Partner Marketing Expert

Sunnyvale, CA (On-site)

$126K/yr – $208K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own strategic partnerships to drive Alibaba AI solutions growth, orchestrating cross-functional activation from strategy through ROI analysis across global retail and e-commerce audiences.

  • Growth ownership: Partnerships strategy and end-to-end activation including experiential concepts, rights negotiation, and program development.
  • Brand and adoption: Position Alibaba AI solutions to global retailers and tech buyers, leveraging tech-enabled differentiation.
  • Cross-functional governance: Coordinate Brand Marketing, Sales, Content, PR, Legal, Finance, and Procurement and external agencies to ensure integrated activations with measurable business impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Partnership Development: Build and evolve marketing partnerships from high-level strategy through to meticulous execution. This includes experiential strategy, marketing rights negotiation, and the development of new partnership programs from the ground up.
  • AI Solution Branding & Growth: Specifically drive the brand positioning and market adoption of Alibaba.com’s AI solutions within the global retail and e-commerce sectors, leveraging technology to create competitive advantages.
  • End-to-End Program Management: Oversee the entire lifecycle of marketing activations, including vendor identification, contract negotiation, creative production, on-site management, and post-event ROI analysis.
  • Stakeholder Orchestration: Act as a central hub between multiple internal stakeholders (Brand Marketing, Sales, Content, PR, Legal, Finance, and Procurement) and external agencies to ensure a unified and integrated approach.
  • Business Growth Acceleration: Leverage partnerships to drive tangible business growth, ensuring all activations are not just "buzz-worthy" but are also effectively pulled through across media, promotions, and sales channels to impact the bottom line.

Requirements

  • Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
  • Professional Standing: Minimum 5-8 years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or integrated marketing.
  • Industry Expertise: Proven track record in the E-commerce, Retail, or AI/Tech sectors. Experience working within the B2B space or with Small Business Owners is highly preferred.
  • Power Network: Must possess a deep and active network of connections within the global retail and AI ecosystems, with the proven ability to leverage these relationships to build lasting, high-value partnerships.
  • Flexibility: Ability to work flexible hours and travel globally as required to manage international programs.

Preferred

  • Growth Mindset: Strong experience in business-driven growth and operations, with the ability to turn brand activations into measurable business results.
  • Strategic & Creative Thinking: Ability to research and recommend innovative solutions, finding creative ways to activate current partnerships and KOLs in the ever-evolving AI and digital landscape.
  • Exceptional Communication: Extremely proficient in both written and verbal communication; comfortable with public speaking and delivering high-stakes presentations to executive leadership.
  • Executive Presence: Customer service-oriented demeanor with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Operational Excellence: Outstanding organizational skills, capable of meeting tight deadlines while balancing multiple high-priority projects with consistent attention to detail.
  • Tech Savviness: Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and CRM software; a natural curiosity for AI tools and their application in business.
  • Resilience & Agility: Comfort in ambiguity—you are a resourceful problem-solver who can navigate complex environments and seek out new information independently.
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The first business of Alibaba Group, Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com) is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Through Alibaba.com, small businesses can sell their products to companies in other countries. Sellers on Alibaba.com are typically manufacturers and distributors based in China and other manufacturing countries such as India, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand.Our MissionAs part of the Alibaba Group, our mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. We do this by giving suppliers the tools necessary to reach a global audience for their products, and by helping buyers find products and suppliers quickly and efficiently.One-Stop SourcingAlibaba.com brings you hundreds of millions of products in over 40 different major categories, including consumer electronics, machinery and apparel.Buyers for these products are located in 190+ countries and regions, and exchange hundreds of thousands of messages with suppliers on the platform each day.Anytime, AnywhereAs a platform, we continue to develop services to help businesses do more and discover new opportunities. Whether it’s sourcing from your mobile phone or contacting suppliers in their local language, turn to Alibaba.com for all your global business needs.

Founded in 1999
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29K employees (2,053 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
177.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$833.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36%
Direct
55.7%
Referral
4.5%
Social
1.5%
Paid
2.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~28.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,305 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
11.5 years
Median Tenure
8.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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