Head of Strategic Alliances Jobs

Cambridge Spark

Location:
United Kingdom, Home based, UK (with travel to our London office and partner location)

Category:
Sales

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Job Description:

We are looking for a proven partnerships originator to build Cambridge Spark's technology alliance engine from the ground up. You will be our first strategic hire focused on opening doors with leading AI platform providers, hyperscale cloud vendors, enterprise data platforms, and top-tier consulting firms; then converting those relationships into revenue-generating partnerships. This is not a partnership management role. You will be originating deals, not managing existing ones. You will spend your time working your network, in boardrooms with vendor executives, and at industry events positioning Cambridge Spark as the indispensable workforce enablement partner for AI transformation. Your mandate is simple: create partnerships that drive measurable revenue, accelerate our growth, and make our AI skills programmes essential to how technology vendors and consulting firms serve their customers.

Job Responsibility:

Revenue Generation (Primary Focus): Source and close 3-5 anchor partnerships in Year 1 that generate substantial influenced pipeline
Build and manage a partnership pipeline with supporting revenue opportunities into the enterprise sales team
Negotiate commercial frameworks (co-sell, referral agreements, joint propositions) that drive mutual revenue
Own partnership-influenced revenue metrics and report progress against targets
Relationship Building & Origination: Use your existing network to fast-track conversations with VP/C-level executives at target tech vendors and consulting firms
Build trust-based relationships with partner BD, alliance, channel, and product leaders
Identify and prioritise high-value partners across the AI, data, cloud, and consulting ecosystems
Represent Cambridge Spark at partner executive forums, conferences, and industry events
Strategic Value Creation: Design an alliance strategy that creates competitive advantage and accelerates market penetration
Create repeatable go-to-market motions that sales and marketing teams can scale
Craft compelling partner-ready materials and executive presentations
Cross-Functional Execution: Work with sales, marketing, product, and delivery teams to activate partnerships and drive results
Translate partnership opportunities into actionable pipeline for the sales organisation
Establish success metrics and accountability for partnership performance

Requirements:

Established experience in partnerships, alliances, or enterprise business development within SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or AI/data technology companies
Proven track record of personally closing partnership deals that generated substantial influenced revenue
Existing network: You have established relationships with senior decision-makers at target tech vendors and consulting firms who will take your call
Business Development mindset: You are energised by prospecting, relationship building, and closing
not process management or administration
Commercial acumen: You understand partnership economics, deal structures, and can negotiate complex agreements
Executive presence: Comfortable presenting to and influencing C-suite and VP-level stakeholders
Tech-fluent: You can hold credible conversations about LLMs, cloud data platforms, enterprise AI adoption, and data transformation
Start-up agility: Comfortable being strategic one moment and hands-on the next
you thrive in fast-moving environments

Nice to have:

Previously worked in partnerships, alliances, or BD at a hyperscale cloud provider, enterprise AI/ML platform, enterprise data platform, or enterprise SaaS company
Experience in global consulting firm partnerships
Background in education-tech, workforce development, or skills-based partnerships
MEDDIC or Sandler methodology certification
Understanding of UK government-funded training programmes and apprenticeships

What we offer:

Remote first company providing flexibility to work from home
Pension with up to 5% matched contributions
Opportunity to opt into our salary sacrifice scheme
25 days holiday + Flexi bank holidays + 1 day off on your birthday
A day for volunteering
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Health & Wellbeing allowance of up to £30 per month
Annual Summer and Xmas events
Company socials including everything from Cambridge College formals, pub nights to team building events
CPD Allowance
Private medical insurance and cash plan
Holiday buy back scheme (up to 10 days p/a)
EAP with 24 hour confidential support line

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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