Partner Accelerator Manager ~ Cybersecurity

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities 

Partner Strategy and Ecosystem Leadership 

• Define and execute the cybersecurity partner and alliance strategy aligned to the overall offerings roadmap and engineering priorities. 

• Identify, prioritize, and manage strategic security technology partners that complement the services portfolio. 

• Develop joint value propositions and standardized solution patterns with each strategic partner to support enterprise client requirements. 

Offering and Solution Development 

• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and product managers to shape modular and scalable cybersecurity offerings that incorporate partner technology. 

• Translate partner capabilities and roadmaps into concrete service blueprints, reference architectures, and delivery models. 

• Ensure offerings are technically feasible, supportable at scale, and aligned to financial and delivery targets. 

Alliance Governance, SLAs, and MSAs 

• Own the governance model for the Cyber Intelligence organization’s alliances, including SLAs, MSAs, support models, and operational requirements. 

• Partner with legal, finance, and delivery teams to negotiate and maintain terms that support reliability, availability, and support for joint solutions. 

• Monitor performance against SLAs and coordinate corrective actions when necessary.  

• Facilitate regular business reviews with partners to evaluate KPIs, pipeline, and delivery performance. 

Sales Plays, Pipeline Generation, and Funding 

• Develop and refine sales plays that connect partner technology, services, and customer outcomes. 

• Collaborate with sales, solution architects, and marketing to help create go-to-market assets such as pitch decks, battlecards, case studies, and value propositions. 

• Own the strategy and execution of partner funding, including forecasting, proposal creation, approvals, and tracking of outcomes. 

• Track and report partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and bookings, and support activities to accelerate opportunity progression. 

Training, Certifications, and Enablement 

• Define certification and enablement requirements for engineering, delivery, sales, and architecture teams across the Cyber Intelligence organization’s strategic partners. 

• Create and maintain a structured training plan, including bootcamps, hands-on labs, and defined learning paths. 

• Track certification achievement and skill development to ensure compliance with partner program requirements. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Serve as a liaison between engineering, product management, delivery, sales, marketing, and partner account teams to ensure alignment and execution. 

• Help support complex client pursuits as the alliance subject matter expert, guiding solution development and commercial constructs. 

• Work with operational and finance teams to ensure scalable processes, accurate forecasting, and margin management for partner-related offerings. 

Market, Competitive, and Program Intelligence 

• Monitor competitive alliance strategies, partner program updates, and changes in the security technology landscape. 

• Provide insight and recommendations to internal stakeholders on emerging opportunities and program enhancements. 

• Stay current on partner product roadmaps and releases across all cybersecurity domains, including new features and capabilities, and communicate relevant impacts to offerings, sales plays, and delivery teams. 

• Incorporate partner and market insights into the Offerings roadmap and engineering backlog. 

Operational Excellence and Reporting 

Key Performance Indicators 

• Partner/offering pipeline growth. 

• Partner-sourced or influenced pipeline contributions. 

• Utilization and return on investment of partner funding. 

• Cross-functional go-to-market initiatives. 

• Training and certification coverage across key roles. 

• Satisfaction of internal stakeholders and partner teams. 

 

Core Skills 

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity technologies including cloud security, identity and access management, zero trust, endpoint security, SIEM, and data protection. 

• Experience working within major security vendor partner programs, including competency requirements and incentives. 

• Knowledge of managed security services, consulting-led offerings, and modular service architectures. 

• Understanding of commercial constructs including SLAs, MSAs, statements of work, pricing models, and partner rebate structures. 

• Proficiency with SFDC, Power BI, and partner portals for tracking performance metrics. 

Analytical and Business Skills 

• Ability to build business cases for joint investments, funding proposals, and new partner-led offerings. 

• Financial acumen related to revenue, margin, and profitability. 

• Experience using analytics and reporting tools to support strategic decisions. 

• Ability to segment partner and customer opportunities by industry, use case, and solution category. 

 

Leadership, Communication, and Collaboration Skills 

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization. 

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technical offerings in business terms. 

• Effective stakeholder management and negotiation skills with vendors and internal teams. 

• Comfort presenting to executive leadership, partner executives, and strategic customers. 

Soft Skills and Personal Attributes 

• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance partner needs, customer requirements, and internal business goals. 

• Collaborative and action-oriented, with strong follow-through. 

• Adaptable and resilient in a dynamic cybersecurity environment. 

• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development. 

Experience and Qualifications 

• More than 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, partner management, product strategy, and go-to-market leadership, with a strong background operating inside a Global Systems Integrator, MSP, and MSSP environments. 

• Proven ability to build and scale strategic alliances, co-develop offerings, and drive measurable pipeline growth in partnership with leading security technology vendors. 

• Demonstrated success collaborating with engineering, product, delivery, and sales teams to design repeatable, revenue-generating cybersecurity capabilities. 

Compensation at DXC is influenced by an array of factors, including but not limited to the experience, job-related knowledge, skills, competencies, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this position is $95,900 - $178,100.

Full-time hires are eligible to participate in the DXC benefit program.  DXC offers a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; employee wellness; life and disability insurance; a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.

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