Alliances Manager - Databricks
Telefonica Tech · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote
Posted Sep 29, 2026
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Strategic Alliances Manager - Databricks
Why This Role?
We're looking for a commercially driven Strategic Alliances Manager to develop and grow relationships across key technology partners and distribution channels. You'll play a pivotal role in driving joint revenue, accelerating enterprise opportunities and increasing our presence within strategic partner ecosystems. This is an opportunity to influence business growth, build senior stakeholder relationships and represent the organisation across the wider technology market.
What You'll Be Doing
Develop and grow relationships with strategic technology partners with a key focus on Databricks
Drive joint revenue opportunities through co-sell activity and collaborative business planning
Act as the primary point of contact for assigned partner organisations
Build strong relationships across partner sales, leadership and enablement teams
Identify opportunities to accelerate pipeline growth, increase deal value and improve win rates
Lead partner introductions, co-sell engagements and funding qualification activities
Support internal sales teams with partner programmes, incentives and sales opportunities
Enable partner sales teams on solutions, services and value propositions
Track partner performance, forecasts, incentives and business objectives
Represent the business at executive briefings, partner events, industry conferences and customer engagements
What We're Looking For
Essential
Experience in alliances, partnerships, channel management, vendor management or distribution management within the technology sector
Strong commercial mindset with a proven ability to influence revenue outcomes
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
Ability to engage confidently with both internal and external senior stakeholders
Strong communication, networking and presentation skills
Organised and proactive approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Willingness to travel regularly across the UK for partner meetings and industry events
Desirable
Experience working with enterprise technology vendors, distributors or channel ecosystems
Exposure to co-sell programmes and joint go-to-market initiatives
Experience supporting partner enablement activities
Knowledge of enterprise technology sales environments
Experience building and managing joint business plans
Experience with Databricks
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
High-profile external role with significant exposure to strategic technology partners
Direct influence on revenue growth and commercial performance
Opportunity to shape partner strategy and business development activity
Regular engagement with senior leaders across partner ecosystems
Diverse working environment combining office, customer, partner and industry event engagement
Significant visibility across sales, leadership and partner communities
Key Words:
Alliances Manager - Partner Manager - Databricks - Data & AI -…