Strategic Partnership Sales Director in Australia

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. OpenAI for Government (OAI4G) helps public-sector institutions understand, adopt, and deploy highly capable AI products in support of their missions. The team brings together Sales, Solutions, Partnerships, Technical Success, Legal, Security, Policy, Global Affairs, and other cross-functional partners to help governments use AI responsibly and effectively. As part of OAI4G’s International Public Sector team, you will help public institutions in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and APAC translate frontier AI into secure, compliant, mission-aligned outcomes. We work across varied procurement, regulatory, security, sovereignty, and commercial environments, while maintaining a consistent commitment to safety, reliability, and public benefit. About the role We are seeking a senior Account Director (AD) to lead OpenAI’s public-sector work across ANZ, with a wider remit to develop selected priority opportunities across APAC. ANZ will be the centre of gravity for the role: you will build trusted relationships with government leaders, develop and execute account strategies, create and close complex opportunities, and help customers move from initial interest to successful adoption. This is a full-cycle, highly cross-functional sales role that combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven execution. You will work with senior government, operational, technical, procurement, policy, and security stakeholders to identify high-impact AI use cases and translate them into credible commercial and deployment pathways across the OpenAI Platform API and Codex and ChatGPT Enterprise. You will also be an accountable customer leader after signature, working alongside specialist delivery and technical teams to keep customer outcomes, milestones, adoption, risks, and executive alignment on track. The role requires excellent judgement, exec

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

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 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 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

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

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. Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We aren’t looking for someone who simply checks boxes; we’re looking for lifelong learners and "owners" who want to build the future of Identity. Join us. Build a world where Identity belongs to you. The Opportunity: Your Career-Defining Moment The Sales Strategy & Operations team is the engine room of Okta’s growth. We don't just report on the business; we architect it. As a Sales Strategy and Operations Manager for the ANZ region , you will act as a strategic co-pilot to Sales Leadership. This role will also give exposure to strategic initiatives across APJ and Global Sales Operations. This isn't a "back-office" role. This is a high-visibility position for a high-potential talent who wants to own the "How" and "Why" behind our go-to-market execution. Joining us in a time of rapid expansion across APJ, you will leverage the next frontier of technology to redefine what "operational excellence" looks like in the SaaS era. How You Will Make an Impact 1. Strategic Partnership & Sales Advocacy Clear the Path: Partner directly with ANZ Sales Le

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Senior Solutions Consultant If you have that special mix of DNA that makes an extraordinary Senior Solutions Consultant (SSC) – the blend of great business savvy and technical prowess – then we are a match made in heaven! As a key member of our New Relic Solutions Consulting (NRSC) team, you will be responsible for understanding a client’s business challenge and technical environment through deep levels of discovery and engagement. You will present technology solutions to solve these business challenges and build confidence in the New Relic platform capabilities through value alignment and clear differentiation. As the domain expert on New Relic you will help drive the ‘Technical Win’ in accounts by removing all technical objections in the sales cycle through your depth of technology skills and business acumen to provide clear business value. You will be responsible for driving revenue for our New Relic platform with the the support and partnership of Sales, Product Management and our executive team. This role requires a hands-on solution consultant who can go wide and deep on solution positioning, differentiation and value during sales cycles. What you'll do: You will be the Technical lead for New Relic prospects (new logos) and customers and own the technical strategic direction in the account through an advanced ability to develop, position and provide product-centric and value-centric solutions during sales cycles, while achieving quarterly and annual sales goals for an as

Who we are At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences. Our dedication to remote-first work , and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands. . Hiring and how we work We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions! Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings. . See yourself at Twilio Join the team as Twilio’s next Senior Manager, Customer Success. About the job At Twilio, we believe the best customer interactions are grounded in real-time customer data. Our unified Customer Engagement Platform combines market-leading communications channels (Messaging, Voice, Video) with powerful Customer Data Platform (CDP) capabilities. This allows organizations to break down data silos, understand their audience through unified profiles, and orchestrate intelligent, highly personalized customer experiences at scale. The Customer Success Management team at Twilio is the central touchpoint for our strategic customers, orchestrating the post-sales customer lifecycle in partnership with Professional Services, Sales, Product, and Support. The team manages executive customer relationships, drives platform adoption, and guides organizations on leveraging customer data to unlock the full power of Twilio’s ecosystem. Fundamentally, the CSM team ensures

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Engineer based in Canberra to drive growth and technical strategy within the Australian Federal Public Sector . In this role, you will be dedicated to solving our government customers' most complex data challenges and closing large, impactful deals. This is an office- and customer-facing role requiring high in-person contact with key stakeholders across Canberra (this is not a remote position). You will work hand-in-hand with our sales team and channel partners to understand customer requirements, build trusted executive relationships, deliver compelling value-based demonstrations, lead enterprise Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and ultimately secure new business. As a Snowflake Senior Solution Engineer, you share our passion for reinventing the data space, thrive in a dynamic environment, and possess the flexibility and drive to jump in and get things done. You are equally comfortable in both business and technical contexts, moving seamlessly between executive briefings and technical deep-dives. In This Role You Will Get To: Partner with Sales: Develop deep trust and strong strategic partnerships with Sales Executives to navigate and win complex sales cycles. Build Market Champions: Identify, foster, and develop technical and exe

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. We’re looking for a motivated Account Manager to take ownership of the expansion and retention of Vanta’s APAC customers by developing and maintaining strong relationships with our customers. You will serve as the primary point of contact for all post-sale commercial conversations, including mid-cycle upsells and renewals. As a trusted advisor to the customer, you will deeply understand their business needs and align Vanta’s solutions with their objectives to help mature our customers’ compliance and security program. The goal of this team is to achieve overall net revenue expansion of the Vanta customer base, as measured by Net Revenue Retention with a particular focus on expansion. They will ensure customer’s security and compliance goals are aligned to their company growth needs and with Vanta’s solutions. This role is Sydney, Australia based and has a hybrid in office requirement. What you’ll do as an Account Manager - APAC at Vanta: Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. Develop a deep understanding of Vanta’s current product offerings and take initiative to learn Vanta’s product roadmap to speak confidently when addressing customers. Maintain strong partnerships and alignment with CSMs to understand customer health, ensure close strategic collaboration and execute harmonious communication to accounts. Collaborate on account plans that identify new opportunities for expansion with current customers to increase their usage of Vanta’s platform via new frameworks, security tools, etc. Manage the entire sales cycle of any expansion or renewal opportu

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. About the role Snowflake is experiencing rapid growth across Australia, and we are scaling our Commercial team to accelerate it. We are looking for a District Manager to lead our Commercial Acquisition team - a quota-carrying, front-line leadership role focused on winning net-new customers for Snowflake in the Australian Commercial segment. You will lead a team of Account Executives to build pipeline, land new logos, and set the foundation for long-term consumption growth. This is a builder's role for a leader who thrives on new-business momentum, coaches with discipline, and embodies Snowflake's values while creating an inclusive, collaborative, high-performing culture. What You Will Own The net-new logo acquisition number for the Australia Commercial segment, including forecast accuracy and consistent execution against plan. A team of Commercial Acquisition Account Executives - hiring, onboarding, coaching, and developing them into high-performing revenue drivers. A repeatable pipeline-generation engine, built in close partnership with Sales Development, Marketing and Partners/Alliances. Territory and account strategy: defining ideal customer profile, prioritising whitespace, and driving disciplined account planning. Cross-functional orchestration with Sales Engineering,

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies, from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups, use Stripe to accept payments, grow revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the gross domestic product of the internet. About the team The Platform Sales team works with business-to-business software platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using Stripe Connect. Software platforms are businesses that build payments and financial services into their products. Platforms that use Stripe include Shopify, Xero, me&u, and Ignition. What you’ll do As an Account Executive on the Platforms team, focused on existing business, you will use sales and product expertise to drive growth with existing Stripe users. You will help customers understand how Stripe’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. These customers include innovative, fast-growing software platforms. Responsibilities Manage and grow a named account list. Develop account plans to win and expand business with upper middle market and enterprise companies. Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives, and coordinate the right executive touchpoints. Contribute to Stripe’s platform partnership strategy, repeatable processes, and scaled engagement models. Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities. Own the full sales cycle, from lead generation through close, for upper middle market and enterprise companies. Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing clients. Partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, and Finance to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses. Lead and contribute to team projects that develop and refine the sales process. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to inform product strategy. Who you are You are a skilled salesperson an

As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you'll partner with Sales to help customers understand the value of Datadog and how it solves their most important technical and business challenges. You'll lead technical evaluations, deliver compelling demos, and guide customers through the journey from discovery to successful adoption. You'll act as a trusted advisor, bridging business goals with technical solutions, and play a key role in winning new business and expanding existing accounts. 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: Own the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won Lead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions Deliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes Project manage technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining success criteria, building a project plan with clear timelines, and holding all participants accountable to the process Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts, empowering them to advocate for Datadog adoption and drive consensus internally Participat e actively in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, serving as the technical voice of the customer to help shape product direction Maintain operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Support, and GTM teams to address customer needs and resolve

About the Team The Sales Enablement team, under the Sales Strategy & Operations organization, enables the productivity of our sales and go-to-market organizations through alignment with capital OKRs and a 360-degree enablement strategy that encompasses activation across process, product, skill, GTM strategy and tooling. Through partnerships with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Operations, we design and deliver critical enablement programs that activate the business to drive sales performance and contribute to DoorDash’s overall success. About the Role As an Associate Manager of Sales Enablement focused on our Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) markets, you will play a critical role in localizing and executing global enablement initiatives. You will report directly to a Senior Manager on the Global Sales Enablement team and support ANZ leadership through a dotted-line relationship with the local Sales Strategy & Operations team. You’ll be responsible for activating onboarding, training, and go-to-market programs that support the full sales lifecycle for sellers in ANZ. You’ll coordinate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and RevOps teams to ensure that enablement strategies are tailored to the regional context and drive measurable outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to help scale enablement across a high-growth region by aligning global frameworks with local needs and feedback.. This is a hybrid role with three days per week in the office (Melbourne or Sydney) and two days remote. You are excited about this opportunity because... Support the execution of onboarding, ongoing training, and product activation initiatives for DoorDash sales teams across Australia and New Zealand . Serve as a liaison between global enablement strategy and local sales execution, customizing programs for ANZ market needs. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, RevOps, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure readiness for product launches and sales plays. Help maintain an