Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Director

About Airship Airship is trusted by world’s leading brands such as Alaska Airlines, BBC and The Home Depot to drive revenue growth and customer loyalty with exceptional cross-channel customer experiences. Today, brands are challenged to deliver seamless, unified customer experiences across a fragmented array of channels and devices— apps, websites, email, SMS, wallets and more.  Airship’s no-code, AI-powered platform was designed with non-technical, growth-focused teams in mind, making it easy to create, test and orchestrate hyper-personalized experiences across all channels. With the ability to easily enrich customer data and rapidly launch growth experiments, Airship enables brands to deliver consistent, meaningful interactions that accelerate conversion and foster deeper customer relationships. We invite you to be part of our journey in building products and delivering services that touch millions of customers around the world every day. To learn more about us, visit  www.airship.com , read our  blog or follow us on LinkedIn. About the Role The Airship Partnership team drives business relationships with solution partners (agencies and system integrators) and leading technology vendors to jointly deliver high-impact customer engagement and expand Airship's presence across the MarTech ecosystem. We are looking for a Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Director  – Americas to drive our partner strategy across the Americas. You will lead a lean, high-performing team while personally driving our efforts towards alliance development and managing executive-level relationships with our most strategic technology and solution partners. This is a player-coach role: you will set the strategic direction and execute alongside your team to drive co-sell revenue, partner enablement, and new alliance development. About You You are a strategic, relationship-driven leader with deep roots in the MarTech or SaaS ecosystem. You combine big-picture thinking with a bias toward execution. You are equally comfortable presenting a partner strategy to the leadership team and rolling up your sleeves to close a co-sell deal. You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and treat challenges as opportunities. What You'll Do Architect and scale the Agency Ecosystem. Design a world-class program, acting as the primary driver for both strategy and hands-on execution. You will personally own the full partner lifecycle — from initial pitch to deal close — to build a bilateral revenue engine through jointly profitable GTM frameworks. Build Partner Enablement Programs. Collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Services to develop partner training, certification pathways, and sales playbooks that empower partners to independently position, sell, and deliver Airship solutions. Identify and Develop New Partnerships. Scout, evaluate, and onboard new strategic alliances and agency relationships. Assess partner potential based on market coverage, technical capability, and strategic fit. Drive Sourced and Co-Sell Revenue. Architect opportunity generation and co-selling motions to strengthen pipeline and accelerate deal velocity, support joint account planning, and grow partner-sourced and influenced revenue. Serve as the bridge between partner teams and Airship's direct sales organization. Lead and Mentor the Team. Manage and develop a team of one Technology Partner Manager. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and results. Lead by example as a hands-on contributor. Own Strategic Partner Relationships. Cultivate senior and executive relationships with both our most important solution and technology and solution partners. Develop and manage joint business plans with clear co-sell targets, shared KPIs, and regular QBRs. Measure and Optimize Performance. Establish clear metrics for partner-sourced pipeline, co-sell revenue, partner engagement, and enablement maturity. Report regularly to leadership with data-driven insights and recommended adjustments. Collaborate Cross-Functionally. Work closely with Sales, Customer Success, Services, Marketing, and Product to align partnership initiatives with company objectives. Serve as the internal voice of the Americas partner ecosystem. Represent Airship Externally. Attend and represent Airship at industry events, partner conferences, and executive briefings. Strengthen Airship's brand and partner program visibility across the Americas, jointly with the VP of Global Partnerships. What We're Looking For 15+ years of experience in partnerships, alliances, business development, or channel sales within the SaaS or MarTech industry Proven track record of building and scaling partner programs that drive measurable revenue impact Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate and influence at the VP and C-level, both internally and with partners Existing network of partner relationships across agencies or system integrators in the Americas Deep understanding of customer engagement, mobile marketing, or digital marketing solutions Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to set strategy, track performance, and tell a compelling story Willingness to travel approximately 25-30% for partner meetings and industry events We'd Be Delighted If You Also Have MBA or advanced degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field Experience leading cross-functional GTM initiatives in matrixed organizations Previous experience at a high-growth SaaS company in the $50M–$200M revenue range People management experience, including coaching and developing small teams Work Location & Travel Requirements Airship’s ‘Digital First’ approach to work means that for the majority of our roles, work can be performed remotely, either some or most of the time. Airship believes that flexible work contributes to a more productive and more equitable work environment, and that Airshippers are able to collaborate, innovate, and supp