Partner Alliance Lead - Emea

LangChain LangChain · Data AI · London, United Kingdom · Partnerships

This role is for a Partner Alliance Lead in EMEA for LangChain, a company focused on agent engineering. The primary responsibility is to build and drive the regional partner ecosystem, focusing on hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and system integrators to generate co-sell pipelines and revenue. The role requires understanding of developer tools and enterprise AI stacks, and involves managing marketplace presence, activating partners, and collaborating with internal sales and engineering teams. The goal is to establish repeatable partnership engines for scaling.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own Regional Cloud Alliances: Lead and scale our regional co-sell motions with AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure across EMEA, managing joint pipeline and coordinating directly with cloud field teams to turn partner alignments into closed deals.
  2. Drive Marketplace and Program Hygiene: Manage LangChain’s operational footprint in regional cloud marketplaces (including ACE/Cosell portal hygiene, program enrollment, and credit/funding utilization like AWS ISV Accelerate or GCP AI Tracks).
  3. Activate GSI and Solution Partners: Build and maintain active working relationships with key alliance managers, cloud architect teams, and AI practices at targeted Systems Integrators and boutique regional consultancies.
  4. Cross-Functional Deal Alignment: Collaborate closely with LangChain’s regional field sales, solution architecture, and customer engineering teams to map target accounts, equipping them for smooth cloud co-sell motions.
  5. Execute Co-Marketing Motions: Partner with marketing to build high-impact, co-branded technical developer campaigns, regional events, and technical content designed to clear pipeline blockers and establish market position.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of experience managing cloud alliances, partner sales, or business development in EMEA
  • deep hands-on experience navigating hyperscaler co-sell programs (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • technical fluency to speak credibly with builders, enterprise architects, and engineering leaders
  • understand how LLMs, agentic frameworks, and developer tooling sit within a modern enterprise infrastructure
  • Proven ability to navigate a high-growth environment with limited structure
  • Strong pipeline management skills
  • Strong Communication & Influence

Nice to have

  • Existing networks or deep working relationships within the AI/ML partner organizations at AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure in major EMEA hubs
  • Prior experience at an open-source, developer tools, or infrastructure software company with a hybrid PLG and enterprise sales motion
  • Familiarity with the modern LLM orchestration stack and enterprise data environments

What the JD emphasized

  • build and drive our regional partner ecosystem from the ground up
  • turning relationships with key hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure), global systems integrators (GSIs), and regional AI-focused consulting partners into real co-sell pipelines and structured revenue motions
  • understand how developer tools and enterprise AI stacks fit together
  • track record of driving sourced and influenced revenue
  • build the playbook as you run it, executing independently with minimal supervision
  • Strong pipeline management skills
  • Existing networks or deep working relationships within the AI/ML partner organizations at AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure in major EMEA hubs