[Hiring] Partner Manager @Algolia

Role Description

As the Partner Manager for DACH, you will execute Algolia's partner strategy across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with Germany as the primary focus market. You'll work with consulting partners, systems integrators, technology partners, and cloud partners to embed Algolia into the multi-technology solutions they build and sell.

This is not a solutions engineering role — you won't be architecting or implementing client solutions. But it is a solutions-focused role: you need real technical fluency and the ability to inspire partners and customers on the art of the possible with Algolia.

Your role will consist of:

• Developing and executing Algolia's partner strategy across DACH, with Germany as the primary focus market alongside Austria and Switzerland.
• Building on seven years of established partner relationships in the region, while designing and executing a new partner-led growth strategy for DACH.
• Building and managing a portfolio of consulting partners, systems integrators, technology partners, and cloud partners (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft) across the region.
• Identifying, recruiting, and onboarding new partners into the Algolia Partner Program, with particular attention to partners building agentic and AI-driven solutions.
• Shaping and championing agentic solutions that combine Algolia with one or more of our technology partners.
• Working with consulting partners to help them build their own agentic solutions on Algolia and bring those solutions to market.
• Developing joint value propositions with technology partners for agentic solutions that deliver real value to customers and end users.
• Acting as a solutions-focused innovator who can inspire partners and customers on the art of the possible with Algolia.
• Developing a working technical understanding of partner architectures and solutions deep enough to guide partners on where and how Algolia fits — without owning implementation.
• Enabling partners on Algolia's product and technical capabilities so they can position, sell, and deliver successfully.
• Owning deal registration, pursuit prioritization, and account mapping across the partner portfolio.
• Coordinating go-to-market strategy with partners, including joint marketing, co-selling, and technical enablement content.
• Coordinating across partners, internal sales, and solutions engineering teams on strategic client pursuits.
• Collaborating closely with the DACH General Manager and regional sales leadership to align partner strategy with revenue goals.
• Collaborating with Algolia Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Product, and Enablement teams to ensure partner and end client success.
• Owning pipeline creation and data accuracy for the DACH partner portfolio, with reporting to the Head of Global Partnerships.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in a senior Alliance, Channel, or Partner role, ideally with technology, cloud, or systems integration partners, in a recurring revenue business model.
• Strong technical fluency — comfortable discussing APIs, search/AI architecture, cloud infrastructure, and how multiple technologies combine into a single solution, without being a hands-on engineer.
• Familiarity with the emerging landscape of agentic AI and the accelerator programs being built by systems integrators and technology partners.
• Experience working with cloud partners (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and/or major systems integrators active in the German market (e.g., Accenture, Cognizant, Publicis Groupe, Valtech, Diconium).
• Business-side understanding of SaaS software, search/AI, headless commerce, and API-first architectures.
• A track record of developing and executing regional partner strategy, ideally with strength in the German market and familiarity with Austria and Switzerland.
• Fluency in German (spoken and written) is required; fluency in English is also required.
• Salesforce.com experience creating and managing opportunities through the sales cycle, with high attention to data accuracy and quality.
• Excellent communicator, writer, and storyteller, with a strong ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders.
• A history of developing and nurturing long-term industry and partner relationships.
• A history of becoming a trusted advisor to partners, clients, and internal stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• A solutions-oriented mindset — genuinely creative and innovative, with the ability to inspire partners and customers on the art of the possible with Algolia.
• Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy across a multi-country region.
• A track record of driving joint co-selling and co-marketing activities.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, both internally and externally.

Benefits

• Flexible workplace strategy allowing remote or hybrid work options.
• Global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney, and Bucharest.
• Emphasis on individual impact, contribution, and output over physical location.