Sr. Alliance Director

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · London, United Kingdom · Business Development

This role is for a Sr. Alliance Director at Databricks, focusing on scaling partnerships with Accenture and Avanade across EMEA and globally. The primary goal is to accelerate the consumption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform by orchestrating relationships with system integrators and Microsoft, driving revenue growth, and developing joint go-to-market strategies and industry solutions. The role requires strong experience in enterprise software, cloud, data, or AI alliances, executive presence, and the ability to influence C-suite stakeholders.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and scale the Databricks–Accenture alliance across EMEA, aligning regional execution with global strategy and driving measurable consumption growth.
  2. Serve as the global executive lead for the Databricks–Avanade relationship, building and executing multi-year joint growth plans across regions.
  3. Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue, new logo acquisition, and expansion within strategic enterprise accounts.
  4. Lead tri-party collaboration between Databricks, Accenture/Avanade, and Microsoft to maximise Azure-aligned investments and market impact.
  5. Incubate and scale differentiated joint industry solutions, accelerators, and managed services built on the Databricks Platform.

Skills

Required

  • Strong experience in enterprise software, cloud, data or AI, including significant experience leading complex GSI or strategic alliances.
  • Demonstrated success in building and scaling partnerships with Accenture, Avanade, or comparable global system integrators across multiple regions.
  • Strong understanding of Azure and hyperscaler ecosystems and how they drive consumption in an AI-first world.
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable revenue impact through co-sell, co-innovation, and joint go-to-market execution.
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence C-level stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Experience leading cross-functional, geographically distributed teams in high-growth, matrixed environments.
  • Clear communicator who can translate complex strategy into actionable execution plans.

Nice to have

  • advanced degree a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • across EMEA
  • globally
  • across regions
  • across Europe and globally
  • across joint business planning
  • across geographically distributed teams