Product and Platform Partnerships, Business Development

Dropbox is a global community shaping the future of work, and they are seeking a Product and Platform Partnerships Manager who is passionate about technology and business strategy. The role involves developing and managing strategic partnerships to drive revenue and product strategy, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution.

Responsibilities:

• Play an integral role in driving the product and platform partnerships strategy by identifying new opportunities for partnerships across Dropbox’s current and future product lines
• Focus on AI/ML partnerships, both inbound (bolstering Dropbox’s products with AI) and outbound (integrating Dropbox in to other AI driven platforms)
• Work cross-functionally with Product and Engineering leaders to define priorities and roadmaps and execute on the strategy for partner-led or partner-involved initiatives. Work will include product alignment, business case, negotiations, integration development, GTM plans, and account management
• Build joint business plans with our partners for initiatives, including end-to-end GTM plans as well as a robust set of KPIs, success metrics, joint accountability and governance
• Manage technical and business negotiations, and partner with our legal team to develop and negotiate custom partnership agreements and repeatable templates to scale to broader ecosystem partnerships
• Work cross-functionally and collaborate with all levels of management internally and externally to build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in business development or partnership management
• Experience with AI/ML partnerships
• Experience with SaaS
• A hardworking “0 to 1 deal-maker” who has brought a number of impactful product partnerships to life from conception to execution
• Exceptional presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Adept at understanding and contributing to conversations with colleagues in technical functions around product specifications
• Motivated, self-directed, and confident individual contributor who can thrive in a dynamic environment. You maintain composure in high pressure and ambiguous situations
• Ability to develop, review and negotiate complex contracts and familiarity with standard deal structures
• Strong organization, prioritization, and project management skills
• Structured and analytical thinker with the ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and concrete plans
• Undergraduate degree
• MBA and/or management consulting background