Director / Senior Director of Business Development & Partnerships

ZeroTier is a leader in next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity, providing secure virtual networks for a diverse range of users and businesses. They are seeking a Global Director of Business Development & Partnerships to define and execute their partnerships strategy, build key relationships, and drive scalable growth through strategic alliances and channel relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute ZeroTier's global business development and partnerships strategy, building the partner motion from the ground up into a scalable, revenue-generating growth engine
• Lead the go-to-market strategy and execution for ZeroTier’s MSP offering, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, Customer Success, and Leadership to drive adoption, partner readiness, pipeline creation, and long-term program success
• Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline targets while identifying strategic opportunities with priority accounts and ecosystem partners
• Build and grow a high-value partner network across MSPs, resellers, distributors, and technology partners globally
• Cultivate executive-level relationships with key partners and strategic accounts
• Develop partnership plans that identify logos, revenue opportunities and clear paths to expansion
• Negotiate partnership agreements that align partner incentives with ZeroTier's growth goals
• Design and continuously improve scalable partner programs, including partner tiers, incentives, deal registration, sales enablement, certification, MDF, co-selling motions, partner onboarding, and ongoing performance management
• Establish clear performance metrics, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences for partnerships and business development efforts, regularly communicating pipeline, revenue performance, market insights, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
• Collaborate closely with AEs, SEs, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, Finance, and Leadership to ensure alignment across partner strategy, pipeline development, enablement, forecasting, and customer experience
• Serve as the internal voice of partners and the external voice of the market, translating partner and customer feedback into actionable recommendations across product roadmap, pricing, packaging, tooling, enablement, and operational processes
• Develop the long-term operating model, resource plan, and hiring roadmap for a future global partnerships, channel, and business development team as the function scales

Requirements:

• Proven track record of creating and executing channel and/or partnership strategies that drive meaningful logo pipelines, reach, and revenue
• 10+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales, business development, channel sales, or partnerships, with strong experience in building and scaling partner motions from the ground up
• Strong understanding of partner economics, co-selling models, incentive structures, and revenue-driving partnership mechanics, including modeling and analysis
• Strong success in new business development, account acquisition, and relationship-building across enterprise and mid-market organizations
• Experience selling or partnering within networking, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and/or related enterprise SaaS ecosystems
• Existing network of relationships with distributors, resellers, MSPs, ecosystem partners, and strategic technology stakeholders
• Ability to operate effectively as both a strategic builder and a hands-on executor
• Demonstrated success engaging executive and C-level stakeholders
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functionally
• Experience working in fast-paced startup or scale-up environments
• Familiarity with CRM, collaboration, and modern sales enablement tools such as HubSpot, Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, and AI-powered productivity and research platforms including Claude, and related GTM tooling
• BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience, MBA strongly preferred
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and potentially internationally on a periodic basis