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Channel & Strategic Partnerships Manager – AI

Confidential Jobs
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Director
Onsite
Discovered 6 days ago
Channel sales and partnershipsPartner ecosystem developmentBusiness developmentEnterprise technology salesAI, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, or softwarePartner-led selling and co-selling
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Role Overview

An AI technology company is seeking a Channel and Strategic Partnerships Manager to build, activate, and scale its partner ecosystem across the UAE and progressively across MENA.

This is a commercial, revenue-oriented partnerships role focused on turning relationships into qualified pipeline, joint solutions, and closed business.

The role is an individual contributor position with potential to evolve into a regional leadership role.

Location

  • The description states Abu Dhabi, UAE as the role location.

Partner Strategy and Revenue

  • Define and execute the UAE partner and channel strategy and develop partner segmentation, prioritization, and engagement models.
  • Recruit and develop strategic partners across hyperscalers, technology vendors, system integrators, consulting firms, infrastructure, data centers, distributors, and industry ecosystems.
  • Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue targets.
  • Develop joint account plans, co-sell motions, joint prospecting, opportunity development, and deal execution.
  • Establish senior relationships and create strategic partnership plans covering commercial objectives, market opportunities, propositions, and investments.

Solutions and Enablement

  • Work with Product, Solutions, Engineering, Presales, and Sales teams to develop joint solutions and go-to-market plans.
  • Coordinate joint campaigns, executive engagements, workshops, events, and customer activities.
  • Develop partner onboarding, enablement plans, playbooks, sales assets, governance, and performance metrics.
  • Support complex partner-led opportunities, commercial models, negotiations, contracts, and partner agreements.

Market Intelligence

  • Track technology partnerships, market developments, competitors, and emerging ecosystem opportunities.
  • Represent the organization at partner forums, technology events, and ecosystem engagements.
  • Provide actionable partner and market intelligence to leadership.

Qualifications

  • At least 8 years of experience in channel sales, alliances, partnerships, business development, or ecosystem roles within enterprise technology.
  • Strong experience in one or more of AI, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, software, or advanced technology.
  • Demonstrated success building partner relationships and generating measurable pipeline and revenue through partners.
  • Experience with hyperscalers, global technology vendors, system integrators, distributors, or consulting partners.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise technology sales cycles, partner-led selling, and complex commercial relationships.

Preferred Profile

  • Knowledge of the UAE technology ecosystem and existing partner relationships is highly desirable.
  • Arabic language capability is an advantage.
  • The successful candidate is commercially rigorous, autonomous, structured, and able to convert strategic relationships into pipeline and closed business.

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