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Strategic Cloud Partner Enablement Lead

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onsite senior Full time $226K - $250K San Francisco

First indexed 12 Aug 2026

Description

We are looking for a senior partner success and learning professional to activate cloud partners to co-sell and deploy customer solutions at scale. This role leads the enablement strategy and execution that equip partner teams to turn joint priorities into measurable customer and business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

Own strategic partner enablement and success

  • Serve as the primary enablement and success lead for a portfolio of strategic cloud platforms.
  • Develop a deep understanding of each partner’s business, priorities, audiences, existing learning infrastructure, and strategic relationship with our company.
  • Build partner-specific enablement strategies aligned to shared goals, priorities, and the broader partnership strategy.
  • Establish trusted relationships with partner leaders, alliance teams, enablement stakeholders, sales organizations, technical communities, and post-sales teams.
  • Lead ongoing planning conversations, enablement reviews, stakeholder check-ins, and executive updates that keep partners and internal teams aligned.
  • Identify gaps, risks, opportunities, and emerging partner needs, then coordinate the right response across internal and partner stakeholders.

Design and deliver relevant learning programs

  • Translate partner priorities, product capabilities, customer use cases, and go-to-market objectives into clear learning strategies and practical enablement plans.
  • Create and manage differentiated learning pathways for partner sellers, solutions architects, developers, customer success teams, services teams, and leaders.
  • Develop and deliver scalable enablement experiences, including workshops, technical deep dives, executive briefings, office hours, train-the-trainer programs, partner communities, and reusable learning resources.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure learning content is accurate, audience-specific, and grounded in real customer and partner scenarios.
  • Adapt programs for different partner business models, geographic regions, technical maturity levels, and strategic priorities.
  • Build repeatable program frameworks while tailoring the partner experience where the relationship requires a more customized approach.
  • Promote practical understanding of generative AI, responsible AI use, product capabilities, solution positioning, technical implementation considerations, and customer value.

Drive co-sell, deployment, and strategic outcomes

  • Activate partner sales, technical, and customer success teams with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to co-sell and deploy customer solutions at scale.
  • Support partner readiness across technical, sales, customer success, and leadership audiences.
  • Connect enablement activity to co-sell execution, successful customer deployments, partner engagement, and partner-influenced business outcomes.
  • Develop partner champions and internal advocates who can extend learning and knowledge sharing across their organizations.
  • Use partner feedback, stakeholder input, and program data to refine enablement approaches and remove barriers to success.
  • Ensure partner teams can access the resources, experts, and support they need to participate effectively in strategic initiatives.

Lead through cross-functional partnership

  • Work closely with strategic alliances, partner management, sales, solutions architecture, product, developer relations, customer success, marketing, and learning teams.
  • Translate product launches, strategic initiatives, and evolving partner priorities into coordinated enablement actions.
  • Represent the voice of the partner internally, sharing practical feedback on learning needs, content gaps, product questions, and program effectiveness.
  • Coordinate across teams to deliver a cohesive experience without duplicating existing partner management, account ownership, or sales responsibilities.
  • Influence stakeholders at multiple levels, from individual contributors and technical experts to senior partner executives.

Measure and improve program effectiveness

  • Establish clear measures for partner engagement, training attendance, workshops delivered, badges earned, stakeholder participation, and program reach.
  • Monitor trends across partner audiences, geographies, learning pathways, and strategic initiatives to identify where additional support is needed.
  • Maintain a clear view of partner enablement priorities, program status, partner feedback, and progress against shared goals.
  • Communicate program insights and outcomes through concise partner updates, business reviews, and leadership reporting.
  • Continuously improve learning experiences based on participation, partner feedback, observed readiness, and strategic business impact.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in partner success, strategic partnerships, partner enablement, customer success, learning and development, or consulting within enterprise technology.
  • Proven success managing strategic partner relationships and designing and delivering enablement programs that improve partner readiness and business outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of cloud, enterprise software, or AI technologies, with the ability to translate complex concepts for technical and business audiences.
  • Experience partnering across sales, solutions architecture, product, customer success, alliances, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Strong consulting, facilitation, presentation, relationship management, and program management skills.
  • Comfort working with senior stakeholders and navigating global partner organizations, competing priorities, and multiple audiences.
  • A practical, data-informed approach to measuring partner engagement, readiness, co-sell execution, customer deployments, and business impact.

Benefits:

  • Estimated Annual Salary $226K – $250K
  • Offers Equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
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