Business Strategist, Partner (100% Remote)

About the Role

The Business Strategist, Partner Digital Experience is a highly collaborative role responsible for defining, aligning, and evolving the strategic roadmap for Client s Partner Digital Experience - including the Partner Portal, Partner Finder, Partner Store, and associated digital ecosystems.

This role serves as the connective tissue between business priorities, partner sentiment, and digital execution. You will gather insights and requests across global stakeholders, partner feedback channels, and GPC leadership to ensure the digital strategy directly supports Client s top objectives: driving partner productivity, improving satisfaction, and accelerating AI-first growth.

You will act as a strategic integrator and business translator, turning complex partner, product, and operational needs into clear digital initiatives. You ll help define what success looks like, ensure alignment across business units, manage dependencies across sales operations, IT, product management, and field teams, and measure impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate company and GPC priorities into a cohesive partner digital experience strategy and multiyear roadmap.
• Infuse partner-centric thinking into roadmap discussions, product design, and go-to-market planning and use your influence and knowledge to be a voice for partner experience.
• Serve as the business voice of the partner within cross-functional programs.
• Lead partner-centric transformation projects and influence leadership alignment around vision, roadmap, and KPIs.
• Partner with stakeholders to define, prioritize, and gain executive approval for new initiatives.
• Act as the point of contact between internal stakeholders and Digital Technology teams including product managers, project managers, and engineering leads for partner-facing product issues and enhancements to ensure clear understanding of business goals and delivery accountability.
• Drive consensus and alignment across stakeholders to ensure decisions reflect both business outcomes and partner impact.
• Navigate the needs of multiple business units, balancing competing priorities, development roadmaps, and resolving cross-functional dependencies.
• Anticipate future business needs and proactively shape initiatives that future-proof the partner experience.
• Partner with product managers to align business objectives with product backlogs and technical feasibility.
• Define and maintain business artifacts including problem statements, personas, journey maps, ROI models, and success metrics.
• Use synthesis from partner sentiment (from surveys, advisory councils, and listening posts) to align intake and new ideas into actionable strategic recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in business strategy, product strategy, or digital transformation - ideally in a B2B enterprise, SaaS, or channel/partner ecosystem.
• Professional certifications are a plus, such as: Product Management Certification from a recognized institution (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, Product School, AIPMM CPM, or PMI-PBA) Project Management Professional (PMP) or Business Analysis (CBAP)
• Master s degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred, particularly with a focus in Digital Strategy, Product Management, or Organizational Leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Strategy, Marketing, Information Systems, or related field required.
• Ability to oversee and manage multiple projects/project coordination.
• Execution-focused and consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Highly responsive to internal customer and external partner stakeholder requests.
• Ability to maintain a high level of productivity in a fast-paced while effectively managing multiple competing priorities.
• curious and is actively seeking new ways to grow and learn through personal self-development.
• Outstanding team player and collaborator. Building trusted relationships and turning conflicts into opportunities to collaborate.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, lead through influence, and manage competing priorities with diplomacy and clarity. Passion for improving partner experience and driving measurable business outcomes.
• Ideal candidate has knowledge and experience of Client s Partner ecosystem.
• Excellent communicator, skilled at influencing at all levels - from executives to developers.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking - able to connect data, partner feedback, and business goals into cohesive narratives to guide strategic decision-making
• Familiarity with agile and waterfall product development processes and working closely with product management, UX, and engineering
• Experience facilitating cross-functional workshops to align priorities and define MVPs or scope boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to build business cases, ROI models, and metrics frameworks to justify investment and measure impact.
• Deep understanding of partner/channel ecosystems, including GTM models, indirect sales motions, and digital enablement.
• Strong background in stakeholder management and governance across matrixed global organizations.
• Proven experience aligning business strategies to corporate goals and translating them into actionable digital or product roadmaps.