Sr. Alliance Director

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 6 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Management & Operations
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SKILLS

Strategic Alliance Management GSI Partnership Development Azure Ecosystem Revenue Growth Strategy Co-sell Execution Executive Stakeholder Management Cross-functional Team Leadership Joint GTM Planning

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Sr. Alliance Director

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a strategic alliance leader to own and scale our partnership with Accenture across EMEA and to globally orchestrate our relationship with Avanade. This role sits at the centre of one of the most strategic ecosystems in Data & AI — accelerating consumption on the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Data Intelligence Platform and shaping how two of the world's most influential system integrators deliver transformation at scale.

You will translate global alliance strategy into measurable regional impact, align executive stakeholders across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft, and build repeatable joint go-to-market motions that drive durable growth. This role requires executive credibility, operational rigor, and the ability to convert strategic intent into consumption, pipeline, and customer outcomes. This is a high-visibility role with direct influence on revenue growth, ecosystem strategy, and market positioning across Europe and globally.

The impact you will have:

  • Own and scale the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]–Accenture alliance across EMEA, aligning regional execution with global strategy and driving measurable consumption growth.
  • Serve as the global executive lead for the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]–Avanade relationship, building and executing multi-year joint growth plans across regions.
  • Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue, new logo acquisition, and expansion within strategic enterprise accounts.
  • Lead tri-party collaboration between [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Accenture/Avanade, and Microsoft to maximise Azure-aligned investments and market impact.
  • Incubate and scale differentiated joint industry solutions, accelerators, and managed services built on the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Platform.
  • Establish operational excellence across joint business planning, QBRs, pipeline governance, and executive alignment.
  • Influence C-suite stakeholders and act as a visible thought leader at major ecosystem and Data + AI forums.

What we look for:

  • Strong experience in enterprise software, cloud, data or AI, including significant experience leading complex GSI or strategic alliances.
  • Demonstrated success in building and scaling partnerships with Accenture, Avanade, or comparable global system integrators across multiple regions.
  • Strong understanding of Azure and hyperscaler ecosystems and how they drive consumption in an AI-first world.
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable revenue impact through co-sell, co-innovation, and joint go-to-market execution.
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence C-level stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Experience leading cross-functional, geographically distributed teams in high-growth, matrixed environments.
  • Clear communicator who can translate complex strategy into actionable execution plans.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

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