Director, Business Development and Partnerships

WHAT WE NEED
WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Strategy Development: Design Hazelcast’s global partner strategy from the ground up, defining partner archetypes (GSI, Regional SI, OEM, Cloud, VAR) and use-case-specific GTM motions (e.g., BFSI, payments, real-time analytics).
• Executive Alignment: Develop and present clear, data-backed recommendations for approval to the CEO and executive team, whilst defining success metrics, economic models, and investment tradeoffs for the partnerships function
• Partner Acquisition: Personally source, negotiate, and close foundational partnerships with Strategic GSIs, consulting partners, and key technology alliances.
• Deal Formation: Own early-stage partner economics, including margin structures, referral/resale models, and joint solution packaging.
• GTM Execution: Build and execute joint GTM plans, including target account mapping, joint solution narratives, and field enablement for both Hazelcast Sales Directors and partner sellers.
• Revenue Impact: Accountable for Partner-sourced pipeline, Partner-influenced ACV, Time-to-first-deal per partner and act as a deal quarterback on strategic partner-led opportunities
• Internal Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with Sales leadership on rules of engagement, and with Product, Engineering, and Marketing (partner messaging, co-marketing, events) to execute the partner-driven roadmap and strategy. 
• Team Building: Once the motion is proven, you will hire, build, and scale the global partnerships team.

WHAT YOU HAVE

• Experience: 10–15+ years in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, or Alliances within the enterprise software space.
• The "Build" Mindset: A demonstrated track record of creating (not just inheriting) partner strategies and programs.
• Complex Deal Savvy: Proven ability to source, negotiate, and close complex, multi-party enterprise deals and OEM distribution opportunities.
• Technical Fluency: Experience with complex, infrastructure-level technologies (distributed systems, data streaming, or in-memory computing) is strongly preferred.
• Commercial Judgment: Strong instincts for designing economic models that drive partner motivation while protecting company margins.
• Executive Presence: Comfortable operating at the CEO and Board level, with the ability to present data-backed recommendations.
• Global Perspective: Experience operating in global markets with high cultural fluency.

BENEFITS

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA
• Basic & Supplemental Life & AD&D insurance
• Short & Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401k
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

About
The world's largest leading companies trust Hazelcast and its unified real-time data platform to take instant action on streaming data. With a stream processing engine and fast data store integrated into a single solution, businesses can simplify real-time architectures for next-gen applications and AI/ML departments to drive new revenue, mitigate risk, and operate efficiently - at a low TCO. To learn more about Hazelcast, or to join our community of CXOs, architects, and developers at brands such as HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Volvo, New York Life, Domino's, and others, visit hazelcast.comEqual Opportunities at HazelcastWe welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, religions, gender, sexual identities, abilities, and personal circumstances, in a spirit of inclusivity and belonging.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and believe we see strength in diversity. If you require any accommodation to assist you in the interview process, please submit this with your application.We offer competitive salaries with a flexible, empathetic and highly collaborative working environment. If you are motivated by the prospect of a career with a forward-thinking tech company, we'd love to hear from you.