Global GTM Lead, Microsoft Alliance
Citrix · Florida, United States · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteProject Management$174k–$261k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections that have real content. We need to extract responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay, schedule, about the role? The posting includes description of role, responsibilities, candidate requirements, about us, compensation, benefits.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove repeated "About Us" duplicated.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need sections: maybe "About the role" (intro paragraph), "Responsibilities", "Requirements" (or "Qualifications"), "Skills" maybe not separate, "Benefits", "Pay". Schedule not present, so omit.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay info present: compensation ranges. So include Pay section with that info.
Benefits: mention healthcare, life insurance, disability, 401(k) plan and company match, etc. Also "Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment..." So we can include Benefits section.
We need to avoid duplicating content.
Let's parse.
Intro: "The Global GTM Lead is responsible for leading and executing the strategic partnership between Citrix and Microsoft. This role drives joint go-to-market (GTM) strategy, customer expansion, marketplace adoption, product initiatives, executive engagement, marketing and field alignment across both organizations. Serving as the primary liaison between Citrix and Microsoft, this individual is accountable for influencing revenue growth, accelerating cloud adoption, enabling Microsoft and Citrix sellers, and ensuring successful execution of joint business plans. The role requires deep expertise in alliance management, co-sell metrics and motions, cloud transformation, enterprise sales, customer success, partner operations and Microsoft ecosystem programs. This is a U.S.-based, global team role reporting to the Vice President of the Microsoft Alliance."
That's about the role.
Then "Key responsibilities:" followed by a long list of responsibilities (sentences). We'll convert each bullet? It's a paragraph with many sentences separated by periods. We can split into list items for each responsibility. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can make
- each responsibility sentence.
Let's extract responsibilities sentences:
- Serve as the expert in the end-to-end GTM strategy, execution and operation of the alliance, prioritizing and accelerating high-value enterprise opportunities and drive revenue growth via Microsoft field engagement and joint Microsoft-Citrix sales motions.
- Lead the operational cadence of the Microsoft alliance, including annual business planning, executive business reviews (EBRs), quarterly business reviews (QBRs), monthly business reviews (MBRs).
- Develop and manage annual business plans, growth initiatives, and alliance objectives in partnership with Citrix and Microsoft leaders.
- Drive alignment between Citrix executives, product teams, the Citrix-Microsoft partner team, sales leadership, marketing, and Microsoft stakeholders for YoY revenue growth.
- Own executive dashboards, scorecards, pipeline reviews, forecasting processes, and performance reporting for Citrix and Microsoft leadership teams.
- Manage executive engagement plans, stakeholder mapping, governance frameworks, and action tracking to ensure alignment between Citrix and Microsoft leadership teams.
- Develop, track, and report alliance KPIs, including revenue influence, Azure consumption, Marketplace performance, co-sell activity, customer adoption, migration outcomes, and executive engagement metrics.
- Drive operational excellence through process improvement, reporting automation, business insights, and measurement of alliance performance against strategic objectives.
- Deliver enablement programs, workshops, and GTM guidance to drive seller engagement, ensuring Citrix solutions are positioned effectively within Microsoft customer conversations, consumption growth through Citrix workloads and modern workplace initiatives.
- Monitor partnership health, identify risks and growth opportunities, and provide recommendations to accelerate revenue growth, Azure consumption, and customer adoption.
- Leverage data from sales, finance, marketing, product, engineering, and customer success teams to support business planning and executive decision-making.
- Drive and Expand Azure Marketplace adoption, manage incentive programs, sponsorships, funding opportunities and cosell benefits.
- Activate Microsoft field teams around Citrix priorities and strategic accounts to accelerate adoption of Citrix Flex, DaaS and cloud-based solutions.
- Collaborate with Citrix and Microsoft alliance partner sales and marketing teams to develop assets, events and customer programs.
- Support the development of customer references, success stories, analyst engagements, and executive communications.
- Present at industry events, customer workshops, and alliance forums positioning Citrix as a strategic cloud, AI and digital workspace partner within the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Partner with the Citrix Microsoft Alliance team on regional sales leadership meetings, pipeline management, dashboards, reporting, resource support and field sales enablement.
- Coordinate Citrix and Microsoft cross-functional stakeholders across sales, marketing, product, engineering, finance, and operations organizations to drive accountability and execution of strategic initiatives.
- Lead preparation of executive-ready presentations, strategic updates, QBRs, EBRs, account reviews, business cases, win stories, and annual operating plans.
- Partner with product management and engineering teams to align Microsoft and Citrix roadmaps and drive opportunities and funding for integration, innovation, and joint solution development.
- Advocate for customer and Microsoft requirements within product planning processes, tracking adoption metrics and usage telemetry to measure solution impact and business value.
That's many.
Now "Candidate Requirements" section includes Education, Experience, Industry Knowledge, Joint Initiatives, Strategic Engagement, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Adaptability, Travel.
We can treat as Requirements (or Qualifications). We'll make a section "Requirements" with subpoints maybe as
- . We'll keep each bullet.
Education: Masters of Business Administration or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: At least 10 years of proven success in global technology partner management, go-to-market (GTM) and partner sales leadership working directly with enterprise customers, Cloud Service Providers, C-level executives and sales leadership teams.
Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with enterprise global IT software industry sales and operations, competitive landscapes and cloud marketplace business models.
Joint Initiatives: Experience developing GTM strategy and co-sell programs with the largest hyperscalers.
Strategic Engagement: Experience planning and executing multi-year partner sales and product agreements.
Collaboration: Proven ability to influence and work collaboratively across matrix organizations and cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and marketing.
Communication: Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, with a demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
Leadership: Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional strategic initiatives and drive execution in a matrix environment.
Adaptability: Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments across time zones while maintaining a strong focus on achieving measurable outcomes.
Travel: Willingness to travel as required to support partner and business priorities.
Now "About Us" duplicated; we need to include only once, summarizing the description: "Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud."
We should not repeat the EEO boilerplate. Remove that.
Compensation/Pay: "Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance. CA generally ranges: $173,994-$260,992 All other locations fall under our General State range: $152,626-$228,940"
We'll put that in Pay section.
Benefits: "Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others."
We'll put that in Benefits section.
Schedule: not present, omit.
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About the role
The Global GTM Lead is responsible for leading and executing the strategic partnership between Citrix and Microsoft. This role drives joint go-to-market (GTM) strategy, customer expansion, marketplace adoption, product initiatives, executive engagement, marketing and field alignment across both organizations. Serving as the primary liaison between Citrix and Microsoft, this individual is accountable for influencing revenue growth, accelerating cloud adoption, enabling Microsoft and Citrix sellers, and ensuring successful execution of joint business plans. The role requires deep expertise in alliance management, co-sell metrics and motions, cloud transformation, enterprise sales, customer success, partner operations and Microsoft ecosystem programs. This is a U.S.-based, global team role reporting to the Vice President of the Microsoft Alliance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the expert in the end-to-end GTM strategy, execution and operation of the alliance, prioritizing and accelerating high-value enterprise opportunities and drive revenue growth via Microsoft field engagement and joint Microsoft-Citrix sales motions.
- Lead the operational cadence of the Microsoft alliance, including annual business planning, executive business reviews (EBRs), quarterly business reviews (QBRs), monthly business reviews (MBRs).
- Develop and manage annual business plans, growth initiatives, and alliance objectives in partnership with Citrix and Microsoft leaders.
- Drive alignment between Citrix executives, product teams, the Citrix-Microsoft partner team, sales leadership, marketing, and Microsoft stakeholders for YoY revenue growth.
- Own executive dashboards, scorecards, pipeline reviews, forecasting processes, and performance reporting for Citrix and Microsoft leadership teams.
- Manage executive engagement plans, stakeholder mapping, governance frameworks, and action tracking to ensure alignment between Citrix and Microsoft leadership teams.
- Develop, track, and report alliance KPIs, including revenue influence, Azure consumption, Marketplace performance, co-sell activity, customer adoption, migration outcomes, and executive engagement metrics.
- Drive operational excellence through process improvement, reporting automation, business insights, and measurement of
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
- . We'll keep each bullet.
Education: Masters of Business Administration or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: At least 10 years of proven success in global technology partner management, go-to-market (GTM) and partner sales leadership working directly with enterprise customers, Cloud Service Providers, C-level executives and sales leadership teams.
Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with enterprise global IT software industry sales and operations, competitive landscapes and cloud marketplace business models.
Joint Initiatives: Experience developing GTM strategy and co-sell programs with the largest hyperscalers.
Strategic Engagement: Experience planning and executing multi-year partner sales and product agreements.
Collaboration: Proven ability to influence and work collaboratively across matrix organizations and cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and marketing.
Communication: Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, with a demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
Leadership: Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional strategic initiatives and drive execution in a matrix environment.
Adaptability: Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments across time zones while maintaining a strong focus on achieving measurable outcomes.
Travel: Willingness to travel as required to support partner and business priorities.
Now "About Us" duplicated; we need to include only once, summarizing the description: "Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud."
We should not repeat the EEO boilerplate. Remove that.
Compensation/Pay: "Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance. CA generally ranges: $173,994-$260,992 All other locations fall under our General State range: $152,626-$228,940"
We'll put that in Pay section.
Benefits: "Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others."
We'll put that in Benefits section.
Schedule: not present, omit.
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