Partner Manager

About the Job
The Partner Manager owns the health, performance, and strategy of the assigned partners within their territory, focusing on pipeline development, market expansion, and sales execution. This role translates partner strategy into measurable business outcomes by aligning the company's priorities with field and partner execution.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end partner lifecycle management, including strategic partner planning and GTM business plans to drive sales pipeline and growth.
• Drive partner pipeline development, inspection, and assist with deal progression in partnership with field sales.
• Work with partners to generate new business in existing accounts, new markets, and net new logos while ensuring partners deliver successful projects.
• Develop joint GTM plans with Marketing to drive co-sell and demand generation leading to pipeline and revenue.
• Advise partners on market, geographic, and route-to-market expansion, including identification of new buying centers and customer sales motions.
• Collaborate with Technical Partner Advisors (TPAs) to align sales plays to Routes to Market and guide partners on how to sell the company's products.
• Conduct quarterly and bi-annual business reviews, governance forums, and milestone tracking.
• Coach and enable partners both remotely and face-to-face, building senior-level relationships and managing partner risk.
• Track performance metrics, readiness indicators, and reduce friction by escalating risks as needed.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10+ years in partner management, alliances, or ecosystem roles.
• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity with a bias toward action.
• Executive communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to influence and operate in a matrixed organization.
• Experience developing and executing GTM strategies through partner ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of partner-led and co-sell sales motions.
• Arabic Speaking is essential.

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia