Partner Development Manager - JapanActive

The opportunity

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute Cohere’s partner-go-to-market plan for the Japan: Enterprise Market, aligning with regional business objectives.

  • Partner with the broader GTM team to identify and recruit high-impact: partners across system integrators, distributors, resellers, ISVs, and cloud providers.

  • Develop relationships with key stakeholders across the partner ecosystem to ensure success of the partnership.

  • Lead partner onboarding, certification, and training programs to ensure: partners are equipped to sell, deploy and manage Cohere’s solutions effectively.

  • Collaborate with enablement to scale partner enablement in Japan through: sales and technical workshops, empowering them to deliver value to enterprise customers.

  • Own joint pipeline generation by creating co-sell motions, solution plays,: and strategic joint go-to market motions that align Cohere’s capabilities with enterprise mission needs and procurement cycles.

What they're looking for

  • Collaborate with partners to identify and pursue high-value opportunities across key Japan segments
  • Ensure partners are aligned with Cohere’s strategic goals and performance metrics.
  • Run joint business planning sessions and quarterly business reviews (QBRs): with partners, tracking sourced and influenced ARR against targets.
  • Serve as the voice of the partner within Cohere, relaying feedback to Product, Engineering, and Legal teams