Sr. Cloud Partner Sales Manager

Glean Glean · Enterprise · United States · Remote · Sales

This role is for a Sr. Cloud Partner Sales Manager focused on driving go-to-market strategies and revenue through partnerships with AWS and Google Cloud. The responsibilities include managing partner performance, co-selling, executing marketplace transactions, securing funding, and enabling internal sales teams. The ideal candidate has experience in B2B SaaS partner sales, cloud alliances, and marketplace GTM, with a strong understanding of cloud consumption and business outcomes related to AI adoption.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own CSP partnership performance for the Americas and meet partner‑sourced and partner‑influenced ARR targets across AWS and GCP.
  2. Serve as the go‑to contact for Glean AEs on co-selling with CSPs.
  3. Build and iterate joint GTM plans with AWS and GCP, including target accounts, segments, plays, and marketplace priorities for the region.
  4. Drive account mapping and rep‑to‑rep alignment, running a consistent co‑sell cadence (triads, pipeline reviews, close‑plan sessions).
  5. Craft joint opportunity strategies that tie Glean’s Work AI platform to cloud consumption, AI adoption, and strategic workloads.

Skills

Required

  • 5–10+ years in B2B SaaS in partner sales, alliances, or field sales
  • 3–5+ years focused on cloud alliances, CSP partner sales, or marketplace GTM (AWS, GCP, and/or Azure)
  • Proven track record running CSP co‑sell motions: account mapping, rep‑to‑rep alignment, joint pipeline reviews, and closing complex enterprise deals.
  • Hands‑on experience with at least one cloud marketplace (AWS or GCP) across private offers, billing/commercial models, and multi‑stakeholder execution.
  • Working knowledge of CSP funding programs and how to use them to unlock pilots and expansions while protecting economics.
  • Strong sales and commercial skills: comfortable with value, pricing, and TCO; able to connect Glean’s Work AI platform to cloud consumption and business outcomes.
  • Strategic, structured, and process‑oriented operator who is happy to roll up your sleeves to build new motions and revenue streams.
  • Highly collaborative and relationship‑driven; experienced working across Sales, Marketing, Product, Operations, Finance, and Legal.

Nice to have

  • Prior CSP Partner Sales / Development Manager experience at AWS, GCP, or Azure—or CSP‑aligned alliances at a high‑growth SaaS company—is a strong plus.
  • Multi‑cloud experience (AWS and GCP strongly preferred; Azure a plus) and judgment on where each is most strategic.
  • Familiarity with ACE, Partner Advantage, Partner Center, and related co‑sell/funding workflows.
  • Experience working closely with technical pre‑sales / SE teams and scaling repeatable patterns into field guidance.
  • Exposure to AI, data, or security products, especially via cloud marketplaces or cloud‑led co‑sell, is a plus.

What the JD emphasized

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • marketplace
  • co-sell
  • AI adoption
  • cloud consumption