Senior Director, Global PartnerStrategy, Programs & Operations

Be the one building AI-powered experiences where they matter most.

At Genesys, we help organizations create better customer experiences through AI-powered experience orchestration. Our platform connects people, systems, data and AI to help organizations deliver more personalized service, improve operational efficiency and build stronger customer relationships.

Help build, support and operate technology used by more than 8,000 organizations in over 100 countries - moving AI from possibility to production in real-world enterprise environments every day.

Fully remote within US (not limited to the states that the job is tagged to)

The Senior Director, Global Partner Strategy,Programs and Operation sis a leadership role thatsits within the Sales Transformation and Enablement team, overseeing the teamof SMEs and program managersresponsible for evolving Genesys' global partner programs, multi-year strategy, and annual coverage and quota process.

The role is also responsible for leading the Manila-based partner sales and operations teams.

This role requires a balance between hands-on execution and ensuring the team has thetalent, resources, and organizational buy-in to deliver eachannualevolution of the program and strategy well.

It represents partner strategy to executive stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Revenue Intelligence, Finance,Customer Success, Professional Services,ITand Operations, and works closely with regional partner sales leaders and regional partner operations to addresslocalnuances,drivepartner-led growth, and improve partner experience.

Success requires deep, hands-on partner program and operations experience,the judgment to navigate ambiguity in a constantlyevolvingenvironment, andstrong financial and analytical fluency. The ability to build strong relationships and lead through influence in a complexglobal organization is also critical in this role.

• Act as a thought partner and quality check onpartnerprogram design and execution - giving the team room to operate as subject-matter experts and knowing when to lean in. The team defines and evolves
  
  Genesys' global partnerstrategy annually based on input from across the business.
• The team has evolved the partnerprogramfor next year, including thetiering and segmentation framework, engagement model, incentives, and motion-based model. This role will support theimplementationof the model,andthe ongoingevolution of this framework,providing guidance oncriteria, thresholds, and benefits differentiation across partner types (resellers, referral, STPs, GSIs) andsolicitingadditional feedbackfromcross-functional stakeholders.
• Facilitate the annual strategy offsite and working sessions; make the final call onprogram and strategytrade-offs the team surfaces.
• Ensure the translation of strategic objectives into executionplanswith clear success measures.
• Monitor annual partner KPIs - revenue targets, certifications, pipeline contribution - on an ongoing basis.
• Support the regional partner operations and incentive teams in optimizing partner coverage models and incentives for sustainable growth, working cross-functionally with partner leaders and other stakeholders.
• Upholdpartner compliance requirements, including program adherence, competency standards, and tier maintenance criteria; conduct regular reviews of partner performance against plan, identifyingprogram-related risks and opportunities,and taking corrective action where needed.
• Serve as the connective tissue across the teams responsible for partner enablement, keeping enablement content and delivery aligned to program requirements.

• Act as a thought partner on program and incentivedesign:rebate structures, SPIFFs, and performance…