Channel & Partner Marketing Director - Surface and Microsoft 365

## About the role * Develop integrated go-to-market strategies spanning physical retail, ecommerce, retail media, CRM, social commerce, digital merchandising, and seller engagement. * Develop global co-marketing strategies with retailers, distributors, OEMs, and strategic ecosystem partners. * Build scalable partner marketing programs that strengthen differentiation while creating measurable customer and partner value. * Enable worldwide field teams through scalable marketing frameworks, tools, and playbooks. * Apply analytics, experimentation, and AI-powered insights to continuously improve marketing effectiveness and scale global best practices. * Build your team members at every level, foster an inclusive culture where coaching, feedback, and career development are embedded in everyday practice, and create clarity, energy, and deliver success. * Design connected omnichannel customer journeys across retail and digital channels. * Simplify customer choice through curated experiences. * Leverage AI to transform content creation, localization, campaign optimization, and marketing productivity. * Expand creator and influencer partnerships that build cultural relevance and authentic advocacy. * Serve as a member of the WDS Marketing Leadership Team, contributing to organization-wide strategy, talent development, operational excellence, and culture. * Influence executives across Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, and external ecosystem partners including silicon and 1st party apps. ## Requirements * Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field AND 7+ years experience in channel marketing, retail marketing, product marketing, consumer marketing, or commercial marketing OR equivalent experience. * 5+ years people management experience. * 10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience within consumer technology, retail, subscription, or platform businesses. * Demonstrated success leading worldwide marketing organizations across multiple product categories. * Experience driving both premium hardware and subscription business growth. * Proven success leading global co-marketing programs with strategic retailers, distributors, OEMs, and ecosystem partners. * Commercial and financial acumen with experience managing significant worldwide marketing investments and delivering measurable ROI. * Deep understanding of omnichannel customer journeys spanning physical retail, ecommerce, CRM, retail media, mobile, and social commerce. * Experience launching AI-enabled products and translating innovation into customer value. * AI fluency, with demonstrated ability to apply generative AI to transform marketing, improve productivity, optimize customer experiences, accelerate content creation, and drive data-informed decision making. * Exceptional executive communication, storytelling, and influence skills. * Proven track record of building, developing, and leading large, high-performing organizations through multiple layers of leadership. ## Nice to have * (None specified in the original text) ## What we offer * (None specified in the original text) ## About us * (None specified in the original text)