Director, Alliance Marketing

McAfee creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that span large enterprises, governments, small- and medium-sized businesses, and consumers, helping prevent intrusion on networks and protecting computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. These next-generation threats attack on multiple levels of the network infrastructure. McAfee offers in-depth protection-from the network core, to perimeter defense to complete desktop security.   The company was recently named Best Employer in CMP Media’s Software Development Reader’s Choice Awards along with being chosen the Best Software Company at the CompTIA Breakaway Conference.     Duties/Responsibilities: Responsible for setting the marketing strategy and managing the marketing relationship with assigned strategic alliance partners.  Accountable for aligning, driving and measuring marketing plans to maximize revenue potential.  Direct planning process and alignment within McAfee marketing and sales teams and partner’s.  Responsible for strategizing and implementing McAfee participation in partner’s programs.    Specifically: · Collaborate with account team and alliance partner to understand business requirements and drive quarterly/yearly marketing plans · Create and deliver a comprehensive annual marketing plan · Collaborate and lead a cross-functional team to execute programs   Experience Required: -  Minimum 7-10 years high-tech marketing experience, ideally in the networking or security industry -  Minimum 5-7 years working directly with alliance-type partners -  Bachelors degree is required.  An MBA or advanced degree a plus. -  Experience in marketing program management required -  Global marketing experience a plus   Qualifications: -  Customer focus -  Able to thrive in a matrix organization, leveraging and influencing others to achieve objectives. -  Teamwork and collaboration.  A team player, effectively interacting with employees at all levels within the organization. -  Makes effective, reliable, and at times, tough decisions quickly based upon analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment. -  Self starter with an ability to drive to results. -  Strong written and verbal communication skills and can be equally effective in both formal and informal settings with senior executives, peers and business partners. -  Achieves goals successfully; focuses on winning in the marketplace; impacts the bottom-line; constantly challenges self and others to deliver results; acts with a sense of urgency and seizes opportunities when they arise.     Click here to apply for this job http://mcafee.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/pm/click.cgi?job_id=4471&site_id=35 About McAfee Careers Contact Us Site Map Web Site Feedback Privacy Policy Anti-Piracy Policy Copyright © 2003-2007 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved. logET();PauseFooter(false);