Strategic Cloud Partnerships Director

3 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Braze Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Cloud Partnerships Director to join our Global Partnerships team at Braze. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for expanding our go-to-market efforts through the Cloud Vendors community, collaborating closely with our global and regional Sales, Marketing, and GSI Partnerships teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute revenue-driving programs and initiatives to evangelize Braze's value proposition within our partner community.
  • Drive commercial partnership alignment between Braze and our Strategic Cloud Providers to accelerate Co-Sell development and achieve pole position within their partner portfolio.
  • Work with Cloud Partners, Sales, BDR, and Marketing to develop a joint Braze strategy and GTM business plan that includes co-selling, sourcing revenue, and increasing win-rates.
  • Unlock program funding and monetary benefits such as Marketplace and POC credits to support sales win strategic deals, MDFs to reinvest in our growth, and develop GTM motions.
  • Execute global GTM plans and create region-specific practice development plans to help expand our global footprint.
  • Build relationships across Cloud Partners and expand our network and influence as the leading Customer Engagement category within relevant categories and competencies.
  • Work closely with our Commercial Technology team, Services team, and GSIs and ISV teams to develop co-offerings to further strengthen our position across investment firms' portfolio companies.
Requirements
  • Experience working with Hyperscalers, Cloud Partners, Sales, and Business Development teams to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes, demonstrated experience in obtaining and overachieving on targets.
  • 5+ years of experience in developing Strategic Partnerships, with a key focus on working for Cloud Providers or managing strategic relationships with Cloud providers.
  • Good understanding of the Hyperscalers Co-sell and GTM programs, requirements, benefits, verticalized motions, and multi-partner plays.
  • Good understanding of Customer Engagement and Martech space with a demonstrated experience in obtaining and overachieving on targets.
  • Adaptive and agile in a quickly changing environment with competing priorities.
  • Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
  • You have exemplary written and verbal communication skills coupled with unparalleled follow-up skills. Clients have the impression that you listen and understand their problems.
  • Strong drive and character qualities that match with Braze's Core Values and inspire others to follow and act.
  • Commitment to a collaborative environment infused with professionalism, integrity, passion, and accountability.
About Braze

Braze is a leading customer engagement platform that powers lasting connections between consumers and brands they love. We allow any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to AI-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty.

We are proudly certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S., the UK, and Singapore. We ranked #3 on Great Place to Work UK's 2024 Best Workplaces (Large), #3 on Great Place to Work UK's 2023 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium), #4 on Great Place to Work's 2023 Best Workplaces in Europe (Medium), #10 on Great Place to Work UK's 2023 Best Workplaces for Women (Large), #19 on Fortune's 2023 Best Workplaces in New York (Large). We were also featured in Built In's 2024 Best Places to Work, U.S. News Best Technology Companies to Work For, and Great Place to Work UK's 2023 Best Workplaces in Tech.

You'll find many of us at headquarters in New York City or around the world in Austin, Berlin, Chicago, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo - not to mention our employees in nearly 50 remote locations.

Braze is an equal opportunity employer. At Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization. Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive experience - regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you.



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