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Director, Sovereign Cloud Partner Development

ServiceNow · Staines, GB · On-site

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About ServiceNow

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. Backed by Greylock and Sequoia.

About the role

Shape ServiceNow's Sovereign Cloud partner-development strategy, with an initial focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa and a mandate to support global scale. Identify, assess and develop relationships with sovereign cloud providers and relevant infrastructure organisations.

What they're looking for

  • We are looking for someone who combines partner-development expertise and commercial judgement with enough technical understanding to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and connect infrastructure decisions to partner and customer outcomes
  • Your experience may have been gained in one or more of the following areas:
  • Partner development, ecosystem development or strategic technology partnerships
  • Cloud platforms, infrastructure, hosting, managed services or technology operations
  • Sovereign cloud, government cloud, data residency, security, compliance, public sector or other regulated markets
  • Strategic business development, product strategy, consulting or new business creation
More about this role

ServiceNow is looking for an experienced and strategic Partner Development leader to help define and scale our Sovereign Cloud partner ecosystem, initially across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and ultimately across global markets.

You will work at the intersection of partner development, cloud infrastructure, commercial strategy, product readiness and market creation. The role will help ServiceNow and sovereign cloud providers address markets where customers require greater control over data, operations, infrastructure and service delivery, including public sector and highly regulated industries.

This is not a traditional Partner Manager role. You will develop providers, propositions and repeatable approaches rather than simply manage established relationships. You will help turn an emerging and complex opportunity into scalable partner-led business models that can be adapted across countries and regulatory environments.

Governments and regulated organisations are increasingly seeking cloud solutions that meet demanding sovereignty, security, residency and operational requirements. Sovereign Cloud Partners can help ServiceNow address customers and markets that may not be able...

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