Retool

Director, Strategic Alliances at Retool (San Francisco, CA)

Retool· San Francisco, CA· $217k–$315k·

Role details

Salary
$217k–$315k
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full-Time
Equity
Yes
Commission
Yes

Job description

WHY WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU

We’re building our Global Partnerships team from the ground up. In this role, you’ll be a highly motivated individual contributor who works closely with our largest alliance partners. You have a knack for identifying the right people, programs, navigating complex organizations, and fostering relationships that drive growth. You’ll play a key role in expanding all revenue streams, pursuing our biggest opportunities, and thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment. You bring a mix of creative thinking and tactical execution to identify, develop, and strengthen partnerships to maximize revenue for Retool.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Strategic Alliance will work with some of Retool’s biggest and most important partners, such as AWS, Databricks, Snowflake.  In this role, you’ll be responsible for building and managing strong partnerships that help Retool grow. These partnerships impact many areas of the business—including sales, marketing, product, and customer success—so you’ll need to collaborate across teams and keep executives updated. To succeed, you should be a strategic thinker with experience in technology partnerships, a strong ability to drive revenue, and excellent relationship-building skills, including working with executives. Finally, we are a hyper-growth tech company so someone who is a self-starter, takes initiatives and can execute effectively will thrive here.

THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING

  • Have 7-10 years of experience in technology alliances, with a proven track record of building and scaling successful GTM partnerships (with ARR as a KPI)
  • Have managed alliances with major tech companies (AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, etc.) - preference for having managed cloud partners such as AWS
  • Have demonstrated the ability to grow partnerships over time with increasing commitments
  • A self-starter who gets the job done
  • Can work closely with Sales and Marketing
  • Know how to establish and track shared KPIs with Alliance partners through partner relationship management (PRM) or other systems
  • Are skilled at navigating complex organizational structures and building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Have demonstrated success in creating and executing joint business plans that drive measurable revenue growth
  • Have the vision and charisma to understand our mission and embed it into our GTM efforts
  • You think outside the box with regards to whom are partners are today and in the future

Why work at Retool

  • Culture: The company values ambition, intense curiosity, energy, and deep care. They emphasize moving fast, acting like an owner, and being both demanding and supportive.
  • Work Environment: Hybrid model with offices in San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, and London. The company believes great work happens when teams collaborate in person.
  • Product Impact: Employees are close to the product and use Retool internally, giving them a direct voice in improving it. The mission is to enable a wider community of builders to create production-grade software safely.
  • Hiring Process: Structured, with initial recruiter/hiring manager chats, a technical evaluation or practical exercise, and a final round of 3–5 interviews. The company aims for transparency and candidate preparation.
  • Employee Sentiment: Employer rating of 3.4/5.0 (127 reviews). Strengths include Work-Life Balance (4.1) and Culture (3.7). Compensation (3.4) and Career (3.4) are areas for potential improvement.

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