Director, Strategic Partnerships

📋 Description

• • The Director, Strategic Partnerships at CDK Global will help scale the company’s partner ecosystem by identifying, signing, and activating strategic partnerships that become live, revenue-generating integrations across CDK’s portfolio. This role is critical in transforming partnership agreements into measurable business impact by ensuring seamless execution and strong lifecycle performance.
• • Day to day, the person will manage ongoing partner relationships through structured cadences, serve as the first point of contact for operational matters like billing and activation, align cross-functional teams (product, sales, marketing, customer success, implementation) around partner priorities, resolve blockers, own renewal tracking and performance monitoring, and build reporting dashboards for executive visibility into program health.
• • CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based SaaS solutions for automotive dealerships and OEMs, enabling end-to-end business operations from vehicle acquisition to maintenance. The company empowers dealers to improve financial and operational performance through integrated, streamlined workflows that enhance customer experiences.
• • In this role, the person can learn to master end-to-end partnership lifecycle management in a high-growth SaaS environment, develop expertise in cross-functional Go-to-Market execution, and drive measurable revenue impact by turning strategic agreements into activated, scalable offerings that strengthen CDK’s market position.