Alliance Marketing Manager

Posted 5 Days Ago
Remote
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology
Wasabi is focused on just one thing: being the largest pure play cloud storage provider in the world.
The Role
The Alliance Marketing Manager will drive go-to-market strategies with technology partners, manage co-marketing activities, and support channel sales enablement. This involves creating and executing joint marketing plans, enhancing customer engagement, and building strong relationships with alliances. The role reports to the Sr Manager, Alliance Marketing.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Wasabi, we’re a proven collection of pioneers, visionaries and disruptive doers. We see things differently than our competitors, and we make our mark in the industry by challenging the norm and delivering the unexpected and improbable. We’re a fast-growing company taking the Cloud Storage industry by storm and recognized as one of the best places to work in Boston. 

 

Wasabi hot cloud storage is a new class and category of cloud storage, breaking all traditional barriers and boundaries of storage with a disruptive value proposition of being 1/5th the cost of AWS S3, faster than the competition, with no fees for egress or API request and delivered as a single-tier solution. Cloud storage has never been so simple, so fast and so inexpensive. It’s all part of our vision to make cloud storage the next great global utility, just like electricity.


Role Description: Alliance Marketing Manager 


Role Purpose 


We are seeking a high-energy, self-starter to join our Marketing team to help drive solution positioning and marketing activities with our Technology Alliance Partners.

 

This person will help accelerate Wasabi’s Go-to-Market Strategy with partners who have complementary technologies to Wasabi hot cloud storage. They will communicate the value proposition for the end customers and channel partners as a key differentiator and growth tool. This person will help define joint messaging, manage key co-marketing activities, partner enablement, and other strategic marketing initiatives. The role will report to the Sr Manager, Alliance Marketing. All roles are currently work from home for the with the ability to join the team for occasional meetings in the office as planned. 

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with key alliances to build relationship, joint positioning, and co-marketing plans. 
  • Work closely with marketing, business development and channel sales stakeholders to prioritize partner strategy and facilitate recruitment, onboarding, channel engagement and marketing strategy. 
  • Marketing content and support for onboarding, launch and sales enablement globally. 
  • Understand the customer journey and discover new opportunities to increase reach to new customers through our channels in support of our global channel marketing team. 
  • Create, execute and report on joint marketing plans with key partners that include activities such as events, training, webinars and content creation including blogs, social media posts, case studies, solution briefs and other key assets. 
  • Develop and maintain core Alliance documents including messaging guides, customer presentations, and solution briefs. 
  • Set goals and objectives and report quarterly on joint campaign metrics and ROI. 
  • Communicate Wasabi value propositions at sponsored engagements, meetings and events. 
  • Other related projects and programs as needed. 

Requirements:

  • 5-7 years of marketing, communications, channel and alliances experience. 
  • Embody Wasabi’s core values of H.O.T, humility, ownership and togetherness. 
  • Ability to understand and leverage Technology Alliance Partner solutions to educate and enable channel sales teams and create pull-through demand.
  • Strong relationship building skills to work with external key Alliances. 
  • Experience in technology industry with SaaS, storage, infrastructure, cloud or data protection and security a plus. 
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively with outstanding attention to detail is a must. 
  • Comfortable with a fast-paced remote working environment, so working independently to meet deadlines is important. 
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and be flexible to work in a rapidly changing environment and adapt to various business needs and evolving priorities in the partner ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with project management tools (Asana) and CRM (Salesforce) a plus. 
  • Be a team player and fun to work with is a must! 

Wasabi Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
400 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Recognized as one of the technology industry’s fastest growing companies, Wasabi is on a mission to store the world's data by making cloud storage affordable, predictable and secure. With Wasabi, visionary companies gain the freedom to use their data whenever they like without being hit with unpredictable fees or vendor lock-in. Instead, they’re free to build best-of-breed solutions with the industry’s fastest-growing ecosystem of independent cloud application partners. Customers and partners all over the world trust Wasabi to help them put their data to work so they can unlock their full potential.

In September 2022, Wasabi achieved unicorn status following $250M in funding. To date, Wasabi has raised over $500M at a $1.1B valuation.

As leaders in our community, Wasabi strives to always inspire by example and give to those who are most in need. We team up with our partners in a purposeful way to create corporate social responsibility initiatives that will make a true impact in a way that is authentic to who we are. Our community engagement programs include Veteran Support like the Run to Home Base, Female Empowerment, Educational Opportunities, Non-Profit Storage Donations, and more. We also created a unique music and arts CSR program to bring the power of music and the arts to those who need it worldwide. The Red Hot Beats program launched with our partners at the Liverpool Football Club Foundation promotes mental health and wellness through music therapy for young people in the Liverpool area. Meanwhile our founding partnership of the MGM Music Hall at Fenway supports arts access, education, and opportunity for students and emerging artists in New England.

Why Work With Us

At Wasabi, we know that product alone does not make a company. We empower our employees to thrive by prioritizing their personal lives and showing trust in their abilities, and as a result, they bring remarkable energy and enthusiasm to their careers at Wasabi.

We have team members from every corner of the globe, including the US, Europe, & Asia.

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