Partner Development Manager - Middle East at Cohere

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, Technology, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • Visionary leader who thrives in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment
  • Passionate about driving growth through collaboration
  • Strategic thinker and relationship builder

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute Cohere’s partner-go-to-market plan for the Middle East 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 the Middle East 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
  • Collaborate with partners to identify and pursue high-value opportunities across the Middle East
  • Ensure partners are aligned with Cohere’s strategic goals and performance metrics
  • Run joint business planning sessions and quarterly business reviews

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Partnership DevelopmentEnterprise SalesGenerative AIStrategic PartnershipsSystem IntegratorsDigital TransformationAI SolutionsBusiness DevelopmentCross-Cultural CommunicationMiddle East Market

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or onsite?

This is an onsite position.

What is the salary range for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What key skills are needed for the Partner Development Manager role?

The role requires strategic thinking, relationship building, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment. Candidates should be visionary leaders passionate about driving growth through collaboration.

What is the company culture like at Cohere?

Cohere obsesses over what they build, works hard and moves fast to serve customers, and values a team of the best in the world who are passionate about their craft. They emphasize diverse perspectives for building great products.

What makes a strong candidate for this Partner Development Manager position?

Strong candidates are strategic thinkers and relationship builders who thrive in cross-cultural environments and are passionate about AI-driven growth in the Middle East market.

Cohere

Provides NLP tools and LLMs via API

About Cohere

Cohere provides advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) through a user-friendly API. Their services cater to a wide range of clients, including businesses that want to improve their content generation, summarization, and search functions. Cohere's business model focuses on offering scalable and affordable generative AI tools, generating revenue by granting API access to pre-trained models that can handle tasks like text classification, sentiment analysis, and semantic search in multiple languages. The platform is customizable, enabling businesses to create smarter and faster solutions. With multilingual support, Cohere effectively addresses language barriers, making it suitable for international use.

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$914.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Risks

Competitors like Google and Microsoft may overshadow Cohere with seamless enterprise system integration.
Reliance on Nvidia chips poses risks if supply chain issues arise or strategic focus shifts.
High cost of AI data center could strain financial resources if government funding is delayed.

Differentiation

Cohere's North platform outperforms Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex AI in enterprise functions.
Rerank 3.5 model processes queries in over 100 languages, enhancing multilingual search capabilities.
Command R7B model excels in RAG, math, and coding, outperforming competitors like Google's Gemma.

Upsides

Cohere's AI data center project positions it as a key player in Canadian AI.
North platform offers secure AI deployment for regulated industries, enhancing privacy-focused enterprise solutions.
Cohere's multilingual support breaks language barriers, expanding its global market reach.

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