Director of ISV and Strategic Growth Partners

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform. Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together! About the Role Anaplan is looking for a Director of ISV and Strategic Growth Partners. This role will be responsible for driving the success, growth, and strategic evolution of Anaplan’s partnership across the Technology provider ecosystem – including Data, Cloud, AI, and ISV providers—with a strong emphasis on revenue acceleration, co-sell activation, joint solution development, and ecosystem expansion. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of building technology partnerships within a SaaS environment, while serving as both a strategic leader and hands-on operator. This individual will work cross-functionally across Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Finance to strengthen Anaplan’s position as the leading xP&A platform within the cloud ecosystem. Your Impact In this role, you will define and execute the strategy for Anaplan’s Technology and ISV partnerships, identifying new market opportunities, enabling go-to-market teams, and driving joint sales execution alongside our Technology partners and Systems Integrator partners (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, EY). You will help shape differentiated solutions and market offerings, influence product collaboration and sales activation, and ensure field teams are equipped to drive meaningful customer outcomes. Success in this role will come through building executive-level partnerships, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize investment and ROI, and fostering alignment across internal and external stakeholders to accelerate growth and long-term strategic value. Key Responsibilities Build and scale our technology partnerships across the Data, Cloud, AI, and ISV ecosystems. Incubate net-new partner motions, innovative routes to market, and reseller motions. Define the landscape and strategy for Technology Partner investment spanning AI companies, Data Cloud companies, Cloud Service Partners (CSPs), and ISV Partners. Manage and scale multifaceted relationships across the Technology and ISV ecosystem landscape, with the expectation of delivering significant growth (and product / offering collaboration). Define the strategy and roadmap for execution for the joint creation of market-leading assets / solutions facilitated by regional and global Systems Integrator partners (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, etc.). Proactively identify and prioritize business opportunities (new verticals, use cases / outcomes, business users, etc.) in order to activate sales execution within these partner organizations; this includes the enablement of GTM organizations to be properly incentivized and trained to achieve success. Closely collaborate with our Product/Technology organization regarding Tech and ISV partner relationships, product releases, sales activation, etc. Inform marketing strategy/plan to align with GTM focused sectors and solutions by region. Drive alignment between Anaplan internal marketing teams and GSIs/RSIs and Tech Partners for su…