TL;DR

Senior Alliance Director (Data & AI): Lead and scale strategic partnerships with Accenture and Avanade across EMEA and globally, focusing on accelerating consumption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Focus on driving joint go-to-market execution, revenue growth, and executive stakeholder alignment in complex, multi-regional ecosystems.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Databricks is a leading data and AI company powering over 10,000 organizations worldwide with its Data Intelligence Platform, founded by creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, and MLflow.

What you will do

  • Own and scale the Databricks–Accenture alliance across EMEA, aligning regional execution with global strategy.
  • Serve as global executive lead for the Databricks–Avanade relationship, executing multi-year joint growth plans.
  • Drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue and new logo acquisition within strategic enterprise accounts.
  • Lead collaboration between Databricks, Accenture/Avanade, and Microsoft to maximize Azure-aligned investments.
  • Incubate and scale joint industry solutions, accelerators, and managed services on the Databricks Platform.
  • Establish operational excellence in joint business planning, pipeline governance, and executive alignment.

Requirements

  • Location: Based in London, United Kingdom
  • 12+ years in enterprise software, cloud, data or AI with experience in strategic alliances.
  • Proven success building partnerships with Accenture, Avanade, or similar global system integrators.
  • Strong understanding of Azure and hyperscaler ecosystems.
  • Executive presence with ability to influence C-level stakeholders.
  • Experience leading cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.

Culture & Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits tailored to regional needs.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring and culture.
  • Global company with offices worldwide and a focus on equal employment opportunity.