- Operate as part of the GDS Alliances Program Operations CoE, supporting one or more strategic alliances within the Global Alliances & Ecosystem Relationship Enablement function.
- Provide structured program operations, governance, stakeholder coordination, reporting, content management, and execution support.
- Work closely with alliance, market, contracts, finance, training, BMC, and enablement stakeholders to track priorities, manage operational cadence, improve process discipline, and enable timely execution of alliance initiatives.
- Contribute to performance improvement, simplification, and automation opportunities using AI-enabled tools.
- Manage day-to-day operational activities enabling leadership effectiveness including meeting preparation, action tracking, stakeholder follow-ups, and document readiness.
- Facilitate tracking and coordination of agreement localization, partner program requirements, approvals, escalations, and related process milestones.
- Develop presentation-ready insights, performance narratives, and executive summaries using pipeline, revenue, certification, enablement, governance, and operational data as applicable.
- Maintain and periodically update mappings of industry leads at a country level.
- Oversee certification and training alignment with global and practice teams.
Requirements
- 9+ years of progressive, relevant experience in alliance operations, program management, business operations, sales/GTM enablement, ecosystem support, consulting operations, or technology partner enablement.
- MBA, postgraduate qualification, or equivalent professional experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required; degree in business, technology, engineering, commerce, or a related discipline preferred.
- Project/program management certification, process improvement certification, or relevant alliance/technology partner certification would be an added advantage.
- Relevant certifications or digital badges in generative AI, responsible AI, AI-enabled productivity, prompt engineering, automation, analytics, or Agentic AI concepts would be highly desirable.
- Strong business writing, storytelling, presentation development, and synthesis skills to create concise, leadership-ready updates, QBR materials, newsletters, SharePoint content, and decision-support documents.
- Ability to engage senior onshore stakeholders, alliance teams, market teams, global functions, and external partner contacts with professionalism, responsiveness, and sound judgment.
- Familiarity with responsible AI, data confidentiality, and human-in-the-loop review principles.
- Experience in process mapping, SOP creation, operational controls, root cause analysis, simplification, standardization, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, governance forums, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, actions, and deliverables with structured tracking and strong follow-through.
- Comfort working with pipeline, revenue, certification, training, governance, and operational data; ability to interpret trends, identify anomalies, create dashboards or trackers, and convert data into clear executive narratives.
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in alliance operations and program management, with a strong focus on stakeholder coordination, performance improvement, and data-driven decision-making. Proficient in utilizing AI-enabled tools for process automation and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Alliance Operations
- Program Management
- Business Writing
- Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Engagement
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Program Management
- Process Mapping
- SOP Creation
- Data Analysis
- Performance Improvement
- Automation
- AI-Enabled Productivity
- Presentation Development
- Governance
- Operational Controls
Soft Skills
- Professionalism
- Responsiveness
- Sound Judgment
- Storytelling
- Concise Communication
Certifications & Qualifications
- Project Management Certification
- Process Improvement Certification
- Alliance Certification
- Generative AI Certification
- Responsible AI Certification
Industry Keywords
- Ecosystem Support
- Sales Enablement
- Consulting Operations
- Technology Partner Enablement
- Operational Data
Tools & Technologies
- SharePoint
- Dashboards
- Tracking Tools
- AI Tools
- Analytics Tools