Strategic Cloud Partnerships Lead Jobs

About Vercel: Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience. Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. About the Role: Vercel is hiring a Strategic Cloud Partnerships Lead to own and grow our relationships with the cloud and infrastructure companies that underpin our platform and help us reach enterprise customers. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, product, and go-to-market. You will work with Vercel’s Product and Engineering teams to understand how we use our partners’ infrastructure today, identify where deeper technical collaboration could improve our platform or economics, and turn those opportunities into executable partnership strategies. At the same time, you will build joint go-to-market motions that create pipeline, accelerate enterprise deals, and make Vercel more strategic to our partners’ field organizations. You will report to the Head of Strategic Partnerships and own a named set of cloud partners end to end. You will work across those partners’ product, engineering, sales, marketplace, and executive teams, connecting technical opportunities with commercial outcomes. This is not a role for someone who only manages relationships or coordinates partner programs. You will need the technical depth to understand how Vercel is leveraging—or could leverage—a partner’s compute, networking, storage, security, data, and AI infrastructure. You will also need the commercial judgment and executive presence to build a joint business case, mobilize two organizations, and hold your own in conversations with sophisticated enterprise customers. We are looking for someone with strong ownership who operates at a senior level, moves co

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for a Director of Global AWS Cloud Alliance to join the Business Development department. In this remote role, you will lead one of our most strategic cloud partnerships by owning the global AWS alliance strategy and driving joint go-to-market execution, executive engagement, and revenue growth. As a strategic alliance leader, you will collaborate cross-functionally to expand the pipeline, accelerate go-to-market initiatives, and strengthen executive alignment between Zscaler and AWS. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Drive the execution and growth of strategic cloud partnerships, with a primary focus on AWS Cloud, to accelerate joint revenue opportunities Develop and implement joint business plans, KPIs, and co-sell strategies to achieve measurable revenue and partnership goals Lead cross-functional collaboration on demand generation, go-to-market campaigns, and field-level engagement to drive growth an

Who We Are Rubrik is one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley, revolutionizing data protection and management in the multi-cloud IT industry. Our mission is to unlock the power of data by organizing and protecting the world's business information, and we've built a forward-thinking, design-oriented brand that is changing how enterprises think about resilience. We don't wait for someone else to define the industry — we define it ourselves. Rubrik was the first platform to orchestrate data for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises anytime, anywhere, blending future-proof architecture with consumer-grade simplicity. We're looking for people who produce extraordinary results, who are comfortable in ambiguity, and who are excited by hard problems. If you have a limitless drive and like to win, we want to talk to you. Who You Are As Rubrik's business increasingly runs on hyperscale cloud infrastructure, we're adding an individual contributor Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to own the end-to-end, 360° relationship with our most strategic cloud and technology partners — including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft — as well as other key strategic vendor relationships across the business. While strategic cloud and technology partnerships are the anchor of this position, you'll also flex into broader sourcing deals across the team's portfolio as priorities shift — negotiating agreements, running competitive sourcing events, and partnering cross-functionally wherever the business needs strong commercial leadership. You'll work closely with cross-functional partners including Engineering, IT, InfoSec, Legal, Finance, and Accounting. You're a self-starter who's comfortable operating with limited direction and full ownership of your domain — a pragmatic problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will report to the Head of Global Procurement and be accountable for savings, risk, and relationship health across your portfolio. What You'll Be Doing Strateg

About the Team The Product & Platform teams at OpenAI are responsible for delivering the company’s most impactful offerings—such as ChatGPT, our API platform, and new enterprise capabilities—to a global and diverse customer base. These systems must perform at scale and deliver exceptional experiences to developers, consumers, and businesses alike. Technical Program Managers at OpenAI play a key leadership role in scaling these efforts, partnering deeply with product, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to bring ambitious ideas to life and ensure clarity and discipline in execution. About the Role We are hiring a Technical Program Manager to support OpenAI's critical AI deployments across strategic cloud partners. This role is designed for a candidate who can operate as an end-to-end owner across internal engineering teams and external partner organizations. This role will drive the technical strategy and execution required to bring OpenAI models and platform capabilities into partner environments responsibly and at scale. The work spans engineering deliverables, shared roadmaps, model launch pipelines, technical integration, launch readiness, and post-launch follow-through. You will work closely with senior leaders across OpenAI engineering, infrastructure, product, safety, security, legal, finance, and go-to-market, as well as technical counterparts at our partners. The job is to turn broad partnership commitments into concrete execution plans, align both sides on what must land, and build repeatable mechanisms for launching OpenAI capabilities on third-party platforms. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. 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: Lead end-to-end execution for major cloud partner programs spanning model deployment, product integration, operational readiness, launch follow-through, and partner-platform adoption. Own integrated technical roadma

About the Team The Product & Platform teams at OpenAI are responsible for delivering the company’s most impactful offerings—such as ChatGPT, our API platform, and new enterprise capabilities—to a global and diverse customer base. These systems must perform at scale and deliver exceptional experiences to developers, consumers, and businesses alike. Technical Program Managers at OpenAI play a key leadership role in scaling these efforts, partnering deeply with product, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to bring ambitious ideas to life and ensure clarity and discipline in execution. About the Role We are hiring a Technical Program Manager to support OpenAI's critical AI deployments across strategic cloud partners. This role is designed for a candidate who can operate as an end-to-end owner across internal engineering teams and external partner organizations. This role will drive the technical strategy and execution required to bring OpenAI models and platform capabilities into partner environments responsibly and at scale. The work spans engineering deliverables, shared roadmaps, model launch pipelines, technical integration, launch readiness, and post-launch follow-through. You will work closely with senior leaders across OpenAI engineering, infrastructure, product, safety, security, legal, finance, and go-to-market, as well as technical counterparts at our partners. The job is to turn broad partnership commitments into concrete execution plans, align both sides on what must land, and build repeatable mechanisms for launching OpenAI capabilities on third-party platforms. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. 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: Lead end-to-end execution for major cloud partner programs spanning model deployment, product integration, operational readiness, launch follow-through, and partner-platform adoption. Own integrated technical roadma

MongoDB is seeking a Sr. Manager of Partner Solution Architects to lead a global team dedicated to building and strengthening relationships across HyperScalers. This role is focused on strategic partner management, ensuring MongoDB’s platform is aligned with our partners’ needs and driving mutual success. This position is ideal for a leader with strong strategic and business acumen, experience in partner ecosystems, and a passion for enabling collaboration and growth. This role can be based out of our Palo Alto office or remotely in the US region. Role Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategic Partnership Management Lead and mentor a team of Partner Solution Architects, cultivating strong relationships across the partner ecosystem. Develop and execute strategic initiatives to align partner success with MongoDB’s objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, sales) to drive strategic business plans for partner engagement. Technical Enablement & Market Relevance Equip partners with knowledge and resources to ensure technical alignment and support go-to-market success. Help partners understand and position MongoDB solutions to meet evolving market needs. Serve as a trusted advisor, reinforcing MongoDB’s competitive advantage within the partner ecosystem. Business Development & Ecosystem Expansion Work closely with sales and marketing to identify ecosystem opportunities, driving joint business growth and expanding market reach. Oversee the creation of co-branded solutions and proposals, supporting revenue targets and mutual alignment. Address partner challenges by providing relevant business and technical solutions. Inclusive Leadership & Team Development Foster a high-performance, inclusive team culture focused on growth, mentorship, and diversity of thought. Champion best practices in partner engagement and strategic planning, ensuring a supportive environment for all team members. Build team agility to respond e

About Prophecy Prophecy is building the next generation AI-powered data prep and analysis platform. Our platform enables business analysts and data teams to transform raw data into reliable, production-ready datasets and insights faster, using modern data infrastructure and AI-driven capabilities. We work with leading enterprises to simplify how organizations prepare, analyze, and operationalize data, while maintaining strong governance, security, and operational control. Our mission is to make it dramatically easier for organizations to turn complex data into trusted insights that drive decisions. About the Roles We are looking for a Director of Strategic Partnerships who can do both: drive revenue through Prophecy's partner ecosystem, and build an effective partner program. This is an early-stage, high-ownership motion, the playbook is still being written, and you'll have real influence over how we engage partners, what good looks like for partner-sourced pipeline, and how we build durable co-sell relationships with Snowflake, Databricks, GCP field and partner teams. You will sit at the intersection of sales, partnerships, and strategy, owning partner performance while building the programs and processes that scale it. You'll work directly with our AEs and SEs to bring partners into deals at the right moments, and you'll serve as the primary point of contact for our strategic cloud and ecosystem partners. What You’ll Own Partner Revenue & Pipeline Own and exceed partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue targets on a quarterly basis Proactively generate pipeline through Snowflake, Databricks, and GCP field AEs and PDMs — building the relationships that produce qualified, sourced opportunities Drive joint account mapping and target account activation against Prophecy's ICP: enterprises running Alteryx on Snowflake or Databricks Activate co-sell motions through marketplace programs (GCP Marketplace, Snowflake Partner Network, Databricks

About the Team OpenAI Finance ensures the organization is positioned for long-term success as we pursue our mission. The Order to Cash (OTC) team oversees the complete flow of commercial transactions from order intake and provisioning through billing, collections, and cash application — ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence in support of OpenAI’s mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. About the Role We are seeking a Senior Manager to build and scale Order to Cash across OpenAI’s API and ChatGPT businesses, cloud marketplaces, and strategic partnership channels. This role will own end-to-end Order Management and Billing operations across API and ChatGPT while leading OTC readiness and execution for AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Oracle Cloud Marketplace, GovCloud, and future partner channels. The role will also own the end-to-end Order Management and Billing close, setting the close calendar, readiness standards, review and sign-off expectations, while leading the team responsible for execution. You will oversee the Order Management and Billing lifecycle across API, ChatGPT, marketplace, and partner transactions, spanning commercial readiness, order intake, provisioning, usage and transaction data, pricing validation, invoicing, credits, settlements, and product and partner reporting. Your work will ensure transactions are accurate, timely, complete, and supported by audit-ready controls. This is a leadership role that combines strategic ownership, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on operational execution. You will define the target operating model, lead first-of-kind launches, shape product and systems roadmaps, and oversee the resolution of complex contract modifications, non-standard pricing, usage disputes, reconciliation breaks, settlement variances, and customer- or partner-impacting escalations. You will collaborate with teams across Finance, GTM, Product, Engineering, Legal, Tax, Reven

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing together world-class scientists, engineers, and business leaders to translate frontier research into real-world impact. Within OpenAI, the Go-to-Market organization helps customers understand, adopt, and scale our products across their businesses. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, Partnerships, and Strategic Pursuits professionals who work together to bring the benefits of AI to organizations globally. About the role We are hiring a Senior Specialist Seller to join the Strategic Pursuits team and lead priority opportunities generated through the joint AWS and OpenAI co-sell motion. You will partner closely with Account Directors, AWS field teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify, shape, advance, and close high-value strategic enterprise engagements. This role is ideal for a senior seller with deep experience in enterprise technology, AI, cloud, or complex transformation sales motions. You should be comfortable operating in executive-facing environments, aligning multiple stakeholders, and turning customer priorities into commercially compelling and technically credible opportunities. This role is based in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York. We operate on a hybrid model of 3 days per week in office and offer relocation support. We are also open to remote candidates based in the United States. In this role, you will: Lead commercial execution of priority AWS/OpenAI co-sell opportunities across strategic enterprise accounts. Identify and qualify high-potential opportunities focused on GenAI adoption, frontier platform use cases, and enterprise-wide transformation. Partner with AWS and OpenAI field teams to align account strategy, messaging, stakeholder mapping, and execution plans. Develop customer-facing value propositions that connect OpenAI capabilities with business priorities and

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing together world-class scientists, engineers, and business leaders to translate frontier research into real-world impact. Within OpenAI, the Go-to-Market organization helps customers understand, adopt, and scale our products across their businesses. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, Partnerships, and Strategic Pursuits professionals who work together to bring the benefits of AI to organizations globally. About the Role We are hiring a Senior Specialist Seller to join the Strategic Pursuits team and lead priority opportunities generated through the joint AWS and OpenAI co-sell motion. You will partner closely with Account Directors, AWS field teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify, shape, advance, and close high-value strategic enterprise engagements. This role is ideal for a senior seller with deep experience in enterprise technology, AI, cloud, or complex transformation sales motions. You should be comfortable operating in executive-facing environments, aligning multiple stakeholders, and turning customer priorities into commercially compelling and technically credible opportunities. This role is based in London or Munich. We operate on a hybrid model of 3 days per week in office and offer relocation support. In this role, you will: Lead commercial execution of priority AWS/OpenAI co-sell opportunities across strategic enterprise accounts. Identify and qualify high-potential opportunities focused on GenAI adoption, frontier platform use cases, and enterprise-wide transformation. Partner with AWS and OpenAI field teams to align account strategy, messaging, stakeholder mapping, and execution plans. Develop customer-facing value propositions that connect OpenAI capabilities with business priorities and AWS infrastructure strategies. Drive executive-level engagement including customer me

We are looking for an inspiring, results-oriented Senior Director, to manage the AWS Cloud Specialist team in EMEA. This is a high impact and quota carrying role leading our strategic partnership with AWS. This individual must have credibility at the Executive level to build relationships with senior stakeholders at AWS and MongoDB. This individual will own the 360 partner strategy with AWS in EMEA, and will be responsible for leading their team to generate incremental pipeline via our cloud partnerships, growing deal size, accelerating sales cycles, and closing business leveraging our partner programs. Must have the ability to commute into a central office location on a regular basis.The role will work closely with AWS & MongoDB Sales Leadership, Solution Architects, Marketing, and Sales Operations, all geared towards the success of the region. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in London for our hybrid working model. Responsibilities Develop, coach, and manage the Cloud Partner Specialist team to achieve regional business objectives and partnership goals Build & cultivate Executive-level relationships between AWS & MongoDB to create strategic alignment and close large-scale business Define and execute a robust EMEA 360 strategy with AWS to proactively prospect, identify, qualify, and develop a sales pipeline to and through our cloud partners Report to the VP WW Cloud and own all strategic and operational aspects of the AWS relationship Drive and oversee large and strategic deals in partnership with the MongoDB field sales, partners, and AWS sales teams Interlock with the Global Cloud Program team for backup, support, and pipeline generation Own the team's Quota for generating new business and uncovering new workloads/logos via cloud partners Ensure the team generates strategic joint pipeline with AWS and effectively supports the direct sales force on defined end-user sales pursuits Forecast co-sell Net ARR (Annual Recurring

About the role We’re looking for a driven, results-oriented professional with the passion and initiative to grow our business through strategic partner relationships. The Principal Partner Specialist focuses on executing high-impact Cloud and System Integrators (SI) partner strategies across Australia, developing and nurturing partnerships that open new revenue opportunities. You’ll work closely with leading partners and our sales teams to accelerate deals, expand partner capabilities, and strengthen MongoDB’s presence in this dynamic market. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Sydney for our hybrid working model. What you will be doing Develop and execute strategic Cloud (i.e., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) and SI Partner strategy across the Australia market, including Local SIs and/or Global SIs (i.e., EY, PwC, KPMG, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, etc.) Recruit and develop effective partner relationships, resulting in growth opportunities and mutual beneficial partnerships Proactively prospect, identify, qualify and develop a sales pipeline through Cloud, Local or Global System Integrators and ISV Partners Work with our Enterprise Sales team to close business to meet and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual bookings objectives Lead engagement of Cloud and strategic SI Partners to develop their sales, pre-sales and delivery capabilities in line with our strategy of amplifying partners with capabilities and certifications to deliver for their customers Work with cross functional teams including Marketing, Partner Programs, Partner Enablement, Customer Success, Solutions Consulting teams to drive pipeline generations and deal progression Participate in our sales enablement trainings, including our comprehensive Sales Bootcamp, sophisticated sales training, and leadership and development programs What you bring to the table 12+ years of quota-carrying experience generating pipeline and selling through Cloud Partners(CSPs), Global/Local System Integrator

About the team The Applied AI Engineering (AAE) team is responsible for helping developers and enterprises turn the potential of generative AI into real-world impact. We act as trusted advisors and technical partners to customers and ecosystem partners, helping identify high-impact AI use cases and bring them into production through strong architectural guidance and hands-on execution. The Partner Applied AI Engineering organization works closely with strategic cloud providers, systems integrators, consultancies, and implementation partners to scale successful adoption of OpenAI technologies. As the leader of the AWS Partner AAE pod, you will manage a team of Applied AI Engineers focused on enabling AWS-aligned partners and their customers to build, deploy, and operationalize AI applications on OpenAI’s platform. About the role We are seeking a Manager, Partner Applied AI Engineering – AWS to lead a team of Applied AI Engineers supporting strategic AWS ecosystem partnerships. In this role, you will own the technical success strategy for AWS-aligned partners and help build scalable, repeatable ways for partners and their customers to adopt OpenAI technologies. Your team will guide partners and customers across the full AI implementation lifecycle—from identifying and shaping high-value use cases to solution design, architecture, production deployment, optimization, and adoption growth. You will work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders across Sales, Partnerships, Product, Research, and Engineering to ensure the voice of partners and customers informs our platform roadmap and how we bring OpenAI technology into production at scale. This role requires a blend of technical depth, customer leadership, operational rigor, and people management. Success will be measured through production deployments, partner technical maturity, API adoption growth, team development, and the overall impact of the AWS partner ecosystem. This role is based in our San Fra

About the Team The B2B Marketing team helps businesses understand, adopt, and get value from OpenAI’s products. B2B marketing is a major and growing priority as we scale our work with companies, developers, and institutions around the world. The team works across field marketing, campaigns, customer storytelling, thought leadership, events, lifecycle programs, and executive communications. We partner closely with Sales, Partnerships, Product, Product Marketing, Communications, Finance, Recruiting, and company leadership to build programs that drive durable growth across enterprise and business audiences. About the Role We are hiring a Partner Marketing Manager to own and execute joint go-to-market plans with strategic cloud and technology partners. This role will translate partner priorities into integrated programs across campaigns, events, customer proof, enablement, and demand generation that build awareness, accelerate adoption, and support measurable business outcomes across enterprise audiences. You will work closely with Partnerships, Sales, Product Marketing, Field Marketing, Communications, and partner teams to move plans from strategy through detailed execution. This is a highly cross-functional individual contributor role with no people-management responsibility, built for someone who can manage multiple workstreams, build strong partner relationships, and work through influence in a fast-changing environment. This role is based in San Francisco and follows a hybrid work model, with three days per week in the office. Occasional travel will be required. You’ll be responsible for: Create and execute distinct joint go-to-market plans with Google Cloud and Oracle across campaigns, events, customer proof, enablement, and demand generation, with clear goals for awareness, adoption, pipeline, and revenue impact. Build clear partner narratives, messaging, and positioning for integrated solutions, joint value propositions, and shared customer outcomes. Launch and

Datadog Principal Partner Manager - Technology Alliances As a Principal Partner Manager, Global Technology Alliances, you will grow high-priority ISV go-to-market (GTM) partnerships globally in close partnership with the Datadog Product team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving joint GTM initiatives, developing and executing GTM partner plans, and maximizing revenue opportunities through sales motions. This position requires a highly strategic and execution-focused leader with a deep understanding of the ISV ecosystem, cloud technologies, and GTM strategy. What You’ll Do: Own & scale strategic ISV GTM partnerships: lead Datadog’s GTM strategy with the ISV partners, managing key partner alliance and field relationships. Product team alignment: work closely with Datadog Product on their co-build / co-innovation priorities and then own driving revenue for net new solutions, helping them land successfully in the sales field. Build and drive the GTM plan. Work closely with Datadog Channels & Alliances team members globally to drive an effective global but local plan. Drive Revenue Growth: Identify and execute joint business opportunities, including Power of 3 campaigns with reseller/SI partners. Ensure Datadog fully leverages ISV GTM partner programs and GTM funding opportunities. Create new routes to market, including joint product listings on Cloud Marketplaces. Develop Sales Playbooks and messaging with internal Product and Marketing teams. Field & Partner Enablement: Train and support Datadog’s global Channels & Alliances and field sales teams on partnership benefits, co-sell motions, and offerings. Measure & Optimize: track partnership GTM performance using key metrics (pipeline, revenue, incentives), present to leadership regularly, and continuously refine strategy to maximize impact. Who You Are: Experienced in 10+ years of partner-facing business development, strategi