Strategic Cloud Partner Manager | Apac | Sydney or Singapore | Remote

Grafana Labs Grafana Labs · Data AI · Singapore · Remote · Channel

This role is a Strategic Cloud Partner Manager for Grafana Labs, focusing on growing cloud partnerships across the APJ region with major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The responsibilities include developing and executing cloud partner strategies, building field relationships, creating partner-sourced pipeline, delivering enablement programs, orchestrating joint go-to-market initiatives, managing operational elements of partnerships, integrating activities with internal teams, and reporting on partner performance. The role requires significant experience in partner, alliances, or cloud sales within enterprise software, SaaS, or cloud technology companies, with hands-on experience in joint go-to-market motions with major cloud providers.

What you'd actually do

  1. Developing and executing the APJ cloud partner strategy aligned to global cloud priorities.
  2. Building strong field relationships with AWS, GCP, and Azure to support co-selling, account alignment, and joint pursuit activity.
  3. Creating partner-sourced pipeline by educating cloud teams and activating CSP channels as a business-generation engine.
  4. Delivering enablement programs, workshops, and technical training for CSP sales and technical teams across APJ.
  5. Orchestrating joint go-to-market initiatives with cloud providers and SI partners, including events, campaigns, workshops, and customer-success projects.

Skills

Required

  • APJ partner, alliances, or cloud sales experience
  • Enterprise software, SaaS, or cloud technology background
  • Joint go-to-market and co-sell motions with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Generating new opportunities through cloud-field engagement
  • Delivering training and enablement
  • Relationship-building skills
  • Pipeline management, forecasting, and reporting

Nice to have

  • Experience with cloud marketplaces, incentives, co-marketing funds, and programmatic partnership operations.
  • Understanding of APJ SI, consulting, and cloud-native partner ecosystems.
  • Background in high-growth SaaS or cloud-platform environments.
  • Multilingual skills relevant to APJ.

What the JD emphasized

  • 6–10+ years’ experience in APJ partner, alliances, or cloud sales roles within enterprise software, SaaS, or cloud technology companies.
  • Hands-on experience running joint go-to-market and co-sell motions with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Proven ability to generate new opportunities through structured cloud-field engagement.
  • Strong capability in delivering training and enablement across diverse APJ audiences.