MEA Regional Partnership Manager - BytePlus

ByteDance; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a high-impact partner sales leader to drive strategic ecosystem development and a healthy partner network for BytePlus AI solutions. You will recruit, enable, and collaborate with partners to accelerate revenue growth across enterprise accounts.

The role emphasizes building new routes to market, co-selling with partners, and positioning our AI-powered video solutions against traditional workflows to disrupt the market.

Qualifications

• Experience in B2B technology sales or partnership development.
• Ability to build new routes to market from the ground up.
• Strong understanding of AI, digital media, or cloud-based solutions; GenAI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Ecosystem Development: build and manage a network of channel partners, resellers, and alliances to accelerate AI image and video solution adoption.
• Partner Onboarding & Enablement: recruit and empower new partners to sell BytePlus solutions.

Skills

B2B technology sales

Partnership development

Channel management

Strategic influence

Job description

Responsibilities

BytePlus is one of the newer Business Units formed to serve global enterprise customers with our leading technology solutions. As part of the BytePlus Team, you help enterprise customers build what's next for their business. Leveraging ByteDance's cutting-edge intelligent technologies, we are devoted to developing innovative products and solutions to shape the future.

We empower our clients to focus on what truly matters. Centering on inspiring innovativeness and excellence, we create life-changing solutions that impact lives around the world. You can help us to achieve our mission.

• Strategic Ecosystem Development: Build and manage a high-performing network of channel partners, resellers, and strategic alliances to accelerate the adoption of AI image and video solutions.
• Partner Onboarding & Enablement: Identify, recruit, and empower new partners—including agencies, System Integrators (SIs), media firms, and cloud providers—to ensure they are fully equipped to sell BytePlus solutions.
• Collaborative Revenue Growth: Lead co-selling initiatives with partners into enterprise and public-sector accounts, actively opening new business relationships and driving partner-led revenue.
• Market-Leading Solution Positioning: Effectively position ByteDance AI models as a scalable, cost-effective alternative to traditional video production to disrupt existing industry workflows.
• Pipeline & Performance Ownership: Take full accountability for pipeline creation and revenue growth, ensuring a consistent flow of opportunities through established and new routes to market.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: Proven track record in B2B technology sales, partnership development, or channel management, with a demonstrated ability to build new routes to market from the ground up.
• Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of AI, digital media, or cloud-based solutions; specific experience with Generative AI (GenAI) is considered a significant asset.
• Strategic Influence: Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority and thrive within complex, ecosystem-driven sales models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Market Sector Expertise: Experience selling through partner networks into enterprise, government, startup, or AI-native business environments.
• Industry Insight: Deep familiarity with the broader AI, media, advertising, or MarTech ecosystems.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an 'Always Day 1' mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.