AWS Alliance Director — EMEA
elastic
Overview
As the AWS Alliance Director for EMEA, you lead Elastic’s joint go-to-market with AWS across the region. You will shape the alliance strategy, align executive sponsorship, and drive revenue through co-sell motions and AWS Marketplace growth. You’ll partner with AWS EMEA leadership and Elastic field teams to accelerate logo wins, expand into new sub-regions, and coordinate cross-functional campaigns. This role offers high visibility and the chance to influence regional cloud strategy and AI-enabled solutions.
Pay / Benefits- Competitive pay
- Health coverage for you and family
- Flexible locations and schedules
- Generous vacation days
- Donation matching up to $2000
- Volunteer hours (up to 40 per year) and parental leave (16+ weeks)
- Define and drive the Elastic–AWS partnership strategy for EMEA, balancing coopetition to grow joint revenue
- Build and sustain executive sponsorship and alignment between AWS and Elastic leadership
- Serve as a go-to resource for Elastic field teams on co-selling with AWS and marketplace value
- Accelerate AWS Marketplace adoption in EMEA, lead co-sell motions and partner activation
- Lead GTM initiatives (competitive displacement, cloud migration, Elastic's Agentic AI narrative) with AWS field teams
- Manage AWS SCA funding (WMP GTM Fund, PoC Fund, MDF, MPOPP) to enable field and marketing activities
- Collaborate with regional leadership to identify priority co-sell accounts and drive execution
- Equip sales teams with consistent messaging, competitive position, and joint sales plays
- Represent Elastic at AWS events (Summits, AI BOX programs, roundtables, hackathons)
- Coordinate with Global AWS Alliance, Global AWS Marketing, and product teams to align campaigns and vertical propositions
- 12+ years in technology partnerships or alliances, with cloud/hyperscaler experience
- Strong prior exposure to AWS and familiarity with AWS co-sell mechanisms
- Experience operating across diverse EMEA markets and understanding regional nuances
- Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- High emotional intelligence and cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic thinker who can both shape business plans and activate regional sales plays
- Data-driven mindset with accountability for co-sell pipeline and marketplace growth
- Executive presence
- Relationship-building
- Cross-functional collaboration
- AWS ecosystem expertise
- AWS Marketplace and co-sell programs
- Knowledge of co-sell investment mechanisms (WMP Fund, PoC Fund, MDF, MPOPP)
Reference: WJ-747_30154032