Senior Manager, Partner Marketing (Strategic Accounts)

Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area:

Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group, Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group > Marketing

General Summary:

The Senior Manager of Partner Marketing (Strategic Accounts) will support the execution and scaling of Qualcomm Technologies' top-tier AI ecosystem and cloud service partners. This role is responsible for the coordination of high-impact partner marketing efforts across all marketing disciplines globally.

This Senior Manager will:

• Convert business priorities into innovative marketing programs, actionable marketing workstreams, timelines, and deliverables.
• Support in the development of co-marketing materials and content that bring the strategic account’s narratives and products to market.
• Maintain an operational rhythm and reporting cadence that keeps stakeholders informed and aligned.

This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role for someone who thrives at turning strategy into results and can manage multiple partners and multiple programs simultaneously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and foster strategic marketing partner relationships focused on high-impact, mutually beneficial opportunities.
• Receive strategic direction from the VP and Director and build out the detailed execution plans, timelines, and workbacks for priority strategic accounts, including coordination across Sales leads and across cross-functional marketing team leads to keep planning and execution on schedule.
• Track deliverables and milestones across partner workstreams, proactively flagging risks, dependencies, or gaps.
• Facilitate alignment meetings, manage action items, and ensure follow-through across stakeholders ahead of key industry moments, joint launches, and business reviews.
• Build and manage dashboards and reports that provide ongoing visibility into partnership milestones, KPI progress, and budget utilization.
• Articulate and communicate the value of the partnerships to internal key stakeholders and to partner stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records of partner investment spend and progress against established success metrics.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience in partner marketing, alliance marketing, or technology marketing — ideally with exposure to hyperscalers or large platform ecosystems.
• Strong strategic partnership collaboration and relationship fostering.
• Strong execution and project management skills with a track record of managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent written communication skills with demonstrated ability to develop polished marketing content for both technical, internal/external and executive audiences.
• Experience building reporting frameworks or managing dashboards.
• A collaborative, organized, and proactive working style suited to a senior leader-supported, high-accountability environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
OR
Associate's degree or equivalent degree and 6+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.
OR
High school Diploma or equivalent and 8+ years of Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in related field.
• Growth-minded, proven experience in developing and executing win/win co-marketing strategies with measurable results (1+1=3).
• Proven experience managing matrixed teams to develop and execute co-marketing programs that drive mutual value.
•  Strong understanding of the technology industry, particularly in areas relevant to Qualcomm's business (e.g., mobile, IoT, automotive).
• Strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly matrixed global environment.
• Ability to manage customer relationships, including articulating the value of the partnership.

* This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. *

 

** Position requires to be onsite in San Diego, 5 days a week. **