Director of Global Channel Partner Marketing

With a vision to "Build and sell intelligent cloud and intelligent edge solutions with partners, empowering people and organizations to achieve more," Global Channel Partner Sales (GCPS) is responsible for driving revenue outcomes with partners through innovative solutions–at scale! The Global Partner GTM, Programs, & Operations (GPO) organization within GCPS brings together the go-to-market strategy, programs, and platforms to accelerate growth and improve partner experience across all partner segments.  

As a Global Channel Partner Marketing Director, you will lead integrated worldwide marketing plans for Microsoft’s largest Global Channel partners. A critical priority is establishing deep, trusted relationships within each partner’s Office of the CMO to grow Microsoft mindshare, influence investment, and secure executive alignment on joint go-to-market priorities. You will align partner executives and internal stakeholders around scalable, compliant strategies that drive demand, pipeline, revenue, and consumption; optimize marketing investments and ROI; and translate insights into corrective actions. As a trusted advisor, you will lead your team to scale repeatable top practices that strengthen partner capability and execution across regions. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Required/minimum qualifications

• 7+ years of team leadership with record of accomplishment of leading effective teams that execute impactful go-to-market strategies and driving sales acceleration through effective partner engagement 

• Ability to articulate both business and technical value of Microsoft cloud services to business and technical decision makers 

• Demonstrated track record of creating repeatable top practices on demand generation and awareness campaigns, workshops, metrics, and sales readiness 

• The ability to work cross-team in ambiguous and changing environments, along with solid listening and partnering skills. Must be comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment, and leading program v-teams or workstreams aligned to shared goals and measures. 

• Executive Relations: The ability to interact confidently with leaders in a highly-matrixed organization to present/defend/clarify concerns or issues regarding an existing project, program, or solution. This includes the ability to confidently address difficult questions, handle pushback from a high-level audience, and maintain an executive demeanor while engaging in difficult or sometimes high-pressure situations. 

Occasional international/domestic travel required to support partner engagement.