IT & Software

AWS Alliance Director — EMEA

elastic

Remote · Nationwide · United Kingdom

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)
Responsibilities
  • 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
Key requirements
  • 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

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