OpenAI
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PartnerDirector,AWSSIPartnership
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“Partner Director, AWS SI Partnership at OpenAI. Skills: AWS SI Partnership leadership, revenue generation through partnerships, ecosystem scaling, co-sell execution. Lead and scale OpenAI’s relationships with AWS-focused practices within Systems Integrators (SIs).. Drive co-sell engagement, enable AWS-focused SI teams, shape joint solution and account strategies, and accelerate customer adoption through SI-led delivery motions.”
What You'll Achieve.
accelerate customer success; drive growth; turn strategic partnerships into durable commercial outcomes; drive pipeline; drive partner-attached revenue; drive scalable execution; accelerate customer adoption; drive co-sell engagement; accelerate customer adoption through SI-led delivery motions; drive measurable revenue outcomes; accelerate qualified opportunities; improve partnership execution
Industry & Context.
3 days in the office per week, Background checks, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, California Fair Chance Act, protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information., access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years in partnerships, cloud alliances, ecosystem sales, business development, consulting partnerships, or related GTM roles within SaaS, cloud, AI, or platform businesses., Significant experience working with Global Systems Integrators and consulting firms that maintain large AWS cloud practices., A proven track record of driving measurable revenue outcomes through strategic partnerships, not simply managing relationships., Experience supporting complex enterprise opportunities involving cloud modernization, AI transformation, data platforms, or large-scale technical implementations., Comfort engaging CIOs, CTOs, cloud leadership, practice heads, and senior business stakeholders in strategic and technically informed conversations., technical fluency and cloud credibility, with enough depth to engage productively with cloud architects, delivery teams, and technical decision-makers., Experience navigating highly matrixed organizations and aligning cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority., A demonstrated ability to operate with high ownership in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where processes and playbooks are still evolving.
Nice to Have
familiarity with AWS co-sell motions, including ACE, Marketplace, partner funding models, and partner-led sales and delivery engagement structures., Experience building scalable partner programs, enablement strategies, operating cadences, sales plays, and field motions in high-growth environments.
What You'll Do.
Lead and scale OpenAI’s relationships with AWS-focused practices within Systems Integrators (SIs).
Drive co-sell engagement
enable AWS-focused SI teams
shape joint solution and account strategies
and accelerate customer adoption through SI-led delivery motions.
Build trusted relationships with AWS practice leaders
and delivery leadership across key SIs and consulting partners.
Own the in-market operating relationship with AWS-focused SI partners across account mapping
joint pipeline development
opportunity coordination
and executive alignment.
Drive partner enablement on OpenAI positioning
technical capabilities
qualification criteria
and customer engagement best practices.
Partner closely with OpenAI Sales
and Product teams to support strategic enterprise opportunities involving SI-led transformation initiatives and AI deployments.
and accelerate qualified opportunities emerging from AWS SI partner ecosystems and joint customer accounts.
Help SI partners build repeatable OpenAI offerings
reference architectures
delivery methodologies
and go-to-market motions aligned to AWS infrastructure and services.
Drive co-sell execution and operational discipline across AWS ACE
and deal progression workflows.
Develop scalable sales plays
and executive engagement strategies that help partners operate more independently over time.
Aggregate structured feedback from SI partners
and customers and translate insights into recommendations for product
and GTM leadership teams.
Help define the engagement model
prioritization framework
and operating cadence required to scale OpenAI’s AWS SI ecosystem globally.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Partner SAs
and executive leadership to unblock deals and improve partnership execution.
Represent OpenAI with executive presence in customer
and leadership conversations where commercial judgment
technical credibility
and strategic clarity matter.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across sales, technical success, product, marketing, operations, and leadership teams.; Collaborate closely with AWS-focused SI practices, field sellers, cloud architects, delivery leaders, and OpenAI GTM teams.; Partner closely with OpenAI Sales, Technical Success, and Product teams.; Collaborate cross-functionally with Partner SAs, Cloud Specialists, Product, Engineering, Partner Marketing, Partner Operations, and executive leadership.
Communication Scope
communicate clearly; executive presence in customer, partner, and leadership conversations
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM OpenAI’s GTM Partnerships team builds a strategic, global partner ecosystem designed to accelerate customer success, support secure AI adoption, and drive growth in support of OpenAI’s mission toward AGI. We collaborate closely across sales, technical success, product, marketing, operations, and leadership teams to turn strategic partnerships into durable commercial outcomes. Within that team, AWS is one of OpenAI’s most strategic ecosystem partners. Beyond direct alliance engagement with AWS, a critical part of our growth strategy is enabling the Systems Integrator (SI) ecosystem to build, deliver, and scale OpenAI-powered solutions on AWS infrastructure. Success in this space requires deep collaboration across AWS-focused SI practices, field sellers, cloud architects, delivery leaders, and OpenAI GTM teams. It requires strong operating rigor, scalable co-sell execution, and the ability to turn strategic partner relationships into measurable customer outcomes and revenue growth. ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring a Partner Director, AWS SI Partnerships to lead and scale OpenAI’s relationships with AWS-focused practices within Systems Integrators (SIs). This person will serve as a field-facing partnership leader responsible for driving co-sell engagement, enabling AWS-focused SI teams, shaping joint solution and account strategies, and accelerating customer adoption through SI-led delivery motions. This is a revenue-oriented partnerships role for a high-output operator who can translate ecosystem strategy into pipeline, partner-attached revenue, and scalable execution. The right candidate understands how AWS-focused SI organizations operate, knows how to earn mindshare across partner field and practice leadership teams, and can build repeatable motions that scale across multiple stakeholders and regions. This role is based in NYC or SF. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: - Build trusted relationships with AW
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