Elastic · 2 weeks ago
Strategic Business Development Director
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$161K/yr - $255K/yr
15+ years expElastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time using all their data at scale. The Strategic Business Development Director will support the GVP, Global Partner Sales, in executing strategies to accelerate the organization’s goals and will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive accountability and execution.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingOpen SourceSaaSSearch EngineSoftware
Responsibilities
Working as a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with leadership, business partners, and several cross-functional teams (Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Technology, Strategy and Operations)
Demonstrating a strong executive presence in representing the organization and easily navigating from strategy to tactical issues
Lead close collaboration with Field teams, ensuring successful communication and execution of Elastic partner strategy
Provide effective counsel on sophisticated organizational matters and projects
Facilitate effective decision-making. Identify and tackle ad-hoc strategic projects from defining new opportunities to executing key initiatives
Lead strategic projects to help advise growth planning and coordinate execution of crucial initiatives and programs
Drive process improvement and simplification wherever possible
Liaise with the Finance Partner to develop the financial plan needed for the annual plan and strategies, tactics, and resources needed to achieve goals
Help to create operational cadence, track high-level organizational goals and accountable owners with monthly and quarterly reviews and checkpoints
Build, with scale in mind, how the Partner org operates and evolves from strategy to execution while being efficient, organized, and solution-oriented. Identify and find efficiencies in how the cross-functional teams operate and prioritize
Develop and implement a comprehensive GPS strategy aligned with the organization's partner sales objectives and company priorities. Collaborate with senior management to define objectives and key results, establish measurable goals, and clear GPS priorities
Champion a collaborative and results-oriented work environment, encouraging innovation and professional growth
Serve as the connective tissue between regional partner teams, partner operations, and finance teams
Act as the right hand to the GVP and help develop the vital strategies to achieve ever-increasing targets
Qualification
Required
15 years of professional experience, proven track record working with C-level executives
3+ years of Elastic tenure, strong connections with SLT
Award-winning partnership leadership experience
Known for being able to prioritize your tasks in a dynamic environment where no day is like the previous
The courage to voice an alternative point of view with senior executives
Intellectual curiosity, creativity, and passion
Management experience with a good understanding of Field Operations; Sales or Marketing experience is a plus
Impeccable managerial and interpersonal skills
Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments
Effective, versatile, and action-oriented
Preferred
MBA highly desirable
Benefits
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
Company
Elastic
Elastic builds software to make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$162MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesIndex VenturesBenchmark
2018-10-04IPO
2018-05-03Secondary Market
2016-07-01Series D· $58M
Leadership Team
Ashutosh Kulkarni
CEO
Shay Banon
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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