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CelonisCelonisNew York, NY

Senior Manager Cloud & AI Partnerships

Senior Manager (titled Director in desc) responsible for defining joint business plans, GTM strategies, sales enablement, and driving execution for Celonis' Cloud & AI partnership with Databricks. Requires 5-10 years in partner management/sales/BD (ideally with hyperscalers), strategic thinking, and strong stakeholder skills.

184k – 216k
Hybrid5+ YOEPartnerships

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Define the Joint Business Plan, articulating a clear "better together" value proposition that aligns Celonis’ revenue goals with Databricks’ consumption targets.
  • Define GTM strategy to achieve joint goals, including building out joint sales motions and programs with Celonis and partner teams.
  • Direct the creation of sales assets and enablement programs. Ensure regional teams are equipped with battle cards, pitch decks, and use cases to independently identify and drive joint opportunities.
  • Drive regional execution by working with regional Sales Leaders and Partner Managers to execute the strategy locally.
  • Own and orchestrate relationships with Senior Leadership at both Celonis and Databricks.
  • Personally support strategic customer pursuits in collaboration with Celonis field teams.

Requirements

  • Sales mindset; team-oriented and entrepreneurial.
  • Ability to develop a holistic strategy and execute on operational day-to-day tasks to grow partnerships.
  • Ability to translate and articulate a joint product value proposition to business stakeholders.
  • 5-10 years of relevant work experience in partner management, sales or business development, ideally with Microsoft, AWS or Google Cloud.
  • Ability to excite others and build strong relationships.
  • Strong communication skills, verbally and written in English (native level).
  • Studies in Business Administration / Economics / Information Systems preferred.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with hyperscalers (Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud) or AI companies like Databricks.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Base salary range: $184,000–$216,000 USD (New York, full-time).
  • Total compensation includes base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off).
  • Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph.
  • Ownership from Day 1: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
  • Unrivaled Family Support: 24 weeks fully paid parental leave for primary carers, 12 weeks for supporting carers.
  • Work-Life Integration: Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions), flexible hybrid work model.
  • Continuous Growth: 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship, dedicated learning platform.
  • Holistic Well-being: Subsidized Wellhub, mental health counseling, Wellness Weeks.
  • Drive Sustainability: Annual Impact Days for volunteering.
  • Global Inclusion & Belonging: Inclusion Think Tank and annual Inclusion Days.
  • Value-Driven Impact: Mission-led with core values guiding decisions.

Skills

Partner ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSales StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyJoint Business PlanningSales EnablementHyperscalersAWSMicrosoftGCPDatabricks

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