Strategic Partner Director

Avalara

2d • Remote

About The Position

You will define and own the global strategy for Avalara’s mid-market ERP partner ecosystem, shaping one of the company’s most critical growth vectors. As a senior strategic leader, you will architect multi-year go-to-market plans that accelerate ARR, deepen executive alignment, and expand joint innovation across key partners. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, product, and revenue execution—translating ecosystem opportunity into measurable business impact. This role offers broad visibility and influence across Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Executive Leadership.
This role is 100% remote and you will report to our Senior Strategic Partner Director
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Requirements

• Demonstrate strategic vision with the ability to translate ecosystem opportunity into sustained ARR growth.
• Build and influence executive-level relationships across global ERP and ISV partners.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and execution in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Lead with AI — demonstrate proficiency leveraging AI tools, analytics, and automation to enhance strategic planning, partner performance insights, forecasting accuracy, and decision velocity.
• Scale global partner programs that expand technical capability and market reach.
• Deliver measurable revenue impact through disciplined strategy, planning, and execution

Responsibilities

• You will design and execute comprehensive global partner strategies, including executive engagement models, joint business planning, and rolling product roadmaps aligned to Avalara’s innovation agenda.
• You will develop data-driven investment cases and performance frameworks that optimize partner economics, program effectiveness, and long-term growth.
• You will proactively identify ecosystem opportunities and risks, mobilizing cross-functional teams to drive execution and measurable improvement.
• Additionally, you will serve as the senior relationship leader for strategic ERP and ISV partners, elevating collaboration to the executive level and scaling global impact.

Benefits

• In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed