Director, Ecosystem Operations

We are on our way to being the first company to power 1 MILLION GPUs and want world-class talent to join our amazing team!

The world is moving faster than ever, and yet, it will never move this slowly again. We are at the forefront of an incredible technological revolution but, at its core, it is fueled by incredible people. People like you.

1,000
Global Employees

11k
Happy Customers

16
International Offices

We are the world's leading data intelligence platform that reliably accelerates massive datasets for actionable real-time insights. Join our team to help the best and brightest minds tackle the world's biggest challenges in business, science, medicine, academia and government.

For the past 20 years, our team has kept us at the forefront of storage technology and has provided the foundation for enabling researchers to push the limits of "what can be done."
These innovations take research and discovery to the next level, enabling them to discover cures to disease, observe global warming patterns, model innovative automotive and aerospace designs, discover new sources of energy, make communities safer, and accelerate business results across a wide variety of industries.

At DDN, we understand our customers' diverse needs. Whether you're a data scientist, IT professional, executive, or researcher, our solutions empower you with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled support.

Highly Competitive Vacation Plans

Paid Holidays

Bonus Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Paid Leave Programs

Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Full time

On-site

We are seeking a Director of Ecosystem to lead and operationalize DDN's ecosystem strategy across VARs, OEMs, GSIs, cloud providers, and strategic technology partners.

This role requires a highly operational and strategic leader who understands how to build scalable partner motions in complex enterprise infrastructure and AI markets. The ideal candidate has experience creating ecosystem strategy, building partner programs, operationalizing cloud marketplace and fulfillment motions, supporting joint offering development, and driving cross-functional execution across technical and business teams.

This is not a relationship-management-only role. We are looking for a builder and operator who can create structure, define processes, establish operational rigor, gather business and technical requirements, and drive execution across Sales, GSS, Product, Engineering, Finance, Rev Ops, Marketing, and GTM Applications.

The successful candidate must thrive in fast-moving environments where operational clarity, ecosystem scalability, and execution discipline directly impact growth.

Help define and operationalize DDN's ecosystem strategy across VARs, OEMs, GSIs, cloud providers, and strategic technology partners

Develop scalable engagement models aligned to DDN's AI infrastructure and enterprise GTM strategy

Support the expansion of co-sell, fulfillment, marketplace, and joint solution motions globally

Identify strategic partnership opportunities that accelerate revenue growth and customer adoption

Build and improve partner programs, engagement frameworks, governance models, and operational workflows

Create scalable processes for partner onboarding, enablement, deal engagement, escalation management, and operational coordination

Improve ecosystem operational maturity across reporting, accountability, execution tracking, and partner lifecycle management

Establish clear operational standards and execution models across ecosystem motions

Support transaction and fulfillment processes across cloud ecosystem partners and marketplaces

Help operationalize private offer workflows, marketplace motions, quoting alignment, and customer provisioning coordination

Partner with Finance, Deal Desk, Rev Ops, Legal, GSS, and Sales teams to improve execution and scalability

Improve operational visibility into marketplace transactions, partner fulfillment, and ecosystem-influenced revenue

Partner with Product, Engineering, GSS, and ecosystem partners on joint offerings and NPI (New Product Introduction) initiatives

Gather operational, technical, support, and GTM requirements for joint solutions

Coordinate cross-functional execution required to launch and scale partner-integrated offerings

Help align product readiness, supportability, enablement, and operational execution for ecosystem-driven solutions

Create structure, governance, reporting, and accountability across ecosystem initiatives

Translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable operational processes

Drive alignment across Sales, Rev Ops, Product, Marketing, GSS, Finance, Legal, and…