Senior Manager, Partner Marketing (Strategic Accounts)

San Diego, CA

$159K/yr – $238K/yrSenior Level4+ years exp

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross functional partner marketing for strategic accounts, turning high level priorities into executable plans and measurable launches across Sales and marketing teams.

  • Strategic Partnerships: Build and manage high impact co marketing programs with cross functional partners and stakeholders.
  • Execution Rhythm: Create timelines, workbacks, dashboards, and reporting to track milestones and budget across multiple programs.
  • Stakeholder Management: Align sales, product, and marketing leads around joint launches and business reviews with clear accountability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Convert business priorities into innovative marketing programs, actionable marketing workstreams, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Support in the development of co-marketing materials and content that bring the strategic account’s narratives and products to market.
  • Maintain an operational rhythm and reporting cadence that keeps stakeholders informed and aligned.
  • This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role for someone who thrives at turning strategy into results and can manage multiple partners and multiple programs simultaneously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Develop and foster strategic marketing partner relationships focused on high-impact, mutually beneficial opportunities.
  • Receive strategic direction from the VP and Director and build out the detailed execution plans, timelines, and workbacks for priority strategic accounts, including coordination across Sales leads and across cross-functional marketing team leads to keep planning and execution on schedule.
  • Track deliverables and milestones across partner workstreams, proactively flagging risks, dependencies, or gaps.
  • Facilitate alignment meetings, manage action items, and ensure follow-through across stakeholders ahead of key industry moments, joint launches, and business reviews.
  • Build and manage dashboards and reports that provide ongoing visibility into partnership milestones, KPI progress, and budget utilization.
  • Articulate and communicate the value of the partnerships to internal key stakeholders and to partner stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
  • OR Associate's degree or equivalent degree and 6+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
  • OR High school Diploma or equivalent and 8+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
  • Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.
  • Position onsite in San Diego, 5 days a week.

Preferred

  • MBA or Master’s degree in related field.
  • Growth-minded, proven experience in developing and executing win/win co-marketing strategies with measurable results (1+1=3).
  • Proven experience managing matrixed teams to develop and execute co-marketing programs that drive mutual value.
  • Strong understanding of the technology industry, particularly in areas relevant to Qualcomm's business (e.g., mobile, IoT, automotive).
  • Strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly matrixed global environment.
  • Ability to manage customer relationships, including articulating the value of the partnership.

Benefits

  • competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.
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