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NTT DATA North America is looking for an Alliance Management Senior Director for our Strategic Alliances organization. The Senior Director, Microsoft Alliance Management has a primary aim to drive growth with Microsoft, fostering collaboration and co-selling while ensuring partner value is embedded in every applicable sales pursuit with our clients. It is imperative that this individual has a strong Cloud & AI backbone to align with our corporate objectives. This is a highly visible, cross-functional leadership role that requires deep alliance leadership experience, strong executive presence, and a proven ability to build and scale growth with partners in complex enterprise environments.
Job Responsibility:
Collaborate on orchestration and growth of joint sales pursuits with alliance partners, from opportunity identification through deal closure
Proactively build and manage a pipeline of partner-influenced opportunities, with clear targets for partner-sourced and partner-assisted deals
Act as a peer and trusted advisor to client executives and sales executives, ensuring seamless integration of partners into client opportunities
Champion the value of alliance partners internally, ensuring their offerings and differentiators are leveraged in every relevant pursuit – and represent the company at partner events, conferences, and executive forums
Equip sales teams with partner knowledge, tools, and resources to maximize win rates in joint pursuits
Be accountable for specific partner growth KPIs with a heavy emphasis on TCV of partner-influence wins – and with support from the alliance operations team, track and report on alliance performance metrics, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement
Lead the North America strategy and execution for Oracle including joint business planning, field enablement and deal support
Work in alignment with our Global Alliance Management team on overarching plans, providing North America input and commitments to KPIs
Serve as the executive point of contact for key partner stakeholders, fostering trust and long-term collaboration
Drive alignment across internal functions (sales, marketing, product, services, legal, finance) to support alliance goals
Oversee governance processes, including QBRs, scorecards, and executive briefings – and ensure compliance with partner program requirements and contractual obligations
Identify and pursue new growth opportunities within the Oracle ecosystems
Requirements:
12+ years of experience in alliance management, business development, partner sales and/or strategy roles
Deep knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystems, including partner programs, solution portfolios, and market dynamics
Demonstrated success in building and scaling partnerships
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with joint go-to-market planning, co-selling, and field enablement
Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and drive cross-functional alignment
Bachelor’s degree required
MBA or equivalent preferred
Willingness to travel as needed (up to 25% with some global)
8+ years managing Microsoft ecosystem alliances and partnerships