Director, Strategic Technology

About the Role

The Director, Strategic Technology & ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Partnerships will build and scale ZoomInfo’s strategic technology ecosystem across hyperscalers and cloud marketplaces, ISVs, integrations, AI/platform relationships, and data distribution. This leader owns the strategy and commercialization of ZoomInfo’s highest-priority technology partnerships and leads the team responsible for partner execution, adoption, pipeline, and revenue. You will serve as the executive relationship owner for our most strategic technology partners and the single accountable leader for how ZoomInfo grows through, with, and on top of the world’s leading cloud and platform companies. You will play a critical part in driving wins at the most strategic accounts, with the following outcomes:

• Position ZoomInfo as a leader in our hyperscaler, cloud, and technology partner ecosystems with access to senior partner leadership
• Achieve alliance targets across partner-sourced and influenced pipeline, revenue, win rate, integration adoption, and data distribution consumption
• Increase partner maturity across the dimensions of the ZoomInfo Alliance Partner Framework: Sales, Marketing, Enablement, Joint Initiatives, and Delivery
• Build a high-performing Strategic Technology & ISV team and operate within the assigned budget

This role reports to ZoomInfo’s Vice President, Strategic Partnerships to ensure the technology ecosystem aligns with ZoomInfo’s overall partner programs and strategy. The Director leads the Strategic Technology & ISV team, including a Partner Manager, Strategic Technology & ISV, and works closely with the Data Partnerships / Data Distribution lead.

What You’ll Do

Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and manage ZoomInfo’s global Strategic Technology and ISV partnership strategy, including partner segmentation, prioritization, coverage, and investment
• Own and deepen ZoomInfo’s highest-priority technology relationships across leading SaaS, AI, GTM, cloud, and platform companies
• Absorb ownership of the Cloud Partnerships portfolio and integrate hyperscaler and cloud relationships into the broader Strategic Technology and ISV strategy
• Lead and develop the Strategic Technology & ISV team, including the Partner Manager and future Partner Account Managers as the portfolio scales
• Provide strategic leadership across Data Partnerships / Data Distribution and ensure those relationships align with the broader technology ecosystem

Hyperscaler and Cloud Marketplace Responsibilities

• Own ZoomInfo’s executive and field relationships with the hyperscalers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, and their respective partner, marketplace, and ISV organizations
• Develop and execute joint business plans with each hyperscaler that align product, marketplace, co-sell, and field priorities to pipeline, revenue, and consumption targets
• Own ZoomInfo’s cloud marketplace strategy, including listings, private offers, pricing and packaging, and procurement through marketplace channels
• Drive co-sell motions with hyperscaler field teams, including opportunity registration, deal registration and incentives, account mapping, and joint pursuit of strategic accounts
• Position ZoomInfo to benefit from customers’ cloud commitments and committed-spend drawdown programs, partnering with Sales, Finance, and Legal on commercial and contracting structures
• Achieve and maintain the partner program tiers, competencies, and validations required to unlock hyperscaler funding, co-marketing, and field alignment
• Lead hyperscaler field engagement and enablement, including joint events, executive briefings, and presence at hyperscaler conferences and summits
• Drive joint go-to-market initiatives with hyperscaler data, analytics, and AI platforms, including Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-native AI services where relevant
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with Product, Engineering, InfoSec, Legal,