Director of Shopify Partnership

The Director of the Shopify Partnership will lead and drive Klaviyo’s strategic partnership with Shopify, spanning both go-to-market (GTM) and product functions. In this role, you will align GTM teams to accelerate market velocity and penetration for both companies, while fostering collaboration between product teams to create innovative solutions that drive merchant adoption and growth.

Success in this role means you’ll become a trusted expert on Shopify, with a deeper understanding of the platform than most Shopify employees. You will be a key influencer on Klaviyo’s product roadmap, marketing strategy, and resource allocation. By collaborating across departments, you will ensure alignment, creativity, and productivity, helping to drive impactful results.

You will also own ARR targets tied to Shopify, shaping and executing on a revamped strategic partnership agreement, and driving joint commitments in both existing and new initiatives. In addition, you’ll grow and manage a team focused on accelerating success with Shopify’s diverse GTM teams.

This role is performance-driven, with goals focused on expanding and converting Klaviyo’s Total Addressable Market (TAM) with Shopify.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Management: Build and manage a team of capable, cross-functional inventors, influencers,and impact agents.
• Customer-Centric Product Strategy: Identify net new merchant-facing product opportunities that drive GMV and accentuate a competitive advantage for Shopify and Klaviyo.
• Technical and Product Alignment: Liaise with product and technical leadership at both companies to align roadmaps, forge relationships and reduce friction so that we can build innovative solutions together.
• Pipeline Generation: Define and implement programs across multiple teams to generate meaningful pipeline for Klaviyo and Shopify.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Forge new relationships with influential change makers at both companies and deepen relationships with existing contacts.
• Program Metrics & Optimization: Establish and monitor KPIs for each team, overall pipeline performance, and revenue contribution. Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the strategy and its impact.
• Market & Competitive Insights: Maintain a deep understanding of the ecosystem, emerging technologies, and competitive dynamics to ensure the partnership remains innovative and aligned with industry trends.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience with 5+ years of product experience and 5+ years of go to market experience
• Proven success in building and deepening connections with a large, complex organization
• Strong technical understanding of integration frameworks, APIs, and cloud technologies (SaaS experience preferred)
• Excellent strategic thinking with the ability to align partner activities with overall business objectives and revenue goals
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills, with a track record of fostering long-term partner success
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally to align on business and technical objectives
• Knowledge of cloud, SaaS, and emerging technology ecosystems
• Experience in retail or ecommerce preferred