Senior Partner Marketing Manager - AI Ecosystem (Remote)

Backblaze; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare for family

401K

RSU grants

ESPP

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

MacBook Pro

Childcare bonus

Fertility support

Learning & development

Commuter benefits

Work-life balance

Job summary

Backblaze in the United States is seeking a Sr. Partner Marketing Manager to lead our Partnerships & Ecosystem efforts. You will align with Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Content, and Analyst Relations to scale co-marketing with AI/data partners and craft partner programs that extend Backblaze’s strategy.

You’ll own six-month plans, coordinate calendars, and build co-branded assets and sales plays. The role reports to the VP of Marketing and is remote-first with travel.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years in B2B technology marketing, including 4+ years in partner/ecosystem marketing.
• Proven track record launching and running co-marketing with partners larger than your own company.
• Ability translating core product positioning into partner narratives; writing samples if requested.
• Technical fluency to work with Sales Engineers and partner architects.
• Experience planning and executing presence at major industry conferences, ideally AI-related.
• Comfort reading pipeline data in Salesforce and dashboards, turning insights into decisions.
• Self-driven, able to work solo and multiply output with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Set the plan and operating rhythm with a six-month partner marketing plan.
• Structure work with calendars, intake paths, and a clear scope; align with marketing priorities.
• Lead partner programs and campaigns to move with brand, product, and demand priorities.
• Lead reporting cadence with the BI team for executive and team consumption.
• Translate product positioning into partner-facing narratives and assets.
• Equip priority partners with kits, one-pagers, and sales plays.
• Raise Backblaze profile through joint narratives, webinars, and thought leadership.
• Own partner surfaces: co-branded assets, pages, directories, and listings.
• Support analyst submissions for partner-validated architectures.

Skills

Partner marketing

Co-marketing with partners

Product messaging

Salesforce data

Conferences & events

Self-motivation

Technical fluency

Job description

Backblaze in the United States is seeking a Sr. Partner Marketing Manager to lead our Partnerships & Ecosystem efforts. You will align with Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Content, and Analyst Relations to scale co-marketing with AI/data partners and craft partner programs that extend Backblaze’s strategy.

You’ll own six-month plans, coordinate calendars, and build co-branded assets and sales plays. The role reports to the VP of Marketing and is remote-first with travel.