Remote Director, GSI Alliances (Global Systems Integrators)

About Neo4j:

Neo4j is the leader in Graph Database & Analytics, helping organizations uncover hidden patterns and relationships across billions of data connections deeply, easily, and quickly. Customers use Neo4j to gain a deeper understanding of their business and reveal new ways of solving their most pressing problems. Over 84% of Fortune 100 companies use Neo4j, along with a vibrant community of 250,000+ developers, data scientists, and architects across the globe.

At Neo4j, we’re proud to build the technology that powers breakthrough solutions for our customers. These solutions have helped NASA get to Mars two years earlier, broke the Panama Papers for the ICIJ, and are helping Transport for London to cut congestion by 10% and save $750M a year. Some of our other notable customers include Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Novartis, UBS, and Walmart. 

Neo4j experienced rapid growth this year as organizations looking to deploy generative AI (GenAI) recognized graph databases as essential for improving its accuracy, transparency, and explainability. Growth was further fueled by enterprise demand for Neo4j’s cloud offering and partnerships with leading cloud hyperscalers and ecosystem leaders. Learn more at  neo4j.com and follow us on LinkedIn .

Our Vision: 

At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.

As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.

Job Overview:

As the Director of GSI Alliances, you will be responsible for the strategic development and execution of Neo4j’s partnership roadmap with the world’s leading Global Systems Integrators (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, EY, TCS, Wipro).

Your primary mission is to embed Neo4j’s Graph Database & Analytics technology into the "Large Scale Transformation" practices of these firms. You will focus on driving high-value influence sell-to and and co-sell revenue by positioning Neo4j as the foundational layer for GSI offerings. This role requires a sophisticated navigator of GSI matrix organizations who can build deep relationships with Practice Leads, Partners, and Solution Architects and is enhanced through the over 1,700 current customers including 84% of the Fortune 100 including all of North America's top 20 banking institutions, 7/10 of the largest retail companies, 8/10 of the largest automotive and manufacturing companies, 7/10 of the largest Media & Telecommunications organizations, 8/10 largest Healthcare/ Insurance companies.

The position will report to the RVP of Channel & Alliances for the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic GSI Orchestration: Develop and execute multi-year business plans with assigned GSIs, focusing on practice build-outs (Data & AI) and center-of-excellence (CoE) integration.


• Revenue & Pipeline Generation: Drive sourced and influenced ARR through GSI-led digital transformation projects. Align with Neo4j field sales to ensure seamless co-selling execution.


• Practice Development: Work with GSI technical and business leaders to create Neo4j-based "repeatable solutions" or industry-specific "IP" (e.g., Supply Chain Resilience or Anti-Money Laundering frameworks).


• Executive Relationship Management: Build and maintain high-level relationships with GSI Partners and Managing Directors to ensure Neo4j is top-of-mind for large-scale RFP responses.


• Enablement & Evangelism: Lead large-scale training initiatives and certification drives within the GSI’s developer and consultant communities to ensure delivery excellence.


• Joint Go-to-Market (GTM): Collaborate with Partner Marketing to execute high-impact co-marketing activities, including executive roundtables and industry-specific webinars.


• Governance: Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to track KPIs, pipeline health, and technical certification progress.


• Internal Alignment: Serve as the GSI subject matter expert for Neo4j’s internal sales and product teams, providing feedback on market trends and GSI-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: BA/BS degree required.


• Experience: 10+ years of experience in Alliances or Channel Sales, with at least 5 years specifically managing Global Systems Integrators (GSIs) in the enterprise software space.


• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in exceeding $10M+ influenced/sourced revenue targets through GSI partners.


• GSI Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of the "GSI Business Model"—how they sell, how they are compensated, and how to navigate their internal hierarchies.


• Subject Matter Knowledge: Strong familiarity with the Data & AI ecosystem (Graph databases, GenAI, and Vector Search) is highly preferred.


• Sales Rigor: Experience with enterprise sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, Challenger) and a history of building "Business Champions" within partner organizations.


• Communication Excellence: Exceptional executive presence; ability to articulate complex technical value propositions to non-technical business leaders.


• Strategic Thinking: Ability to map GSI capabilities to Neo4j solutions to create high-margin services opportunities for the partner.


• Travel: Willingness to travel (approx. 30-40%) to partner sites and industry events

The annual base salary range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on Neo4j’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range.

In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k), paid time off, and certain leaves of absence.

Annual Base Salary Range for This Role

$230,000 - $270,000 USD

Why Join Neo4j?

Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph database in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j. 

• Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years.  


• Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well-funded database companies in history.


• 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific , BT Group , Caterpillar , Cisco , Comcast , Department for Education UK , eBay , NBC News , Novo Nordisk , Worldline , and others . 


• Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.


• Countless industry awards . Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform.


• A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers. 


• Neo4j was named as a Visionary in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems among 19 other recognized global DBMS vendors. Neo4j was also ranked as a Strong Performer among 14 top vendors in The Forrester Wave™: Vector Databases, Q3 2024.

Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues. 

One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application.

Neo4j Values:

Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values:

(we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships)
(we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess)
(we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: [‘Open’, ‘Inclusive’]})
(we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:’Positive’})
(we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: ‘IntellectuallyHonest’})
(we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments) 

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