Director, Alliance

SLSQ427R368 While candidates in the listed locations are encouraged for this role, we are open to remote candidates in other locations. This senior leadership role will lead Partner Sales for the Central EMEA region (Germany. CH, Austria eastern Europe), focused on consulting and Systems Integrator (C&SI) partners, as a member of the Regional Leadership Team. The regional leader will build the regional ecosystem strategy and plan aligned with regional and functional priorities. Your direct reports will include Partner Sales managers/directors in the region. You will report to the Vice President, EMEA Alliances. As Director, Partner Sales, you own the partner go-to-market strategy for the assigned region — driving co-sell motions in our top accounts, working with priority partners for co-sell and co-deliver, building durable pipelines, and holding partners accountable to execution that converts to partner-sourced and partner-influenced consumption. This is a highly visible, strategic role: you drive the partner-first motion across Sales, Field Engineering, Marketing, and work with the extended team of Partner Solution Architects, Partner Marketing, Partner Management and Partner Enablement. You carry Databricks' regional partner narrative to senior partner executives in our partner ecosystem. You will own and grow executive relationships and commitment with strategic partners across the region — including global and regional systems integrators (e.g. Accenture, Deloitte, Capgemini) and specialist data and AI partners — and you bring deep industry knowledge and an operator's mindset powered by modern AI tooling. The impact you will have: Leadership & Team Development — Lead the regional Alliances/C&SI function, building