--- title: 'Partner Success Manager at AppDirect' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/partner-success-manager-appdirect-canada-9c4bbg40zzm2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-21' --- # Partner Success Manager at AppDirect - **Company:** AppDirect - **Location:** Canada - **Posted:** 2026-10-20 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-21 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/appdirect/jobs/8893118002 ## Job description ## About AppDirect Become a digital, global citizen and enable the new generation of digital entrepreneurs around the world.  AppDirect offers a subscription commerce platform to sell any product, through any channel, on any device - as a service.  We power millions of subscriptions worldwide for organizations.  We do this by our values-driven culture—one that enables you to Be Seen, Be Yourself, and Do Your Best Work. ## About Tackle, an AppDirect Subsidiary Tackle, a business unit of AppDirect, is the leading solution built to help software companies generate revenue through data-driven Cloud go-to-market (Cloud GTM). Our platform and team help customers identify the right buyers, grow cloud co-sell relationships, and transact efficiently at scale through AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft. Tackle serves more than 500 software companies—including CrowdStrike, Snowflake, New Relic, and Snyk—from high-growth startups to the largest software companies in the world. ## About You Tackle is seeking a Partner Success Manager to guide organizations in developing and executing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies while fostering strong partnerships, and ensuring success partnering to and through the Cloud Providers. In this role, you will work closely with Alliances and Sales Operations leadership, leveraging Tackle’s proven Operating Model to optimize workflows, drive operational excellence, and deliver measurable outcomes on behalf of our customers. This position is ideal for a highly skilled professional who excels in collaboration, results-oriented communication, relationship building, and driving strategic initiatives understanding the complexities of Cloud Providers and Marketplace What you’ll do and how you’ll have an impact - Collaborate with Alliances and Sales Operations leadership to ensure GTM alignment and drive high-impact strategic initiatives for partner success. - Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships while becoming an integral part of the customer's GTM strategy. - Guide organizations in implementing Tackle’s Operating Model to streamline GTM workflows and enhance operational efficiency. - Enable co-sell and marketplace best practices for all three major Cloud Providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud). - Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in GTM strategy and operational excellence. - Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to optimize scalability and efficiency. - Provide strategic guidance and critical thinking to overcome complex customer challenges and align solutions with business goals. - Deliver transparent, results-oriented communication to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accountability and trust. - Use data-driven insights to measure success, refine processes, and continuously improve performance. - Maintain a deep understanding of cloud marketplaces and their integration into customer workflows. - Manage customer specific workflows, ensuring efficient processes, accountability, alignment and organization goals. ## What we’re looking for - 3+ years of Demonstrated success in customer success, partner management, or GTM strategy development. - Cloud Expertise: Strong understanding of cloud marketplaces (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) and co-sell strategies. - Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment; comfortability navigating a dynamic, evolving business environment. - Operational Excellence: Experience optimizing workflows, implementing structured operating models, and driving measurable outcomes. - Collaboration Skills: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including Alliances Directors and Sales Operations leadership. - Relationship Building: A successful track record of fostering and maintaining strong, long-term partnerships with stakeholders. - Strategic Thinking: Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to align solutions with customer goals. - Data-Driven Approach: Ability to both collect and analyze data, track KPIs, and use insights to drive performance improvements. - Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for building trust and fostering accountability. At AppDirect, we believe that innovation thrives in an environment that houses diversity of excellence, experience and thought. We respect each AppDirector as their own fingerprint; unique with no one alike. We foster an environment of inclusion without regard to race, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity enabling AppDirectors to embrace their uniqueness to do their best work. As such, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. At AppDirect we take privacy very seriously. For more information about our use and handling of personal data from job applicants, please read our Candidate Privacy Policy. For more information of our general privacy practices, please see AppDirect Privacy Notice:https://www.appdirect.com/about/candidate-privacy-notice [https://www.appdirect.com/about/privacy-notice](https://www.appdirect.com/about/candidate-privacy-notice) ## About AppDirect ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: AppDirect is a B2B subscription commerce platform that enables businesses to buy, sell, and manage recurring technology services through a unified ecosystem. - **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2009 - **Founders**: Nicolas Desmarais (Chairman & CEO), Daniel Saks ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: B2B Subscription Commerce, Marketplace Development Platforms, Cloud Services Distribution, IT Services and Consulting - **Target customers**: B2B – Technology providers (ISVs, telcos), advisors (resellers, MSPs), and businesses (SMB to Enterprise) looking to launch or participate in subscription marketplaces. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To make technology universally accessible so that anyone can thrive in the digital economy. ## Products & Services - **AppDirect Platform (Subscription Commerce Platform)**: A unified SaaS platform for selling, buying, and managing recurring technology services. It powers white-labeled marketplaces, automates sales and procurement, and handles monetization (billing, referrals, reseller networks). - **AppDirect Catalog**: An industry-leading catalog of thousands of cloud products from trusted brands, spanning Software (collaboration, IT management, security), Connectivity (UCaaS, CCaaS, internet, voice, network), Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM, colocation, SD-WAN), and Energy (electricity, natural gas). - **Monetization Capabilities**: Tools for self-service billing, referral programs, reseller network management, and partner ecosystem scaling. - **Procurement Marketplace**: An internal IT marketplace for businesses to find, buy, and manage all their technology services from a single location, including SaaS spend management and subscription management. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company) - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$754.5M** across 10 funding rounds (per LinkedIn). Estimated Annual Revenue of **$281.0M** (per LinkedIn). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners with 300+ software companies (including AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM). Acquired Tackle.io (for B2B subscription monetization) and Broker Online Exchange (for energy) in 2024-2025. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 764 employees (+6.5% YoY), operates in 17 countries, serves 1,000+ providers, 14,000+ advisors, and 16 million subscribers. Named a 2024 Forrester Wave Leader in Marketplace Development Platforms. Active job postings up +239.1% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - **Ecosystem Scale**: A massive two-sided network effect connecting technology providers, advisors, and end-businesses, creating a "one-stop-shop" for recurring services. - **Platform Depth**: End-to-end capabilities covering marketplace launch, catalog management, sales automation, billing, and procurement – reducing complexity for clients. - **Industry Recognition**: Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Marketplace Development Platforms, validating its market position and technology. - **Strategic Acquisitions**: Acquisitions like Tackle.io and Broker Online Exchange demonstrate aggressive expansion into adjacent high-growth areas (cloud monetization and energy). ## Strategic Focus - **Convergence in B2B Subscription Monetization**: Integrating capabilities from acquisitions (Tackle.io) to unify the partner ecosystem and streamline how software is sold and bought. - **Expanding into Energy & Connectivity**: Capitalizing on rising energy demand and the need for unified communication services, moving beyond traditional software. - **Global Scale & Platform Modernization**: Continuing to grow its global footprint (17 countries) and enhance the platform's ability to handle complex, multi-product subscriptions for large enterprises and telcos. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: A values-driven company ("Be Seen. Be Yourself. Do Your Best Work") with a strong emphasis on employee engagement (81% proud to work at AppDirect, 95% participation in annual engagement survey). Core values include Humility, Ownership, and Intensity. - **Growth & Development**: High investment in Learning & Development (89% positive rating). Employees report freedom to grow personally and professionally. "Peak Performance" program supports physical and mental well-being. - **Global & Hybrid**: Operates in 17 countries with a mix of office-based and remote employees. Offices include San Francisco (HQ), Montreal, Chicago, Atlanta, Westlake, Pune, Hyderabad, Calgary, Kirkland, Trois-Rivières, Munich, Bucharest, and Buenos Aires. - **Impact & Scale**: Opportunity to work on a platform serving 16 million subscribers and 1,000+ providers, with a clear mission of democratizing access to technology. - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit commitment to equality of opportunity and fostering an environment of inclusion regardless of race, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. ## Sources 1. [appdirect.com](https://www.appdirect.com/) 2. [appdirect.com/careers](https://www.appdirect.com/careers) 3. [appdirect.com/about](https://www.appdirect.com/about) 4. [appdirect.com/careers/where-we-are](https://www.appdirect.com/careers/where-we-are.html) 5. 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