Microsoft Partner Manager Jobs & Salary
6 open partnerships positions in Redmond, WA, US, US
About Microsoft
The Americas EPS GTM team builds the most profitable and impactful partner ecosystem in the world, helping partners develop technical solutions, skills, and go‑to‑market motion to successfully sell and deploy with our joint customers. You’ll play a critical role in Microsoft’s cloud growth and AI transformation across the Americas.
Excerpted from one of Microsoft's open partner manager postings.
Compensation Context
This company's median disclosed compensation for mid partner roles is $186K. The national median for mid partner manager roles in our dataset is $108K, meaning Microsoft posts roughly 73 percent above the national median for this seniority.
For the full seniority-by-seniority comparison, see our state of partner manager compensation analysis.
Seniority Mix
Open partner roles at Microsoft span the entry, mid and director bands (entry (1), mid (3), director (2)). The seniority breakdown shapes whether the company is building a partner org (more director-and-above hiring) or staffing it out (more mid-level hiring).
Partner Program Signals
Structural signals extracted from this company's open partner job descriptions:
- Channel: Indirect revenue motion through resellers, distributors, MSPs, or referral partners.
- Direct: Direct sales motion alongside the partner work; partner team is not the only revenue path.
- Enterprise: Enterprise segment focus, typical deal size in the $100K+ range.
- Smb: Small-to-medium business segment focus, higher transaction volume.
- Global: Global scope with multi-region partner coverage.
- Reports Cro: Partner leader reports directly to the CRO. Tightly tied to direct-sales motion and quota.
- Reports Vp: Partner leader reports into a VP rather than CRO. Typically a sub-function rather than a top-line org.
- Equity: Equity compensation is part of the package.
Tool Stack Mentioned in Postings
Named tools and platforms that appear in this company's partner manager job descriptions, weighted by mention count.
Where They Hire
Open partner postings appear in the following locations:
- US (3)
- Redmond, WA, US (3)
Open Partner Manager Roles at Microsoft
| Title | Location | Salary Range | Seniority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director Business Management, Global Channel Sales | Redmond, WA, US | $130K - $303K | Director |
| Director, Global Sales Excellence, Global Channel Sales | Redmond, WA, US | $130K - $272K | Director |
| Global Partner Development Specialist | US | $133K - $239K | Entry |
| Partner Development Manager | US | $107K - $205K | Mid |
| Retail Partner Marketing Manager | Redmond, WA, US | $106K - $222K | Mid |
| Sr. Partner Marketing Manager | US | $106K - $222K | Mid |
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