Drata
SaaS
SeniorBusinessDevelopmentLead,AWS
“Senior Business Development Lead, AWS at Drata. Skills: Cloud Service Provider Partnerships, Business Development Strategy, Revenue Generation, Executive Relationship Management. Own and drive Drata's Cloud Service Provider partnership strategy. Serve as senior point of contact for CSP partner organizations”
What You'll Achieve.
Align partnership strategy to company revenue goals; Optimize Marketplace listings to drive Marketplace-sourced ARR; Produce consistent partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue; Track pipeline, sourced/influenced revenue, Marketplace adoption, and co-sell velocity; Present insights and recommendations to leadership
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 + years of experience in partnerships, business development, or cloud alliances, with a significant portion focused on CSP ecosystems (AWS, GCP, or Azure) either within a CSP or as a strategic ISV partner, Demonstrated track record of owning and scaling cloud partnerships that have produced measurable, material pipeline and revenue impact at a senior level, Deep knowledge of CSP programs and motions — including co-sell frameworks (ACE, Partner Advantage, MPN/MPE), Marketplace models (CPPO, PPO, transactable listings), and partner incentive and funding programs, Strategic thinker and operator — equally comfortable setting long-term partnership direction and rolling up your sleeves to execute on the details, executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with C-level and VP-level stakeholders both internally and at CSP organizations, Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance) around a shared partnership strategy without formal authority, Deep understanding of B2B SaaS, ideally in security, compliance, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps — with the ability to articulate technical value propositions to both technical and business audiences, Self-directed and entrepreneurial — you set your own agenda, drive outcomes with urgency, and take ownership from strategy through execution, Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives, partner relationships, and pipeline motions simultaneously across CSP organizations
Nice to Have
Background in GRC, security, compliance automation, or risk — with familiarity with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, or PCI DSS
What You'll Do.
Own and drive Drata's Cloud Service Provider partnership strategy
Serve as senior point of contact for CSP partner organizations
multi-stakeholder co-sell and co-market engagements
Define and own Drata's Marketplace strategy across AWS
Drive senior-level pipeline generation
Build and deliver executive-level enablement to CSP stakeholders
Partner cross-functionally with Sales
Establish and own reporting frameworks for CSP partnership performance
Mentor and inform best practices across the broader partnerships organization
Represent Drata at industry and partner events
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Align cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance) around a shared partnership strategy; Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, and RevOps to architect and execute joint GTM programs; Collaborate with Product, RevOps, and Finance to optimize Marketplace listings; Engage with CSP field teams to activate joint target account lists; Interlock with CSP organizations on account mapping, pipeline reviews, and joint GTM campaigns
Communication Scope
Executive presence and communication skills; Ability to engage credibly with C-level and VP-level stakeholders; Articulate technical value propositions to both technical and business audiences
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