates Support the development of company culture We're seeking someone with experience including: 7+ years of direct selling experience in Data and AI or Cloud Designing and executing complex go to market strategies Orchestrating programmatic sales motions with partners Experience operating in fast paced, high growth environments Working directly with c-level executives Leading high-visibility customer events (CAB, conferences, product launches, etc.) Hands on experience with AI tools You might thrive in this role if you: Are customer-cent
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About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our ChatGPT Enterprise Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. Our EDU Account Director will specialize in working with education institutions and companies as they adopt OpenAI’s products. For example, this individual will focus on helping support universities K-12 institutions as they evaluate and adopt ChatGPT Enterprise for their administrators, faculty and students. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll represent OpenAI as a thought leader in AI, and partner with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their AI journeys. ChatGPT Enterprise (launched Aug’23) is being rapidly adopted by companies around the world, and we’re looking for tenured Account Directors to join our team and continue to bring both new customers onto the product, and expand existing ones. This role is based in Sydney. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. In this role, you'll: Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to purchase. Partner with Account Associates, Solutions Engineering and Customer Success
About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one organization. In pursuit of this mission, our Go-To-Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnerships professionals who work together to create valuable solutions that help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role OpenAI is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Account Director to join our Startup Go-To-Market team. You will play a critical role in owning relationships with top startup customers and supporting them in successfully building on the OpenAI platform. Many of the most disruptive and category-defining AI applications are being created by startups. The Startup Go-To-Market team's mission is to help startups harness the power of OpenAI’s technology to drive these advances. You will support startups in building effectively with OpenAI’s APIs, SDKs, and applications while providing access to OpenAI’s technical expertise and networks to help accelerate their progress. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and strategy. You’ll be responsible for serving as the primary relationship owner for a range of strategically important startup customers. You’ll also work cross-functionally with product, research, engineering, support, and technical solutions teams to help customers get the most out of our models. This role will be based in Sydney . In this role, you'll: Manage a portfolio of startup accounts, developing and executing strategies for comprehensive account management. Partner with AI Deployment Engineers to drive successful technical engagements with startups. Own consumption and contracted revenue targets while managing revenue f
For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is seeking an experienced sales professional to join our team as a Commercial Account Executive - Growth on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will have a history of performance in quota attainment, expanding customer accounts, and new business acquisition. This important role is part of the Growth Sales team and reports to the Regional Director Growth Sales who is based in Sydney. You Will: Achieve revenue targets by exceeding sales quotas by running a full-cycle sales process Develop and strategise account plans with members of other Smartsheet teams Manage strategic sales motions alongside transactional, high-volume opportunities with both existing customers and new business prospects, up to 500 employees Conduct needs assessment calls with specific prospects Schedule online product demonstrations Ensure Smartsheet's success in the retention and growth of account revenue in collaboration with Customer Success and the Renewals Team Partner with Customer Success to ensure customers are maximizing the value of their Smartsheet solutions and increasing adoption Consult with clients in defining collaboration goals, success criteria, and program strategy to ensure the customer perception of value that leads to sales renewal and expansion Exceed quotas using a formal understanding of Solution/Consultative Selling Manage your book of business for expansion and up-sell opportunities; partner and grow client relationships Be the subject matter expert of Smartsheet and develop in-depth
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Solutions Engineer, you’ll be leading the technical discussion with our key prospects & customers, making sure there’s nothing stopping our customers from using Vanta to its fullest potential to support their own security goals. You’ll be an integral part of the Sales team, working with Commercial and Enterprise organizations to ensure technical fit and create innovative solutions for our customers. Your attention to detail and focus on customer needs will help ensure prospects clearly understand the value of our solutions from the earliest stages of engagement. consult and create innovative solutions for our customers. This will ultimately improve retention and overall success while helping to collect customer references, case studies, and product feedback. By aligning our capabilities to their business priorities and demonstrating impact before purchase, you will build confidence, differentiate us competitively, and lay the groundwork for long-term customer success. This approach will contribute to the overall success of our Sales teams while also capturing prospect insights, use cases, and feedback to help shape messaging and influence product roadmap decisions. This role is a hybrid role located in Sydney, Australia, and reports into the Director of Solutions Engineering- APJ. What you’ll do as a Solutions Engineer at Vanta: Own the technical relationship with our customers Develop a deep understanding of our product capabilities, integrations, configurations messaging, partner ecosystem, and competitive landscape. Listen carefully to prospects and clients to provide market feedback to the product team and help pri
At Datadog, we don’t just support our products, we master them. As Datadog’s in-house product experts, the Technical Escalation Engineering (TEE) team plays a critical role in driving our global success. We enable our customers, from the world’s most innovative startups to the largest enterprises, to harness the full power of Datadog’s platform, ensuring their growth, reliability, and performance. Through deep technical expertise, relentless problem-solving, and exceptional customer engagement, we educate, guide, and troubleshoot, delivering high-impact solutions that shape the customer experience. Whether through hands-on technical call, in-depth fact findings meeting, or complex investigations, we set the gold standard for technical excellence and customer advocacy. As part of our TEE team, you’ll tackle the most challenging technical problems, collaborate directly with Engineering and Product to refine and evolve our platform, and mentor teams worldwide, elevating the technical bar at every level. This is not just a support role; this is a career-defining opportunity to push boundaries, grow as an expert, and make a tangible impact on both our customers and Datadog’s future. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Manage, develop, coach and mentor Technical Escalation Engineers and/or people managers and their teams who respond to client requests, reproduce and troubleshoot issues, and dive into Datadog’s 400+ integrations Partner with Technical Engineering Director colleagues and VP of Support Engineering on strategic, global initiatives at scale Ensure the successful onboarding and development of Technical Escalation Engineers Oversee all projects and initiatives within the region, as well as cross regional ones, and functional a
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Partner Marketing Manager is a business strategic thinker, executor, and leader in Partner + Marketing initiatives, often leading complex projects, cross-functional, and broader company-wide initiatives. Deep understanding of business value propositions and better together positioning with assigned focus partners. Owns, builds and drives the strategies and plans with specific assigned focus partners / partner types. Builds and executes Partner + Marketing initiatives, campaigns or programs leveraging templates and frameworks working closely with cross-functional teams. Experience: 8+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years with a Master’s degree Core Responsibilities Partner Marketing Execution & Support: Joint Campaign Planning: Collaborate with partners to design and execute joint marketing campaigns, such as webinars, events, or digital advertising. Asset Creation: Develop co-branded materials like whitepapers, solution briefs, and social media content Funding Support: Manage Market Development Funds (MDF) to financially support partner-led marketing initiatives Work with the regional marketing team to identify opportunities to incorporate focus partners into existing Okta-led initiatives Coordinate with the APJ Strategic Partner Marketing Manager on logistical tasks related to GSI and CSP partners as directed. Relationship & Event Execution: Serve as a primary marketing contact for a set of fo
About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . The Pinterest Business Marketing team is composed of highly skilled marketing generalists, able to flex with equal strength among marketing strategy, copywriting, content development, project management, cross-functional team leadership, event planning and creative oversight. Most importantly, we are business marketers, able to capture hearts and minds of advertisers and media agencies with engaging, inspirational work that drives business impact. Expect to grow quickly, pivot often and learn a lot. We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Manager, to define and deliver our B2B integrated marketing strategy for Australia. In this role, you will partner closely with Business Marketing global leadership, local sales leadership and cross-functional partners to lead marketing strategy that supports revenue goals and brand visibility within the ind
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Regional Channel Manager on Vanta's Channel & Alliances team, you'll be embedded in the mid-market sales motion — working shoulder-to-shoulder with sales managers and account executives to drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline across the segment. This is a field execution role. You'll use the partner ecosystem as a multiplier on direct sales coverage, co-selling with regional resellers, VARs, and MSPs to open doors, accelerate deals, and expand Vanta's presence in the market. You won't be managing partner relationships from a distance — you'll be in the field, in the forecast, and in the room. What you’ll do as a Channel Manager at Vanta: Partner with sales managers and AEs to identify and pursue named accounts through channel partners, dividing and conquering coverage across your segment Facilitate account mapping sessions with regional partner sales teams, turning relationships into pipeline Co-sell with partner reps to advance and close partner-sourced and partner-influenced deals Enable regional and tier-2 partners to go to market with Vanta effectively — product positioning, competitive context, and deal support Maintain clean, accurate pipeline data in Salesforce — partner attribution, opportunity staging, and forecast hygiene are core to this role Coordinate closely with Partner Account Managers at deal close to ensure smooth customer handoffs Participate in weekly sales pod syncs and contribute to the FLM's forecast with current partner pipeline data How to be successful in this role: 4+ years of channel or partner experience in software or SaaS Proven ability to co-sell alongside direct sales t
At Jamf, we believe in an open, flexible culture based on respect and trust. Our track record and thriving work environment all stem from the freedom we grant ourselves to get the job done right. We take pride in helping tens of thousands of customers around the globe succeed with Apple. The secret to our success lies in our connectivity, while operating with a high degree of flexibility. Work-life balance remains our priority while feeling connected is important to maintain our strong culture, achieve our goals, and thrive as #OneJamf. What you’ll do at Jamf: At Jamf, we empower people to be their best selves and do their best work. As a Customer Success Manager (CSM) at Jamf, you will be the post-sale partner for customers leveraging the Jamf platform to manage and secure Apple devices at scale. You will own the customer relationship across your book of business, driving engagement and value realization while partnering cross-functionally to support long-term retention and growth. You will collaborate closely with the broader account team, including Sales and Technical counterparts, to deliver unified customer value and achieve strategic outcomes. This highly visible, customer-facing role requires a blend of strategic thinking, relationship management, technical fluency in the Apple ecosystem, and expertise in the SaaS customer lifecycle. This role emphasizes consistency, execution quality, and proactive customer engagement across a defined book of business. This role is offered as hybrid, with the expectation to be in the office (156 Clarence Street Level 5. Sydney, NSW 2000) 3 days per week. We are only able to accept applications for those based in Australia and have sponsorship to live and work in Australia. # LI -Hybrid What you can expect to do in this role: Serve as the primary post-sale point of contact for assigned accounts, acting as a trusted advisor on Apple device management and security. Build and maintain executive-level and
We’re looking for a Customer Success Manager (12 month contract) to manage a select portfolio of customers. In this role, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders to onboard customers and ensure that they have the tools and resources to achieve their business goals on social. You will guide customers to success on their social journey and support business outcomes while being responsible for user adoption, revenue retention and growth, and customer advocacy. You will actively engage in periodic dialogues and quarterly business reviews, providing regular product release updates, and metrics. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Customer Success. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Own the day to day relationship management for a book of business, guiding customers to success on their social journey with Hootsuite’s Enterprise and partner products. Partner with Professional Services to onboard customers, develop and maintain Mutual Account Plans, lead success reviews, and ensure success plan development and delivery against customer goals by leveraging tools and analytics Develop relationships with customers in assigned vertical(s). Gauge customer progress and preferences by actively engaging in periodic dialogues and quarterly business reviews, providing regular product release updates, and metrics Demonstrate expertise in Hootsuite's products and social media by keeping up with industry trends and best practices. Actively monitor account health and adoption throughout the length of the relationship, and ensure high uptake of Hootsuite and partner products by analyzing data/metrics/industry trends, and intervening with adoption strategies that showcase how customers can enhance their workflows and better use our products to derive further value. Collaborates with Account Manager to develop account strategies and to identify qualified leads (CSQL) for account expansion. Log feature requests and update customer account notes in Salesforce. Identify and escalat
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