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Senior Director, GTM People Business Partner

Kong · California, United States · Remote

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About Kong

From APIs to AI, Kong is the fabric of modern connectivity. Centralize LLM access, automate API workflows, and secure your digital ecosystem at scale. Backed by Index, NEA and a16z.

About the role

Kong is hiring a Senior Director, GTM People Business Partner to be the senior people leader for our global go-to-market organization. Reporting to our Chief People Officer, you will sit on the Chief Revenue Officer’s leadership team and partner with the leaders of Direct Sales, Sales Engineering, Sales and Business Development, Channels, Revenue Operations and Enablement across the Americas, EMEA and APJ. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

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If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

Kong is hiring a Senior Director, GTM People Business Partner to be the senior people leader for our global go-to-market organization. Reporting to our Chief People Officer, you will sit on the Chief Revenue Officer’s leadership team and partner with the leaders of Direct Sales, Sales Engineering, Sales and Business Development, Channels, Revenue Operations and Enablement across the Americas, EMEA and APJ.

This is a builder’s role at a pivotal moment. Kong’s Series E is funding global go-to-market expansion, our field teams are growing across more than a dozen countries, and our sales motion is moving from API management to AI connectivity. You will shape how the revenue organization is designed, led, paid and grown, and lead the People Business Partners who support it.

Partner with the CRO and GTM leadership. Be the people voice on the CRO’s staff: org, talent, leadership and culture counsel, and the translation of each year’s...

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