Cloud & AI Technology Partner Manager

Arize AI, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Arize AI, Inc is seeking a Cloud & AI Technology Partner Manager to own the cloud partnerships engine—driving co-sell pipeline, managing programs, and running the partner cadence across AWS, GCP, Azure, NVIDIA and AI ISV partners.

You will own a quarterly pipeline target and be accountable for sourcing and influencing partner revenue, coordinating enablement sessions, MDF submissions, and joint pipeline tracking.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in technology partnerships, cloud alliances, partner operations, or business development.
• Hands-on experience managing co-sell programs and partner operations with one or more cloud hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding a pipeline quota in a partner, alliances, or BD role.
• Exceptional program management skills with multiple concurrent programs and strict deadlines.
• Strong understanding of the AI/ML ecosystem and related tooling.
• Data-driven, highly organized, and able to report on pipeline weekly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience coordinating with cloud partner teams and executives.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM and familiarity with PRM platforms (e.g., Suger, Crossbeam).

Responsibilities

• Quarterly pipeline quota for partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue, with accountability to the Head of Partnerships.
• Field enablement: coordinate partner-led sessions, AE co-sell support, and target account mapping with cloud partner field teams.
• Cloud co-sell operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure, MDF submissions, and joint pipeline tracking.
• Lead partner marketing initiatives and cloud conference activations; collaborate with sales and CS for joint messaging.
• Manage cloud marketplace listings and partner programs, ensuring clean pipeline data in Salesforce and PRM tools.
• Prepare and run quarterly business reviews with cloud partner teams, including pipeline reporting and roadmap alignment.
• Foster technology partner relationships driving integration usage and co-marketing.

Job description

AI is rapidly transforming the world. As generative AI reshapes industries, teams need powerful ways to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their AI systems. That’s where we come in. Arize AI is the leading AI & Agent Engineering observability and evaluation platform, empowering AI engineers to ship high-performing, reliable agents and applications. From first prototype to production scale, Arize AX unifies build, test, and run in a single workspace—so teams can ship faster with confidence.

We’re a Series Ccompany backed by top-tier investors,withover $135M in fundingand a rapidly growing customer base of150+ leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies.Customers likeBooking.com , Uber, Siemens, and PepsiCo leverage Arize to deliver AI that works.

The Opportunity

The Cloud & AI Technology Partner Manager owns the day-to-day operational engine of our cloud partnerships - driving co-sell pipeline, managing cloud programs, and running the partner operational cadence across AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA and AI ISV Partners.

You will own a quarterly pipeline target and be directly accountable for sourcing and influencing partner revenue. This role exists to keep the cloud partnership machine running at full speed: program submissions, co-sell motions, marketplace operations, MDF cycles, field enablement, and partner QBRs.

This is the right role for an AI evangelist with a highly organized and business development operations mindset who thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to own one of the most important go-to-market motions in AI.

What You'll Do

• Quarterly pipeline quota for partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue, with accountability to the Head of Partnerships and alignment with Sales leadership.
• Field enablement: coordinate and lead partner-led enablement sessions, AE co-sell meeting support, and target account mapping with cloud partner field teams.
• Cloud co-sell operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure, POC credit and MDF submissions, IP Co-Sell registrations, and joint pipeline tracking.
• Lead and strategize across partner Marketing outcomes and campaigns as well as major cloud conference and one-off event activation.
• Work closely with the sales and CS organizations to ensure a strong partner story and outcome is presented and enabled for our clients and prospects
• Cloud program management and Marketplace operations: manage and optimize Arizes’ listings on cloud marketplaces and partner programs
• Partner QBR cadence: prepare and run quarterly business reviews with cloud hyperscaler partner teams including pipeline reporting, joint wins, and roadmap alignment.
• Technology partner relationships: maintain and build active relationships with technology platform partners driving integration usage and co-marketing.
• Pipeline reporting: maintain clean, accurate partner pipeline data in Salesforce and PRM tools; produce weekly partner pipeline reports for leadership.

What We're Looking For

• 4–6 years of experience in technology partnerships, cloud alliances, partner operations, or business development.
• Hands-on experience managing co-sell programs and partner operations with one or more cloud hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, or Azure) — including knowledge of co-sell portals, program requirements, and field engagement models.
• Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding a pipeline quota in a partner, alliances, or BD role.
• Exceptional program management skills: you can run multiple concurrent programs, meet submission deadlines, and track progress across a complex operational portfolio.
• Strong understanding of the AI/ML ecosystem, including the infrastructure and tooling that ML engineering, LLMOps, and AI platform teams rely on.
• Highly organized and data-driven — comfortable owning a pipeline number and reporting against it weekly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to coordinate effectively with cloud partner field teams, AEs, and executive stakeholders.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. Comfortable managing ambiguity and context-switching across multiple programs.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM and familiarity with PRM platforms (e.g., Suger, Crossbeam) is a strong plus.

Bonus Points (but not required!)

• Prior experience working directly at or with AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure in a partner, alliances, or field role.
• Hands-on experience with cloud marketplace programs: AWS ISV Accelerate, MCCP, GCP Build, Azure IP Co-Sell.
• Familiarity with AI/ML observability, MLOps, LLMOps, or AI agent frameworks.
• Experience directing or collaborating with BDR/SDR resources in a partner-influenced outbound motion.
• Background managing MDF cycles, invoice submissions, and cash claim processes with cloud hyperscalers.

The estimated annual salary and variable compensation for this role is between $180,000 - $220,000 USD, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is determined based upon a variety of job related factors that may include: transferable work experience, skill sets, and qualifications. Total compensation also includes a comprehensive benefit package, including: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, unlimited paid time off, generous parental leave plan, and others for mental and wellness support.

More About Arize

Arize’s mission is to make the world’s AI work—and work for people.
Our founders came together through a shared frustration: while investments in AI are growing rapidly across every industry, organizations face a critical challenge—understanding whether AI is performing and how to improve it at scale.

Our company's mission is to make AI work and make AI work for the people, we hope to make an impact in bias industry-wide and that’s a big motivator for people who work here. We actively hope that individuals contribute to a good culture

• Regularly have chats with industry experts, researchers, and ethicists across the ecosystem to advance the use of responsible AI
• Culturally conscious events such as LGBTQ trivia during pride month
• We have an active Lady Arizers subgroup