Global Agency Lead & Partner Sales Executive

Global Agency Lead WPP – Director Partner Sales

This role serves as the General Manager of one of Adobe’s most strategic global agency alliances, WPP, with end‑to‑end accountability for strategy, growth, and business performance. Operating as the senior‑most leader for the partnership, this executive will define and execute a multi‑year vision to scale revenue, expand market influence, and drive co‑innovation across Adobe’s cross‑cloud ecosystem. The GM will own the alliance as a business—shaping joint investments, orchestrating global go‑to‑market, and ensuring measurable outcomes across pipeline, bookings, and customer success.

Key Responsibilities

General Management & Alliance Strategy

• Own the global alliance as a business, including vision, strategy, and multi‑year growth plan aligned to Adobe’s corporate priorities
• Define and drive joint investment strategy, ensuring focus on highest‑value opportunities across industries, geographies, and solution areas
• Identify, incubate, and scale new revenue streams, business models, and innovation opportunities

Revenue Growth & Market Expansion

• Lead end‑to‑end revenue accountability, including partner‑influenced pipeline, bookings, and long‑term growth targets
• Architect and scale global co‑sell motions, including alignment with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, to increase deal velocity and win rates
• Personally engage in strategic deal shaping, executive sponsorship, and closing of high‑impact opportunities

Executive Leadership & Influence

• Serve as the primary executive relationship owner with the partner, building deep, trust‑based engagement at the C‑suite level
• Align partner executives with Adobe’s senior leadership to drive shared priorities, investments, and accountability
• Represent the alliance externally through industry events, thought leadership, and executive forums

Joint Solutions & Category Leadership

• Lead the development and global GTM of differentiated joint offerings that deliver measurable customer outcomes—needs familiarity with agency services offerings and associated Mar‑Tech/Ad‑Tech
• Champion Adobe’s cross‑cloud strategy within the partner ecosystem to accelerate adoption of integrated solutions
• Position the alliance as a market leader through co‑innovation, IP development, and industry‑specific solutions

Global Operating Model & Governance

• Establish and adhere to a world‑class governance model, including executive steering committees, QBRs, and performance management frameworks
• Own and drive a balanced scorecard across pipeline, bookings, partner practice growth, and customer success metrics
• Ensure operational excellence and consistency across regions while enabling local market agility

Field Alignment & Team Leadership

• Lead and inspire a high‑performing, globally distributed team (direct and matrixed) supporting the alliance
• Drive tight alignment between Adobe field sales and partner teams to maximize market coverage and impact – be a change agent
• Build scalable engagement models that increase leverage, efficiency, and speed of execution

Experience & Leadership Profile

• 15+ years of experience in global alliances and global agencies, strategic partnerships, and/or enterprise sales leadership
• Proven success operating with global accountability for revenue growth and partnership performance at scale
• Demonstrated ability to influence C‑level executives and lead within complex, matrixed global organizations
• Strong commercial acumen, including pipeline development, deal structuring, and forecasting
• Experience leading global teams and driving cross‑functional execution in high‑growth environments
• Recognized as a thought leader with strong executive presence, communication, and negotiation skills
• Experience working with or within global agency ecosystems strongly preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

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