Director, Alliances and Business Development, Commercial and Graphics Solutions Vertical

Location: On-site in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, with at least four days per week at the hirify.global Center. Travel may include up to 25% domestically and internationally. Relocation may be authorized. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Expected compensation: $250,253–$305,864, including base pay and variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies, products, and solutions across global markets and supports collaboration across its international organization.

What you will do

• Create and execute the Alliances and Business Development strategy for the Commercial and Graphics Solutions Vertical.
• Build executive relationships with strategic partners, customers, and ecosystem leaders.
• Identify growth opportunities beyond the current product mix and shape business cases for new market applications.
• Close partnership agreements and convert them into pipeline, signed deals, and recognized revenue.
• Align Sales, Strategy, Marketing, Application Engineering, R&D, and partner divisions around strategic opportunities.
• Provide executive governance for pipeline progression, partnership performance, and strategic growth initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience in strategic alliances, business development, ecosystem partnerships, large-deal development, go-to-market strategy, or commercialization.
• At least 12 years of experience providing vertical strategic leadership and translating business priorities into actionable growth plans.
• At least 12 years of experience influencing executives, managing stakeholders, and aligning senior leaders, partners, and cross-functional teams.
• At least 12 years of experience building ecosystems and partner networks that expand market access and create growth opportunities.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Strategy, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience with complex deal orchestration, commercialization of new growth platforms, and scalable go-to-market plans.
• Strong business case development, investment framing, portfolio prioritization, and strategic pipeline governance experience.
• Demonstrated change leadership and executive-level communication and storytelling skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to collaborate with innovative colleagues across global locations, technologies, and products.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Health Savings Accounts and Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits, paid absences, and retirement benefits.
• Employee agreement covering confidential information, trade secrets, conflicts of interest, and intellectual property obligations.