Mapbox

location platform

PartnerDevelopmentManager

Japan FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Partner Development Manager at Mapbox. Skills: building and scaling partner ecosystems, developing strategic partnerships, driving partner-sourced pipeline, accelerating market adoption. building and scaling the Mapbox partner ecosystem. developing strategic partnerships with system integrators (SI), channel partners, and cloud/platform partners”

What You'll Achieve.

Partner-sourced opportunities and pipeline generation; Partner-influenced revenue contribution aligned with Account Management quotas; Number of strategic partners recruited, enabled, and actively engaged; Development of joint solutions and partner-led use cases; Expansion of the partner ecosystem in Japan and scalability of partner models across Asia

Industry & Context.

location platform
Problems you'll solve

dig into problems and opportunities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of experience in partnerships, alliances, business development, or enterprise sales within the technology industry, Experience working with system integrators, channel partners, or technology ecosystem partners, understanding of the enterprise technology landscape in Japan, Proven ability to develop and execute partner go-to-market strategies, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, Experience working cross-functionally with sales, product, and technical teams, Business-level communication skills in both Japanese and English

Nice to Have

Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, SaaS, or API-based products, Experience building or scaling partner ecosystems, Experience working with developer platforms or technology ecosystems, Experience working with partners across Asia or supporting regional expansion

What You'll Do.

building and scaling the Mapbox partner ecosystem

developing strategic partnerships with system integrators (SI)

and cloud/platform partners

driving partner-sourced pipeline and accelerating market adoption

expanding to include ISV and SaaS ecosystem development

driving joint go-to-market initiatives

generating partner-led opportunities

supporting revenue growth across enterprise customers

establishing a scalable

ecosystem-led growth motion

building and managing relationships with strategic partners

and enabling partners

driving partner-sourced opportunities and supporting partner-influenced revenue growth

developing and executing joint go-to-market initiatives

enabling partners to integrate Mapbox APIs and SDKs

establishing repeatable partner engagement models and best practices

maintaining a feedback loop between partners and Mapbox product teams

analyzing market trends

industry developments

and the competitive landscape

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work closely with Account Managers, Solution Architects, and Technical Program Managers to drive joint go-to-market initiatives; Align with internal teams including Account Management, Solution Architecture, and Technical Program Management to support partner success; collaboration skills across sales, product, and technical teams

Communication Scope

Business-level communication skills in both Japanese and English

Full Job Description

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.  WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Partner Development Manager (PDM), you will be responsible for building and scaling the Mapbox partner ecosystem, starting in Japan and expanding across Asia over time. You will develop strategic partnerships with system integrators (SI), channel partners, and cloud/platform partners, with an initial focus on driving partner-sourced pipeline and accelerating market adoption. Over time, the role will expand to include ISV and SaaS ecosystem development to enable scalable, embedded use cases. You will work closely with Account Managers, Solution Architects, and Technical Program Managers to drive joint go-to-market initiatives, generate partner-led opportunities, and support revenue growth across enterprise customers. This role plays a critical part in establishing a scalable, ecosystem-led growth motion for Mapbox in Japan and laying the foundation for expansion across the broader Asia region. - Build and manage relationships with strategic partners across system integrators, channel partners, and cloud/platform ecosystems, with a phased expansion into ISV partnerships - Identify, recruit, and enable partners that can generate pipeline and accelerate Mapbox platform adoption - Drive partner-sourced opportunities and support partner-influenced revenue growth in collaboration with Account Managers - Develop and execute joint go-to-market initiatives, including co-selling and co-marketing programs - Enable partners to integrate Mapbox API

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