Alliances Manager - Anthropic

Smartsheet

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is investing in the next phase of its partner organisation. Our go-to-market partner model prioritises strategic partnerships that drive net-new pipeline, customer acquisition, and market expansion. The partner organisation plays a central role in bringing Smartsheet's AI platform capabilities to market, developing relationships across the AI ecosystem, and driving enterprise adoption through strategic co-sell and solution development. We are looking for a seasoned partnership leader to own the EMEA partner strategy and commercial outcomes. The right candidate brings deep experience building productive relationships with systems integrators, GSIs, and technology alliance partners; has led partner organisations through strategic shifts; and carries a track record of delivering against sourced revenue targets. Critically, this leader must be ready to hit the ground running, inheriting an existing partner portfolio and team, and be comfortable driving transformation within an organisation. This role is based at Smartsheet in London, UK (hybrid working cadence) and reports to our VP, Corporate Business & Development. You Will * Own the EMEA partner strategy end-to-end: portfolio design, partner selection, commercial execution, and revenue accountability * Carry and deliver against partner-sourced revenue targets for the region * Build and deepen executive relationships with strategic systems integrators, GSIs, and technology alliance partners (hyperscalers, Databricks, Anthropic, Google), as well as Big 4 consulting firms with active practice areas relevant to Smartsheet * Develop co-sell and co-market motions that generate genuine net-new pipeline and customer introductions, with particular focus on vertical landing-and-expand plays in sectors such as manufacturing, utilities, and life sciences * Drive adoption and penetration of Smartsheet's AI capabilities into the enterprise through strategic partner motions * Build and develop relationships with key partners across the AI ecosystem to extend Smartsheet's platform reach and market relevance * Lead, develop, and grow a team of Partner Account Managers aligned to a strategic, sourced-revenue-oriented model * Evolve partner coverage to prioritise partners that drive strategic value, market access, and measurable business outcomes * Drive deal registration discipline and pipeline rigor across the EMEA partner portfolio * Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Deal Desk, Partner Operations, and Partner Marketing to execute joint go-to-market plans * Represent Smartsheet externally as a thought leader and advocate for ecosystem-driven growth * Identify and convert supplier or vendor relationships into referral and resell partnerships, expanding the addressable partner ecosystem beyond traditional SI channels * Support Smartsheet geographic expansion within EMEA by identifying local market opportunities and partner ecosystems (e.g. DACH, France) where localised partner coverage can unlock new growth * Perform other duties as assigned You Have * 10+ years in partner/channel leadership roles within SaaS or enterprise technology; candidates with 15 years of highly relevant GSI/SI experience will be considered where track record is strong * Demonstrated success building and scaling GSI and SI partnerships that produce sourced revenue, with evidence of specific named-account wins or ARR growth milestones * Quota-carrying experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding partner-sourced revenue targets * Experience leading partner organisations through strategic transformation; you have shaped a partner portfolio, shifted a team orientation, or evolved a channel model around strategic outcomes, including taking a team from a volume/coverage model to a strategic/sourced-revenue model * Strong understanding of AI impact on enterprise software and partner ecosystems; you know how to position an AI platform through strategic partners and drive enterprise adoption * Strong executive presence and the ability to engage C-level and practice-level contacts at major consulting and technology firms * Deep understanding of hybrid direct + channel go-to-market models, including the economics and mechanics of partner-influenced vs. partner-sourced business * Experience with cloud marketplace transactions is strongly preferred * Track record of building and developing high-performing teams through periods of strategic change * Willingness to travel ~20% for partner and internal meetings * Proven ability to drive partner pipeline growth quickly upon joining; ability to show early-quarter impact and momentum within a new organisation * Experience operating across EMEA sub-regions (e.g. UK&I, DACH, Southern Europe, South Africa) with sensitivity to local partner dynamics and market conditions * Legally eligible to work in the UK on an ongoing basis Preferred * Experience in collaborative work management, project portfolio management (PPM), or adjacent enterprise SaaS platform categories (e.g.BPM, low-code workflow) * Existing relationships within Big 4 consulting firms, top-tier SIs, or major technology alliance ecosystems; named relationships at Accenture, IBM, TechM, Wipro, Capgemini, NTT Data, DXC or Cognizant are a plus * MBA or equivalent strategic leadership experience * Familiarity with infrastructure, capital project, or industry-specific verticals (e.g. financial services, utilities, nuclear/energy, life sciences) where Smartsheet has established or emerging partner traction Perks & Benefits: * Employer-paid Private Medical and Dental, additional cost for family members * Monthly contributions toward your pension * Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity * 25 days paid for Holiday + Bank Holidays + Flexible Time Away Program * 20 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave * 12 weeks fully paid Paternity/Adoption Leave * Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community * Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to Udemy online courses * Company Funded Perks including a counselling membership, salary sacrifice options, and your own personal Smartsheet account. * Teleworking options from any registered location in the UK (role specific)   Get to Know Us: At Smartsheet, your ideas are heard, your potential is supported, and your contributions have real impact. You’ll have the freedom to explore, push boundaries, and grow beyond your role. We welcome diverse perspectives and nontraditional paths—because we know that impact comes from individuals who care deeply and challenge thoughtfully. When you’re doing work that stretches you, excites you, and connects you to something bigger, that’s magic at work. Let’s build what’s next, together. Equal Opportunity Employer: Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment with the best employees. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable laws in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Costa Rica, Japan, Bulgaria, India, and Singapore. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.  If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.   #LI-Remote

Contentful

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Contentful is seeking a German-speaking Strategic Alliance Manager to lead our enterprise-aligned partnerships across the DACH region. In this role, you will drive strategic collaboration with a portfolio of global and regional agency and systems integrator partners, as well as leading regional agencies that play a critical role in enterprise digital transformation. You will work in close alignment with enterprise sales leadership to identify, develop, and win strategic opportunities within key accounts, ensuring partners are embedded into account strategies and joint go-to-market motions. The role is responsible for translating Contentful’s partner strategy into tangible outcomes: pipeline creation, enterprise deal influence, and scalable joint offerings. This position requires a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial leader who can navigate complex enterprise environments, build trusted executive relationships with partners, and mobilise cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, product, and solution engineering. As part of Contentful’s partnerships organization, you will help extend the reach of our platform through a high-impact ecosystem that drives customer success, innovation, and enterprise growth. WHAT TO EXPECT? * A highly collaborative environment working closely with enterprise sales, solutions engineering, and partner leadership * The opportunity to shape Contentful’s strategic partner ecosystem in one of our most important regions * A role with clear impact on enterprise growth, pipeline generation, and customer success Drive strategic partnerships in DACH * Own and develop relationships with a portfolio of global systems integrators and leading regional agency partners aligned to enterprise opportunities in the DACH region. * Serve as the primary liaison between partner organizations and Contentful’s enterprise sales teams, ensuring strong alignment on account strategy and customer outcomes. Lead joint go-to-market strategy * Develop and execute joint go-to-market plans with strategic partners focused on enterprise customers. * Identify and activate new joint sales plays, industry solutions, and integrated offerings with partners. Accelerate enterprise pipeline and revenue * Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline, contributing directly to SQL generation and ACV growth. * Lead account mapping and joint account planning with enterprise sales teams and partners. * Support partners in identifying new opportunities and positioning Contentful in large-scale transformation programmes. Build ecosystem momentum * Work cross-functionally with partner marketing, product, and field teams to enable partners and activate strategic initiatives. * Champion partner engagement across the organization, ensuring Contentful teams leverage partners effectively in enterprise pursuits. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL? * 5+ years of experience in enterprise partner management, alliances, or ecosystem development within a SaaS, digital platform, or agency/SI environment * Experience working with systems integrators, digital agencies, or consulting partners * Fluency in German and English * Strong understanding of enterprise digital platforms, ideally including martech, CMS, composable architecture, or commerce ecosystems * Demonstrated experience building and executing joint GTM strategies with partners * Track record of driving partner-sourced or partner-influenced enterprise pipeline * Experience with enterprise account planning and account mapping in collaboration with sales teams * Strong executive communication, presentation, and facilitation skills * Ability to navigate complex organizations and build trusted relationships across sales, marketing, product, and engineering * A strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex ecosystem opportunities into clear execution frameworks WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? * Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences * Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company * Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family. * We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days,  education days, compassion days for loss, and volunteer days * Time off to care for and focus on your growing family  * Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career * Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties  * An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health * A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement. * New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best. WHO ARE WE? Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed worldwide. EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE! “Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us! If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know. Please be aware of scammers who may fraudulently allege to be from Contentful. These types of fraud can be carried out through copycat websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal information, such as bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc, through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment. If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reach out to us at security-esk@contentful.com with any information you may have. By clicking “Apply for this job,” I acknowledge that I have read the “Contentful’s Candidate Privacy Notice” and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT STRIPE Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. ABOUT THE TEAM The Global Alliances and Channels team focuses on building, supporting, and going to market with professional services firms including systems integrators, consultancies, and managed services providers such as Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, Infosys, and others. In addition, the team leads the go-to-market initiatives with our strategic technology alliance partners including AWS, Salesforce, Adobe, and others. Our objective is to ensure users have access to the broadest set of solutions leveraging the Stripe platform and the deepest set of technology and industry experts, while at the same time ensuring our partners and Stripe build large, mutually beneficial businesses together. The Strategic Global Alliances (SGA) team focuses on a subset of our highest priority partnerships. These partnerships operate at global scale with Stripe and present opportunities to create significant sales pipeline, deals sold, joint solutions, and scaled delivery expertise. WHAT YOU'LL DO You'll support the overall success of Stripe's Global Alliance with Accenture and other key GSIs in EMEA, driving joint GTM (Go-to-Market) and co-sell. You'll work alongside the Accenture Global Partner Development Manager (PDM) and other GSI PDMs to drive net new demand for the partnership in the field across key markets in EMEA. This position is focused on deepening our joint sales motion, joint solutions, and delivery capabilities. This position is fast-paced, highly visible, and aligned to quarterly metrics. As a Partner Development Manager, you'll hold a holistic view of the business, generated by and engaged with Accenture and other partners in EMEA, and work across the Stripe Sales segments to enhance and grow partner-related Stripe revenue. You'll work cross-functionally with Partner Sales Managers, Partner Development Leadership, and Stripe AEs. You'll demonstrate an understanding of the Stripe Partner Ecosystem and the Stripe sales organization, and recognize high-impact opportunities, solutions, support deals for successful engagement with partners, and maintain high business hygiene. You'll drive towards end-customer value that results in business growth to both Accenture (and other GSIs) and Stripe by being partner-centric in all activities, serving as a leader and advocate for them within Stripe, and accurately representing Stripe within the partner's organization. RESPONSIBILITIES * Partner with the Global Accenture PDM and other GSI PDMs on building strategy, joint solution development, partner enablement, pipeline development, and deal closure in the EMEA region * Work closely with Accenture and other GSI counterparts to enable Stripe and partner sales teams on the unique joint value prop, lead account mapping workshops, blitz days, and co-create opportunities together * Orchestrate and partner with cross-functional resources to support Stripe partner co-sell and GTM activities and create and maintain a long-term, scalable joint GTM model that drives partner and user success * Support key deal execution with partners, both pre-sales and post-sales (working with Stripe PSMs, PSEs, SAs, and AEs) * Support weekly pipeline reviews to ensure pipeline information is thorough and accurate * Broker internal resources, tools, references, and investments needed to achieve quarterly goals WHO YOU ARE We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * 10+ years of technology GTM experience * Strategy, sales, and development experience, working alongside consulting partners or ISVs * Process-oriented mindset with desire to solve individual challenges while building for scale in mind * Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to speak to different functional leadership both internally and externally * Ability to both lead and be a team player on cross-functional teams that include technical, sales, product, and support resources from Stripe and the partner. Creative in terms of leveraging resources to drive outsized impact * Willingness to travel and be present with partners and sellers in front of our users and prospects * Ability to build and execute territory and opportunity-specific plans, in partnership with the Global PDM and other cross-functional resources * Excellent ongoing operational hygiene, accurately representing sales and partner activities in Salesforce PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Accenture direct or indirect GTM experience * Experience driving GTM with GSIs such as PwC, Cognizant, Infosys, and Deloitte * Exposure to payments, commerce, and Q2C landscape, and understanding of how the Stripe stack can differentiate and complement ISV solutions in different integration models * Experience building successful joint GTM solutions with partners