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.

Azure (2)

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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