Microsoft Alliances Lead, UK & Ireland

Slalom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,508 - 81,127; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Microsoft Alliance Manager to lead our UK & Ireland collaboration. You’ll shape go-to-market with Microsoft, drive joint opportunities, and act as the connective tissue between two ambitious organisations.

You’ll build trusted relationships across Microsoft teams, manage co-sell motions, and translate global alliance strategy into local execution in the UK & Ireland, with a hybrid working model and a high-impact business focus.

Qualifications

• Experience in alliances, partner management, technology sales, or business development.
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem or ability to ramp up quickly in complex partner environments.
• Ability to build senior relationships and engage in executive conversations.
• Commercial acumen with experience owning revenue targets and managing pipeline.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Proactive, highly networked mindset with readiness to leverage AI tooling in GTM workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Slalom’s Microsoft alliance strategy, aligned to market growth priorities.
• Set revenue targets and pipeline goals and own delivery against them.
• Partner with practice leaders on joint go-to-market plays aligned to Microsoft solution areas.
• Develop trusted relationships across Microsoft’s sales, marketing, technical, and partner teams.
• Represent Slalom within the Microsoft ecosystem in meetings, events, and the market.
• Lead co-sell motions, including pipeline development, deal coordination, and opportunity alignment.
• Design and deliver joint campaigns, events, and customer engagements that generate pipeline.
• Translate global alliance strategy into impactful execution in the UK and Ireland.

Skills

Alliances

Microsoft ecosystem

Executive relations

Revenue targets

Pipeline management

Communication

AI tooling

Networking

Job description

Slalom is seeking a Microsoft Alliance Manager to lead our UK & Ireland collaboration. You’ll shape go-to-market with Microsoft, drive joint opportunities, and act as the connective tissue between two ambitious organisations.

You’ll build trusted relationships across Microsoft teams, manage co-sell motions, and translate global alliance strategy into local execution in the UK & Ireland, with a hybrid working model and a high-impact business focus.