Director, Technology Partnerships

BlackLine Systems, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackLine Systems, Inc. is seeking a Director of Strategic Technology Partnerships (AI & Cloud) to build and manage high-impact alliances with AI and hyperscaler providers, shaping the platform's technical roadmap.

You will lead co-development efforts, define API schemas and data pipelines, and influence early-access model evaluations with OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake, and others alongside product, engineering, and legal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 10+ years managing strategic tech alliances involving API integrations, cloud infra, or AI models.
• Hands-on technical background with ability to read API docs and discuss data flows.
• Experience with major AI/cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake, OpenAI, Anthropic) and co-development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• AI ecosystem strategy and engineering alliances: build roadmap-level relationships with AI and hyperscaler teams.
• Technical & product co-development: lead joint integrations, define API schemas and data-sharing pipelines.
• Strategic planning: align partnership strategy to AI-native product development and enterprise compliance.
• Cross-functional collaboration: work with product, engineering, and legal to advance commitments.
• Roadmap influence: represent BlackLine's tech requirements in partner planning conversations.
• Co-marketing & positioning: coordinate with marketing on partner narratives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Job description

Make Your Mark:

BlackLine is looking for a Director of Strategic Technology Partnerships (AI & Cloud) to build and manage strategic relationships with the AI and cloud technology providers powering the next generation of our platform. This is a senior individual contributor and leadership role sitting inside the Product & Technology organization.

You will own the relationships that matter most to BlackLine's technical roadmap - Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, AWS, Snowflake, and others - and turn those relationships into joint integrations, co-development agreements, co-marketing opportunities, and roadmap influence. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, business development, and engineering; you will need fluency in all three.

This is not a Channel/Reseller Management role. You will not be managing SIs, VARs, or referral pipelines.

This is not an IT Project Management or Program Delivery role. You are not managing internal IT implementation timelines.

This is not a traditional BD "deal-signing" role. You will not just hand off signed agreements; you will actively shape product integration architecture and co-development roadmaps alongside engineering.

Responsibilities

• AI Ecosystem Strategy & Engineering Alliances: Build deep, roadmap-level relationships with AI and hyperscaler engineering teams. Secure early developer access to next-generation models and cloud capabilities to directly influence BlackLine's internal R&D.
• Technical & Product Co-Development: Act as the primary business-technical architect for joint integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic, and AWS. Collaborate directly with BlackLine Product Managers and Chief Architects to define API schemas, data-sharing pipelines, and early-access model evaluation
• Strategic Planning: Develop and maintain a technology partnership strategy aligned to BlackLine priorities - AI-native product development, platform scalability, and enterprise compliance (e.g., FedRAMP). Define success metrics for each partnership and report progress to P&T leadership and ExCo.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management, engineering, and legal to advance partnership commitments through internal governance. Translate partner capabilities into product opportunity briefs for P&T leadership.
• Roadmap Influence: Maintain a clear view of each partner's product roadmap and represent BlackLine's technical requirements and use cases in partner product planning conversations.
• Co-Marketing & Positioning: Coordinate with marketing on co-marketing and analyst-facing narratives tied to partner integrations.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years managing strategic, product-to-product technical alliances specifically involving API integrations, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), or foundation AI models (LLMs). Experience must include co-development lifecycles, not just commercial contract negotiation .
• Hands-on technical background (e.g., prior experience as a Product Manager, Solutions Architect, Technical Account Manager, or Software Engineer) with the ability to confidently parse API documentation, evaluate LLM latency/cost trade-offs, and discuss data flow architecture.
• Demonstrated experience managing relationships with major AI, cloud, or data platform providers (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake, OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar).
• Track record of negotiating and delivering complex technical integrations or joint solutions - not just signing agreements.
• Experience operating inside a product and engineering organization, or working closely alongside one.
• Excellent executive communication and presence with senior stakeholders, internally and at partner organizations.
• Builder orientation, with comfort operating in ambiguity and the ability to influence cross-functionally without direct authority.

We're Even More Excited If

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Experience in the enterprise SaaS or FinTech industry.
• A strong network within the AI and cloud technology partner ecosystem.

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, ag