Role Summary
As an Alliance Specialist for Cloud Hyperscalers at NTT Ltd, you will manage strategic partnerships with major cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google. Your role involves driving adoption, managing incentives, and coordinating go-to-market efforts to ensure business success within the cloud ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Hyperscaler Partnership Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with AWS, Microsoft, and Google partnership teams.
- Support negotiation and management of partnership agreements, program enrollments, and competency requirements.
- Coordinate participation in partner programs (e.g., AWS Partner Network, Microsoft Partner Program, Google Cloud Partner Advantage).
- Track and maintain compliance with partner tier requirements, certifications, training, and business metrics.
Ecosystem Vendor Collaboration
- Build and sustain relationships with key ecosystem vendors (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, RedHat, HashiCorp, security ISVs).
- Identify opportunities for joint solutioning and co‑selling with ecosystem partners.
- Support integration of partner technologies into internal offerings.
Joint Go‑to‑Market & Co‑Selling
- Support planning and execution of joint GTM initiatives with AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Assist with co‑selling motions, pipeline building, and partner‑sourced opportunity management.
- Support joint campaigns, webinars, solution briefs, and partner events.
- Prepare GTM materials, pitch decks, and capability statements tailored to each hyperscaler.
Customer Success & Cloud Adoption
- Work with customer success, delivery, and sales teams to drive adoption of hyperscaler cloud services within customer accounts.
- Track customer cloud consumption, usage growth, and adoption metrics across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Identify upsell/cross‑sell opportunities that align with partner incentives, funding programs, or consumption targets.
- Help customers unlock value from cloud investments through partner programs, funding, and technical resources.
Rebates, Incentives & Funding Optimization
- Manage tracking, documentation, and submission for partner rebates, MDF (Market Development Funds), incentive programs, and co‑op funds.
- Handle Proof‑of‑Concept or Migration funding (MAP, FastTrack, GCP Funding).
- Ensure the business maximizes rebates and incentives based on customer activity and consumption targets.
- Report regularly on revenue impact, forecasted rebates, and earned incentives.
Operational Excellence & Reporting
- Maintain dashboards to track partner performance, certifications, pipeline, rebates, and key KPIs.
- Improve internal processes for alliance engagement, opportunity registration, and partner reporting.
- Support quarterly business reviews with hyperscalers and internal leadership.
Internal Enablement
- Educate sales, delivery, and technical teams on hyperscaler partner programs, funding opportunities, co‑sell processes, and incentive structures.
- Promote internal adoption of partner-aligned solutions and programs.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
- Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, and GCP partner programs, incentives, and GTM motions.
- Excellent relationship‑building and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
- Ability to work collaboratively across sales, marketing, delivery, and customer success teams.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and execute in fast‑changing environments.
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Additional advantage: familiarity with cloud certifications (even foundational) across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience
- Experience in alliance management, partner programs, channel sales, or cloud GTM roles—preferably in a tech or IT services environment.
- Experience working with hyperscaler programs or cloud‑centric partnerships is a strong advantage.
- Proven ability to support programs that generate revenue, cloud consumption, or partner incentives.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the NTT Ltd careers portal by following the instructions at: Apply Online
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