Director, CSP/Hyperscaler Partner Marketing

California, MO (On-site)

$204K/yr – $282K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and scale the CSP partner marketing function across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, owning multi-cloud demand generation, co-marketing and demand programs, executive relationships, and a multi-year global GTM strategy.

  • Direct management of CSP Partner Marketers and KPIs
  • Oversee integrated campaigns, marketplace initiatives, and partner-aligned demand across all hyperscalers

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership & Multi-CSP Portfolio Management
  • Direct Management: Recruit, mentor, and directly manage a team of CSP Partner Marketers, setting clear performance objectives, development goals, and provider-specific KPIs.
  • Portfolio Allocation: Balance team capacity and budget across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI based on revenue impact, market opportunity, and joint strategic priorities.
  • Coaching & Professional Growth: Build a high-performing team culture. Coach marketers on navigating the distinct organizational structures, co-sell programs, and GTM motions of each major hyperscaler.
  • Multi-Cloud Strategy & Joint GTM Planning
  • Strategic Roadmap: Architect and own the multi-year global marketing strategy across the entire CSP ecosystem, aligning partner goals with overall company revenue targets.
  • Executive Relationship Building: Establish high-trust, collaborative relationships with senior partner marketing executives, alliance leaders, and sales managers across all four hyperscalers.
  • Value Proposition & Positioning: Work with Product Marketing to articulate our multi-cloud value proposition, ensuring messaging resonates whether a customer operates on a single cloud or a hybrid, multi-cloud architecture.
  • Co-Marketing, Co-Selling & Demand Generation
  • Integrated Campaigns: Oversee execution of integrated global demand generation campaigns across digital channels, content, webinars, and field events to drive partner-influenced pipeline.

Requirements

  • Experience: 10+ years in B2B technology marketing, with 5+ years specifically focused on partner/channel marketing within the hyperscaler ecosystem (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI).
  • People Management: 2–3+ years of direct people management experience , with a proven track record of scaling and leading partner marketing teams.
  • Multi-Cloud Expertise: Familiarity with the distinct co-sell programs, marketplace dynamics, and partner portals across multiple major hyperscalers (e.g., AWS ACE, Microsoft Partner Center, Google Cloud Partner Advantage).
  • Cross-Functional Influence: Exceptional ability to drive alignment across matrixed organizations, working closely with executive leadership in Sales, Product, and Alliances.
  • Data-Driven Approach: Strong analytical capability using Salesforce, marketing automation tools, and BI dashboards to track pipeline velocity and marketing attribution.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (MBA preferred).
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    Series C • $10M
  • Aug 2008
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Director, CSP/Hyperscaler Partner Marketing

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