AVP, Agency & SI Partnerships
Braze - Austin, TX
Hiring: AVP, Agency & SI Partnerships Company: Braze Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 10:58:31 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Credentialing, Program Management, SaaS, Salesforce About the job Experience: •7-8 years at Senior Director or AVP level – you’ve owned a global partner-influenced revenue number and can speak clearly to the commercial outcomes you drove •15+ years in partner sales, alliances, or consulting/SI ecosystem roles in B2B SaaS, with at least 7-8 years at Senior Director or AVP level – you’ve owned a global partner-influenced revenue number and can speak clearly to the commercial outcomes you drove Required Skills: •The best software companies don’t grow through direct sales alone. They grow through ecosystems: networks of partners who extend their reach, deepen customer relationships, and deliver outcomes no single company can achieve alone. •Partner closely with the Global Learning and Enablement team to mature the enablement, training, and certification model that determines how well a partner can actually implement and run Braze, and hold partners to that bar. •Partnership with Partner Services on Partner-Led Delivery •Work closely with Partner Services leadership (within the Braze Customer Experience team) to keep Partner-Led Delivery – onboarding, certification, and delivery quality for every partner-run engagement – aligned with your agency and SI strategy. •Co-building packaged, market-making solutions with Technology & Marketplace and platinum-tier agency/SI partners, so practice development and certification have a concrete, sellable offering to build around rather than an abstract relationship. Qualifications: •Deep experience managing relationships with global SIs and agency holding companies at the executive sponsor level – you’ve sat across the table from a Deloitte, Accenture, Merkle, WPP, or Publicis partner lead and know how their business, and their incentives, actually work •Proven track record building or scaling a partner certification, enablement, or practice-development program – you know what separates a partner who can genuinely deliver from one who just has the logo rights •Comfortable operating as a global function, leading through influence with peer AVPs in AMER, EMEA, and APAC, and you’ve done this successfully before •Track record co-developing packaged solutions or joint IP with technology and agency/SI partners together — not just a co-marketing agreement, but a named, sellable offering built on top of the platform — and turning that into a repeatable practice motion •MarTech or adjacent SaaS ecosystem knowledge strongly preferred, with an emphasis on how composable tech stacks create implementation and delivery opportunities for SIs and agencies •Comfortable using account mapping tools such as Crossbeam or equivalent to prioritize where to invest partner attention •Energized by owning something that isn’t fully built yet, with a track record of creating operating models, certification programs, and playbooks from scratch •For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $155,000 and $244,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $259,000 and $407,000 Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Competitive compensation that may include equity Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!