Senior Strategic Partnership Manager

## About the role Identify, evaluate, and develop strategic partnership opportunities that align to Global Skilling priorities and business objectives. Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive mutually beneficial outcomes. Develop partnership plans, business cases, recommendations, and decision materials that clarify strategic value, investment needs, risks, and expected outcomes. Support the end-to-end partnership lifecycle, including discovery, planning, onboarding, execution, governance, performance tracking, and renewal or transition planning. Translate strategic priorities into actionable workplans with clear milestones, owners, dependencies, and success measures. Coordinate across Product, Content, Marketing, Field, Operations, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and other partner-facing teams to drive alignment and execution. Establish and maintain operating rhythms, governance mechanisms, and communications that keep stakeholders informed and enable timely decision-making. Track partnership performance, milestones, business impact, and risks; use insights to recommend improvements and guide portfolio decisions. Prepare executive-ready updates, briefing materials, meeting summaries, and business review content that clearly communicate progress, decisions, and asks. Identify opportunities to improve partnership processes, increase operational efficiency, and scale repeatable approaches across the portfolio. ## Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent AND 2+ years of experience in learning and development, relevant technical roles, business development, customer success, industry, program/project management, or corporate education OR Master's Degree or equivalent 1+ year(s) of experience in learning and development, business development, field or sales, customer success, industry, or program/project management, corporate education Bachelor's degree or equivalent AND 8+ years experience in learning and development, business development, field or sales, customer success, industry, or program/project management, corporate education OR Master's Degree or equivalent AND 6+ year(s) experience in learning and development, relevant technical roles, business development, customer success, industry, program/project management, or corporate education OR equivalent experience. ## Nice to have Experience managing external relationships, vendors, partner programs, or multi-organization initiatives. Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and decision points. Experience developing business cases, strategic recommendations, operating plans, or executive-facing communications. ## What we offer Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable updates. Demonstrated ability to operate with accountability, sound judgment, and bias for action in ambiguous environments. Experience using data, business insights, or performance measures to inform decisions and track outcomes. Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a practical execution mindset. Collaborative relationship builder who creates trust, alignment, and clarity across teams. Program leader who can manage details without losing sight of the broader business objective. Clear communicator who can influence without authority and tailor messages for different audiences. Analytical problem solver with strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Growth mindset with curiosity, resilience, and a passion for continuous improvement. ## About us (No content provided in the original text)