Senior Partner Sales Manager - Global System Integrator (GSI)

This role offers the opportunity to shape strategic partnerships with leading Global System Integrators and accelerate the adoption of open source and cloud technologies. You will work across partner sales organizations to develop opportunities, support complex sales cycles, and build long-term digital transformation solutions. The position combines strategic relationship management with hands-on commercial engagement, from technical teams through senior executives. You will collaborate closely with sales, marketing, engineering, and product teams to translate partner needs into measurable business opportunities. The role also involves customer workshops, executive engagements, industry events, and public presentations. Working in a highly distributed environment, you will help expand market presence while strengthening strategic alliances across global technology ecosystems.

You should bring substantial experience in partner, alliance, or indirect sales, combined with strong knowledge of cloud technologies and the ability to navigate complex enterprise relationships.

• Extensive professional experience in alliance management, partner sales, or indirect sales.
• Strong experience working with Global System Integrators and understanding their sales and delivery models.
• Extensive knowledge of OpenStack, virtualization, containers, cloud platforms, and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of Linux, open source technologies, and open source commercial models.
• Proven ability to identify customer requirements, evaluate gaps, and create new business opportunities.
• Strong commercial skills, including experience negotiating contracts and business terms.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders ranging from technical teams to C-level executives.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Autonomous, disciplined, hands-on approach with a strong focus on execution and results.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments with ambitious goals.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple partner initiatives simultaneously.
• Passion for open source technology and enthusiasm for helping organizations adopt modern Linux and cloud solutions.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally, potentially up to 40% of the time.