Executive Partner Specialist

MongoDB MongoDB · Enterprise · New York, NY · Cloud Partners

This role is a Cloud Partner Specialist focused on driving business for MongoDB, a database company that has redefined itself for the AI era. The specialist will lead strategic pursuits and manage relationships with Microsoft to drive transformation opportunities and generate pipeline. The role involves direct sales and partner channel sales experience, focusing on co-selling with hyperscalers and generating new business through cloud partnerships. While the company is in the AI space and mentions AI-native startups, the role itself is a sales and business development function, not directly building or researching AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build & leverage Executive-level relationships between Microsoft & MongoDB to create and close business
  2. Proactively prospect, identify, qualify, and develop a sales pipeline to and through our cloud partners
  3. Report to the Head of Global Cloud for Microsoft
  4. Drive large and strategic deals in partnership with the MongoDB field sales, partners, and Microsoft Cloud sales teams
  5. Interlock with the Microsoft Cloud Program team for backup, support, and pipeline generation

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years experience in a quota carrying direct strategic sales or partner/channel sales
  • co-selling with the hyperscalers
  • generating pipeline
  • working in a heavy sales matrix model
  • open source, enterprise software apps, SaaS, Database, or Cloud Computing knowledge
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
  • drive complex sales cycles
  • multiple stakeholder management
  • developing successful and scalable technology partnership programs
  • engage & influence C-Level executives

Nice to have

  • Sales Methodology training a plus (e.g. MEDDIC, SPIN, Challenger Sales)
  • College degree in business, economics, engineering, finance, science, math or similar
  • aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility
  • High EQ and self-aware
  • work in fast paced environment
  • trusted to drive initiatives autonomously
  • gain buy in from a wide collection of stakeholders
  • Passionate about growing your career in the largest market in software
  • developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of MongoDB products

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years experience in a quota carrying direct strategic sales or partner/channel sales
  • Solid experience in generating pipeline
  • Experience in working in a heavy sales matrix model
  • Proven ability to drive complex sales cycles, demonstrating multiple stakeholder management
  • consistent overachievers