Senior Manager, GSI Partnership Programs

AMD SENIOR MANAGER, GSI PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

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AMD is seeking a highly strategic and execution-focused Senior Manager, GSI Partnership Programs to design, launch, and scale strategic partner programs across AMD's Global Systems Integrator (GSI) ecosystem.

This role will play a critical part in accelerating AMD's partner-led growth by building scalable program frameworks that drive revenue, strengthen ecosystem engagement, and enable joint go-to-market execution across GSIs. The successful candidate will help define how AMD engages with strategic partners by developing tiering models, funding programs, governance structures, enablement frameworks, and operational processes that create measurable business impact.

This is a highly cross-functional role operating at the intersection of Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product, and Operations. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure AMD's partner programs are scalable, differentiated, and aligned to strategic growth priorities across AI, cloud, data center, and enterprise markets.

The ideal candidate brings strong familiarity with modern cloud and alliance partner program models and can apply best practices from leading partner ecosystems to help AMD build and scale a world-class GSI partner framework.

Does this sound like you? We'd love to talk!

You are a strategic program leader with deep experience in partner ecosystems and a passion for building scalable frameworks that drive measurable business growth.

You bring:

• Strong experience designing and scaling partner programs in complex technology ecosystems
• Deep understanding of GSI, SI, alliance, and cloud partner business models
• Strong program management and stakeholder influence skills
• Financial acumen with experience managing investments, budgets, and ROI
• Ability to translate strategy into scalable operational execution
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive decision-making
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• Builder mentality with strong ownership, follow-through, and accountability

Key responsibilities:

Partner Program Strategy & Design

• Design, manage, and continuously evolve AMD's GSI partner program framework globally and/or regionally
• Develop scalable tiering models, competency frameworks, progression paths, certification requirements, and partner recognition structures
• Define program governance, policies, lifecycle management, and operational standards from onboarding through scale

GTM Investment & Funding Programs

• Develop and manage go-to-market funding programs including MDF, co-marketing investments, and solution development incentives
• Establish investment frameworks that maximize pipeline creation, partner activation, and revenue impact
• Measure ROI and optimize investments based on performance insights

Partner Enablement & Adoption

• Lead enablement initiatives that ensure partners understand and fully adopt program benefits
• Build playbooks, tools, competency journeys, and operational resources to support partner success
• Drive adoption of program benefits across regional sales teams and partner organizations

Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product, and Operations teams to drive alignment
• Operationalize partner programs through systems, workflows, dashboards, and sales integration
• Ensure execution readiness across global stakeholders

Performance & Analytics

• Track and report program performance including…