Global Alliance Sales Project Lead

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML); New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML) is seeking a highly organized Alliance Sales Project Operations professional to orchestrate joint sales pursuits with partners for anchor clients. You will coordinate activities across internal teams and partners, ensuring momentum and clear outcomes.

In this role you will manage workshops, cadence, escalation, and handoffs to delivery, while continuously improving alliance processes and stakeholder engagement across global markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a project operations, alliance ops, sales operations, or similar role within a global enterprise software or consulting environment.
• Experience coordinating joint sales efforts or GTM activities with major software vendors.
• Strong communication, diplomacy, and relationship-building across senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to drive initiatives from initiation to handoff and delivery.
• Proficiency with Jira, Asana, Salesforce, and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end alliance pursuit coordination with partners for anchor clients, ensuring activities are aligned and progressing.
• Plan, run, and follow up on kickoff workshops and strategic alignment sessions with clear outcomes and actions.
• Identify and resolve escalation issues to maintain momentum and partner relationship health.
• Establish a robust cadence and transparent communication between internal and partner teams.
• Orchestrate handoffs to delivery with complete context and client expectations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of joint pursuit processes and alliance operations.
• Build strong relationships with partner and internal sales, solution, and delivery teams.

Skills

Alliance management

Partner ecosystem

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Asana

Salesforce

MS Project

Job description

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML) is seeking a highly organized Alliance Sales Project Operations professional to orchestrate joint sales pursuits with partners for anchor clients. You will coordinate activities across internal teams and partners, ensuring momentum and clear outcomes.

In this role you will manage workshops, cadence, escalation, and handoffs to delivery, while continuously improving alliance processes and stakeholder engagement across global markets.