Director, Professional Services

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.

We are seeking a highly strategic and seasoned Director to own, define, and scale our global delivery partner ecosystem with a critical focus on partner delivery quality and consistency. This ecosystem is vital to Gong's ability to scale and meet the growing demand from our new and existing customer base. You will have a rare opportunity to establish the long-term vision, governance model, and quality assurance framework for how Gong utilizes its delivery partner network.

The ideal candidate will be a proven leader able to grow and nurture high-value relationships with each of our delivery partners. You will provide executive-level strategic guidance to the organization on the partner ecosystem's evolution, performance, and where next-generation investment is required. You will manage and grow a team of Partner Delivery Managers and Partner Enablement resources.

The Director will possess extensive prior experience leading within a services organization, coupled with a deep, operational understanding of Professional Services P&L management, advanced KPIs, and industry-leading quality standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and Own the Global Partner Delivery Quality Program: Define, implement, and govern a rigorous quality assurance framework and scorecard to ensure consistent, high-quality project delivery across all partner-led implementations.

• Strategic Capacity and Performance Management: Oversee the entire partner lifecycle, from strategic onboarding and certification to ongoing performance management, ensuring a ready supply of high-capacity, high-quality delivery resources.

• Drive Partner Certification and Enablement: Elevate the process for certifying delivery partners, including creating comprehensive training and assessment programs focused on Gong's best practices and quality benchmarks.

• Executive Partnership Management: Serve as the strategic, senior point of contact for all delivery partners, managing all facets of the relationship including:

• Critical Escalation Management: Taking ownership of high-priority partner-led project escalations and complex delivery issues to ensure rapid resolution and customer satisfaction.

• Capacity planning, forecasting, and demand-side management.

• Overseeing compliance with all internal operational processes (e.g., SOW adherence, invoicing, Timesheets).

• Financial & P&L Ownership: Own and manage the annual partner budget within the Professional Services P&L, focusing on optimizing partner utilization and cost efficiency while maintaining quality.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Drive the overall partner strategy across Professional Services, Sales, and other departments to ensure departmental scaling objectives are met and partner quality standards are maintained company-wide.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in a leadership role within Professional Services, Partner Management, or Service Operations, with direct responsibility for managing external delivery organizations.

• 5+ years focused specifically on designing and managing Partner Delivery Quality, Assurance, or Governance programs.

• Demonstrated experience in P&L management and a deep understanding of services financial metrics (utilization, margin, revenue forecasting).

• Proven ability to influence and translate effectively across both internal senior leadership and external partner organizational structures.

• Exceptional organizational, program management, and strategic planning skills with the ability to manage a portfolio of complex, global initiatives simultaneously.

• Experience in a fast-paced, fast-growing, and dynamic SaaS environment.

• Expertise with SaaS applications that support Enterprise business processes (CRM experience with Salesforce.com or Dynamics preferred).

• Strong ability to interface at an executive level with ease and influence outcomes without direct authority.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and eloquent writing and presentation skills.

• Willingness to travel (up to 25%).

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