President of Global Strategic Alliances & Partnerships

Integral Creative Solutions (ICS) is a retained executive search and staffing firm that partners with high-growth and enterprise organizations to identify, attract, and place the senior leadership talent that drives their next stage of scale. On behalf of a confidential client, we are conducting this search. This is an opportunity to join a well-resourced leadership team and make an outsized, measurable impact from day one.The RoleWe are seeking a President of Global Strategic Alliances & Partnerships to build and lead the company's ecosystem of strategic relationships. You will own alliance strategy end to end—identifying, structuring, and scaling partnerships that extend the company's capabilities and reach worldwide.What You'll DoAlliance Strategy: Own the global strategic alliances strategy and partnership roadmap.Ecosystem Development: Build and lead the company's partner and alliance ecosystem.Deal Structuring: Lead structuring, negotiation, and governance of strategic alliances.Value Capture: Own the value case and performance tracking across the alliance portfolio.Cross-Functional Leadership: Align product, commercial, and legal teams around partnership execution.Executive Alignment: Partner with the CEO and commercial leaders on alliance strategy and results.What We're Looking ForExperience: 15+ years in strategic partnerships, alliances, or business development leadership.Alliance Command: Proven track record building and scaling high-value strategic alliances.Deal Expertise: Deep experience structuring and governing complex partnership agreements.Leadership: Experience building and leading strategic alliances organizations.Strategic: Ability to set alliance direction and make portfolio trade-offs.Executive Presence: Board- and investor-ready communication.Education: Bachelor's required; MBA strongly preferred.Bonus PointsGlobal Scale: Experience building alliances across multiple regions and industries.Ecosystems: Experience building platform or technology-partner ecosystems.Co-Innovation: Experience leading joint product or co-innovation partnerships.Industry: Strategic alliances leadership in the client's markets.Compensation & BenefitsWe believe in paying top-of-market rates for top-tier talent. The base salary range for this role is $475,000 to $625,000, with exact placement determined by your skills, years of experience, and interview performance.Additional Benefits:Equity: Competitive equity / long-term incentive package.Work Setup: Flexible work arrangement with a home-office stipend where applicable.Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.Time Off: Flexible PTO policy + Company Holidays.Growth: Annual learning and development budget.Retirement: 401(k) matching plan.ResponsibilitiesAlliance Strategy: Own the global strategic alliances strategy and partnership roadmap.Ecosystem Development: Build and lead the company's partner and alliance ecosystem.Deal Structuring: Lead structuring, negotiation, and governance of strategic alliances.Value Capture: Own the value case and performance tracking across the alliance portfolio.Cross-Functional Leadership: Align product, commercial, and legal teams around partnership execution.Executive Alignment: Partner with the CEO and commercial leaders on alliance strategy and results.QualificationsExperience: 15+ years in strategic partnerships, alliances, or business development leadership.Alliance Command: Proven track record building and scaling high-value strategic alliances.Deal Expertise: Deep experience structuring and governing complex partnership agreements.Leadership: Experience building and leading strategic alliances organizations.Strategic: Ability to set alliance direction and make portfolio trade-offs.Executive Presence: Board- and investor-ready communication.Education: Bachelor's required; MBA strongly preferred.