Managing Director Alliances Europe

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Information Technology • Business Intelligence • Consulting
The Role
Lead and scale a pan‑European alliances organization, owning partner-driven P&L, revenue, margin and partner economics. Define and execute partner strategy with hyperscalers and ISVs, embed partnerships into industry GTM, negotiate commercial frameworks, enable internal teams, and drive partner-sourced pipeline, joint GTMs, and measurable financial outcomes.
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Scope & Accountability

Position alliances as a primary driver of NTT DATA Europe’s growth and market competitiveness, representing a significant and growing share of NTT DATA Europe’s pipeline and bookings, with direct impact on NTT DATA Europe’s financial performance and growth trajectory.

Leads the alliances organization across Europe.

Owns the partner-driven P&L for Europe, with full accountability for:

  • Revenue delivery
  • Margin performance and improvement
  • Partner economics (incentives, co-funding, and investments)

Accountable for partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue streams, and playing a critical role in new logos / strategic deals.

Member of the European Growth / GTM leadership team, contributing to regional strategy, investment prioritization, Europe growth agenda, transformation programs, and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Growth Leadership

  • Drive impact through deep hyperscale and AI market expertise.
  • Define and execute a unified European partner strategy, aligned with NTT DATA’s growth, AI, and industry priorities.
  • Position the partner ecosystem (hyperscalers, ISVs, data/AI leaders) as a core pillar of NTT DATA Europe’s business model.
  • Build and scale a partner-led growth engine that drives:
    • Pipeline generation
    • Revenue acceleration
    • Differentiated market positioning
  • Embed partnerships deeply into Industry strategies, co-developing:
    • Industry-specific offerings and assets
    • Scalable, repeatable solutions
    • ROI-driven value propositions
    • sovereign partnerships

P&L Ownership & Commercial Performance

  • Own and manage the full partner-driven P&L, ensuring sustainable growth and profitability
  • Drive predictable performance across:
    • Deal registration and incentives capture
    • Pipeline contribution and conversion
    • Revenue and margin
    • Partner ROI and investment efficiency
  • Establish disciplined operating governance, including:
    • Forecasting and pipeline management
    • Deal qualification and conversion rigor
    • Performance scorecards across regions
  • Optimize partner economics:
    • Incentives and co-investment models
    • Margin improvement
    • Repeatable offerings
    • Marketplace and multi-party deal structures
  • Translate strategic partnership commitments at global level into tangible European initiatives defining and tracking clear KPIs across sub-areas

Strategic Partner Management & Investment Authority

  • Own executive relationships with Microsoft, AWS, Google, and strategic ecosystem partners
  • Translate alliances into joint business plans (JBPs) with clear financial and capability targets
  • Exercise decision authority over:
    • Partner selection and prioritization
    • Investment allocation and co-funding
    • Joint GTM focus and market plays
  • Lead negotiation of commercial frameworks, including IP, incentives, strategic alignment and roadmap integration
  • Ensure full enablement of internal teams (sales, delivery, industry, solutions ..) to maximize partner leverage

Cross-functional Leadership

  • Operate effectively in a federated European model, balancing local autonomy with regional consistency
  • Act as the central integrator across:
    • Industry Business Units
    • Sales and account teams
    • Delivery and solution organizations
    • Marketing and global alliances
  • Co-own growth outcomes with Industry BUs, positioning alliances as a primary revenue lever
  • Drive a “partner-first” operating model across Europe. Mobilize the sales organization around partner-led opportunities is a key differentiator for success in this role
  • Lead and develop a high-performing, pan-European alliances organization, ensuring talent readiness and succession
  • Develop enablement programmes (sales training, partner portal, internal partner-awareness) to institutionalize partner channel as a core growth lever.

Thought Leadership & Market Positioning

  • Represent NTT DATA as a senior leader in the European ecosystem landscape
  • Shape market positioning as an AI-first transformation partner through alliances
  • Anticipate and act on market shifts (AI platforms, ecosystem consolidation, sovereign cloud, marketplaces)
  • Leverage partnerships to:
    • Deliver lighthouse deals and flagship wins
    • Strengthen analyst positioning and competitive standing

Risk, Governance & Compliance

  • Own commercial and operational risk associated with partner-led business
  • Ensure compliance with alliance frameworks, contracting standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Govern strategic partnerships to protect NTT DATA’s financial performance and market reputational impact

Qualifications & Experience

  • 15+ years of leadership experience in alliances, ecosystem, or partner-led growth in IT services or consulting
  • Strong experience with hyperscaler ecosystems (Microsoft, AWS, Google)
  • Proven track record of owning and scaling partner-driven P&L with measurable financial outcomes
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in large, matrixed, international organizations
  • Deep understanding of AI, cloud, and platform-driven transformation models
  • Executive presence with ability to influence at C-suite level internally and externally
  • Strong commercial acumen, including deal structuring, incentives, and P&L ownership
  • Strong analytical and operational rigor (pipeline governance, metrics, performance management)
  • Experience embedding ecosystem models into industry-led GTM
  • Bachelor’s required; MBA preferred

Key Success Metrics

  • Partner-driven revenue and margin performance (YoY growth)
  • % of pipeline and bookings influenced by partners
  • Execution of joint GTM plays and large deal wins
  • Partner ROI and co-investment effectiveness
  • Adoption of partner-led growth across IBUs
  • Organizational maturity of the alliances function

Leadership Profile

  • Entrepreneurial: Identifies and scales new partnership-led growth opportunities
  • Commercially accountable: Owns outcomes across revenue, margin, and investment
  • Strategic and execution-focused: Translates vision into scalable growth
  • Transformational leader: Embeds new business models at scale
  • Influential operator: Drives alignment across complex stakeholder environments
  • Ecosystem builder: Creates long-term competitive advantage through partnerships

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune

Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through

responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with

unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and

application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move

confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more

than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as

established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each

year in R&D.


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Skills Required

  • 15+ years leadership experience in alliances, ecosystem, or partner-led growth in IT services or consulting
  • Strong experience with hyperscaler ecosystems (Microsoft, AWS, Google)
  • Proven track record of owning and scaling partner-driven P&L with measurable financial outcomes
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in large, matrixed, international organizations
  • Deep understanding of AI, cloud, and platform-driven transformation models
  • Executive presence with ability to influence at C-suite level internally and externally
  • Strong commercial acumen including deal structuring, incentives, and P&L ownership
  • Strong analytical and operational rigor (pipeline governance, metrics, performance management)
  • Experience embedding ecosystem models into industry-led GTM
  • Bachelor's degree
  • MBA

NTT DATA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Feedback suggests salary bands and grades are clearly defined, making ranges and promotion criteria easier to understand. Standardized HR processes provide visibility into levels across common delivery roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Feedback suggests the package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options with HSA/FSA eligibility. Global materials emphasize comprehensive insurance and wellbeing as baseline offerings across regions.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Flexible work options, including remote/hybrid arrangements, are highlighted as core benefits and can support work–life balance. Some delivery teams report more manageable hours than strategy consultancies, improving perceived value for time.

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Year Founded: 1988

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NTT DATA, Inc. is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We're committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. Our R&D investments help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity

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