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We are looking for a highly motivated senior Alliances leader to lead our Americas Partner & Alliances team. It's an unique role and we are precise in our requirements: We are looking for a person with a proven track record in building and running an indirect ecosystem at scale. You will be responsible for creating and executing a Partner strategy that supports Elastic’s growth aspirations in the Americas. The focus is on driving incremental revenue as well as building elastic skills and consulting capacity within our partners in order to deliver outstanding customer outcomes. 

You Will:

• Lead the AMER Partner & Alliances team which is a strategic pillar of our growth strategy in the region.  This role sits on the AMER Senior Leadership team as well as the Global Partner and Alliances leadership team.
• Be responsible for building out our partner ecosystem with a clear focus on incremental revenue to elastic across all partner types. 
• Scale business by engaging with hyper-scalers (Azure, Google Cloud & AWS) at leadership level and growing our existing partnerships with them.
• Build & scales our MSP, OEM & Tech partnerships in the region.
• Lead and drive our approach on partner programs, partner enablement, metrics, team enablement, strategy, and planning.
• Work closely with each regional sales AVP and cross functional groups to align on territory based partner strategy, resources, and execution.
• Senior leadership and stakeholder management, both internally and externally. 

Requirements:

• Great Alliances or Partner people leader. History of building and managing teams with high employee engagement and execution.
• Experience building from scratch and managing an International Partner and Alliances organization in a growth company.
• Ability to range from executive relationship building, contract negotiations, internal team building, channel program design, detailed metrics and analysis, and partner enablement.
• Willingness to travel 30% of the time, including international travel.
• Understanding and experience in analytics, search, or big data markets / products.

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Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component, that together comprise the On-Target Earnings (OTE).   On-Target Earnings (OTE) are based on a 60/40 pay mix (base salary / target variable).  

The typical starting OTE range for new hires in this role is listed below.  This range represents the lowest to highest OTE we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the OTE range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.  Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:$265,500—$420,000 USDThe typical starting Target Variable range for this role is:$177,000—$279,900 USDThe typical starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is:$442,500—$699,900 USDAdditional Information - We Take Care of Our People

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We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

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