Sales

Senior Director, Alliances

L7 · Sales · Alliances

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Senior Director, Alliances

Sales Alliances

Accomplishments

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Competencies

Mission

Serve as the company's foremost alliance strategist

Tour of Duty

Scale alliance programs across multiple partners

About This Job Family

People in this job family find prospects, build relationships, and close deals. Whether hunting new logos or expanding existing accounts, they translate product value into customer commitments. Great salespeople don't just sell—they solve problems and build trust.

What You'll Do

Alliance Sales professionals manage strategic technology partnerships—ISVs, cloud providers, and platform partners. They drive joint go-to-market initiatives, co-selling, and marketplace revenue. Success requires strategic thinking, executive relationship management, and the ability to create mutual value with major technology partners.

• Serve as the company's foremost expert in alliance and partnership methodology
• Define the strategic framework for technology ecosystem engagement
• Establish thought leadership in strategic alliance development
• Architect innovative partnership approaches for market expansion
• Drive cross-functional alignment on alliance strategic initiatives
• Shape alliance culture through expertise and best practices

Every responsibility is an accomplishment waiting to happen. The question is: will you own the outcome, or just do the task?

Manage a Team?

Great managers are practitioners first. The IC responsibilities above are your foundation—the craft you model for your team. Your management responsibilities are additive:

• Hire for coachability—skills can be taught, attitude can't
• Coach by connecting personal goals to business outcomes—make quota personal
• Lead with results, not activity metrics—manage outcomes, not keystrokes
• Run 1:1s that develop skills—not just pipeline reviews
• Remove blockers—clear the path so reps can close

Your team's accomplishments are your accomplishments. Help them craft S.M.A.R.T wins—specific, measurable, and ready to stand on their own.

AI as an Accelerator

AI isn't a skill we call out. It's invisible in the accomplishment but easily visible in the velocity and scale of your outcomes. Here's how people in this role are accelerating their work with AI:

→ Partner ecosystem analysis
→ Building scale strategies
→ Creating regional plans

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The Competencies That Matter

Skills fill your toolbox. Competencies are how you wield them. Three matter most at this level:

1. STRATEGY (4) Strong Strategy skills required at this level.

2. SALES (3) Strong Sales skills required at this level.

3. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT (1) Strong Account Management skills required at this level.

The radar shows the full picture. These three are where you need to be undeniable.

Your Journey From Here

Going up? Your next Tour of Duty:

→ VP, Alliances & Partnerships - Alliances (L8) "Transform alliance go-to-market practices"

The L7 → L8 gap is about ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT: • From functional leadership → company leadership • From technical strategy → business strategy • From building teams → building organizations

These are your stretch accomplishments. Start doing L8 work now. When you can prove it with accomplishments, you're ready.

Going sideways? That's valid too.

Up isn't the only direction. It's your career. You own it.

Competency Requirements

Strategy

Sales

Product Management

Account Management

Business Dev & Partnerships

Competency Shape

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Effective Date

July 2025

Other Levels

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9

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