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At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.
To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.
More than 30,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.
Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.
The Director of Strategy & Operations, Partnerships is the day-to-day thought partner to the Chief Business Officer and his leadership team, and owns how the partnerships organization plans and executes.
The scope centers on Partnerships (Business Development and Partner Success), plus the supply and enterprise sales cycles that touch the partner motion.
Your mandate is to uplevel how it runs. You will influence strategic direction and help drive execution, while finding and unblocking the productivity bottlenecks that slow the team down. AI is central. You will decide where AI belongs in the partnerships motion and hold the team accountable to real productivity gains.
This is a hands-on role. You will get into the data yourself and build the analysis leadership acts on. You will hire and lead a team of two to four analysts and operations partners over the next 12 to 18 months.
Strategy & Operations sits inside Revenue Operations alongside GTM Systems, Revenue Enablement, and GTM Finance. You will also partner closely with Growth, Central Data, and Corporate Finance.
Own segmentation, partner tiering, and book of business design across BD and Partner Success.
Partner with GTM Finance on the capacity model, quotas, and headcount plan.
Define the metrics and instrumentation for the business, including in-year GBV, partner-sourced pipeline, and Engine X attach.
Build and run the partnerships operating cadence: annual planning, tier calibration, weekly and monthly pipeline reviews, and QBRs with strategic partners.
Standardize the motion: partner types, handoffs, stages, exit criteria, and rules of engagement.
Partner with Revenue Enablement to translate strategy into training, playbooks, and tools the field will use.
Partner with GTM Finance on comp design and visibility.
Own partner economics with GTM Finance: rev-share models, contract structures, and deal desk.
Set the AI strategy for the partnerships motion and lead the rollout across partner scoring, pipeline forecasting, deal desk, and rep-facing insights.
Partner with GTM Systems on the tools, AI, and insights the field runs on.
Test hypotheses on segmentation, coverage, and productivity, and translate them into decisions.
10+ years in strategy & operations or revenue operations, with substantial time inside a partnerships or channel organization at a high-growth B2B SaaS, fintech, or marketplace business.
A track record as the primary strategic and operational partner to a VP or C-level revenue leader.
A clear point of view on where AI and automation belong in a modern partnerships motion, and evidence of shipping it at scale.
Deep knowledge of partner economics and mechanics: partner tiering, indirect pipeline forecasting, partner attribution modeling, rev-share models, contract structures, and deal desk.
Strong analytical skills and a bias to build models yourself before handing them off.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority, in rooms with strong opinions and competing priorities.
Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, total compensation may include equity and/or variable pay (OTE). Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.
Base Pay Range
$170,000—$230,000 USD
The Engine Edge: Perks & CompensationWe believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:
Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.
Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.
**Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?**Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.
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EngineEngine is a Denver-based corporate travel management platform for SMBs, offering booking for flights, hotels, and car rentals alongside spend management and a corporate charge card. It serves over 33,000 companies and 1.2 million business travelers.
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