Apollo.io
Director, Data & Distribution Partnerships
$190K–$275K
Remote, United States +1 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Remote, United States
United States - Experience
- 8+ years in business development, partnerships, or channel roles.
About the job
Build and lead Apollo.io’s data and distribution partnerships function, growing its reseller business and creating new commercial and platform-distribution partnerships.
What you'll do
- Own the data-resale P&L; hire, coach, and manage quota-carrying AEs and develop demand-generation and growth strategies.
- Originate and close bespoke data agreements and build marketplace distribution, including discovery marketplaces.
- Develop new point-of-formation distribution partnerships and prioritize several potential “big swings” within the first six months.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in business development, partnerships, or channel roles, including originating and closing complex, first-of-their-kind commercial agreements.
- Experience managing or coaching a quota-carrying team while personally closing complex deals.
- Comfort with both high-volume, SKU-based commercial structures and bespoke, one-off negotiations.
- Track record of building a new channel, commercial model, or partner category.
Nice to have
- Experience with data licensing, API/data-reseller businesses, or platform marketplaces such as Snowflake or Databricks.
- Experience with point-of-formation or embedded distribution models; background scaling an early-stage partner or channel P&L.
Pay
$220,000 — $275,000 USD total pay (OTE); $190,000 — $238,000 USD total pay (OTE)
Tools
Snowflake, Databricks, MCP
AI focus
Work at an AI-native company that encourages using AI and automation to improve productivity; no specific AI development responsibilities are stated.
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