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VML Enterprise Solutions

Global agency offering brand, CX, commerce

Head of Alliances - Manager

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have 5 to 10 years of experience, including significant experience in technology alliances or partnerships, channel, or business development; experience in consulting, a digital services company, an agency, or a software vendor or hyperscaler is preferred.
  • The candidate must be proficient in co-selling, co-marketing, and joint business planning.
  • The candidate must demonstrate significant contributions or successes in partner initiatives or business development.
  • The candidate must be able to build strong relationships with partner teams and internal commercial, business unit, and marketing decision-makers, from opportunity sourcing through closing joint deals that balance partner, client, and company interests.
  • The candidate must be knowledgeable about technology platforms and the AI, data, and commerce ecosystem, and able to communicate effectively about these topics internally and with partners.
  • The candidate must be able to develop business with existing clients, pursue opportunistic new business, and act on partner referrals.
  • The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English and able to work independently with international partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Define and deploy the company's go-to-market and partner marketing strategy with strategic technology partners to maximize value, differentiation, and ecosystem-generated pipeline.
  • Build and manage joint business plans with each key partner, including objectives, milestones, and shared performance indicators.
  • Orchestrate co-selling and co-marketing by aligning partners, sales teams, and business units to convert ecosystem opportunities into deals from sourcing through conversion.
  • Design and coordinate dedicated or co-created partner events, including webinars, workshops, trade shows, and sales events, to generate visibility, demand, and pipeline.
  • Continuously improve partner processes and tools, including partner portals, to support visibility, performance management, and internal engagement.
  • Protect the company's economic and contractual interests in partnership agreements, including referral, resale, market development funds, and partnership tiers.
  • Increase partner preference and mindshare, position the company as a leading ecosystem partner, advance partnership levels, and track joint objectives.
  • Contribute to thought leadership on ecosystem and platform topics, including AI, data, commerce, and customer experience, through joint presentations highlighting business return on investment.
  • Build and maintain knowledge of the technology ecosystem, including product roadmaps, partnership tiers and programs, and funding mechanisms, to accelerate and streamline commercial activity.
  • Promote and sustain the partner model internally, particularly among sales and management communities, to develop ecosystem-oriented practices.
  • Work with the chief technology officer to ensure enablement, certification, and team upskilling on partner platforms progress in line with business priorities and partner commitments.
  • Ensure joint assets, including customer cases, references, and co-selling materials, are available and shared, and facilitate the sharing of lessons learned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in consulting, a digital services company, an agency, a software vendor, or a hyperscaler is preferred.

About the Company

VML Enterprise Solutions

Global agency offering brand, CX, commerce

VML Enterprise Solutions is a global creative and technology partner formed by the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R, offering an integrated service across brand experience, customer experience, and commerce powered by data and technology. It combines creative ideas with CX design and e-commerce solutions, using data to plan, execute, and measure multi-channel campaigns. Its differentiator is an end-to-end, globally scalable offering built from two large agencies with complementary strengths, enabling unified brand, CX, and commerce work in one partnership. Its goal is to help clients grow by delivering cohesive, data-informed experiences that boost brand affinity, engagement, and sales.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
Founded
1992

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