• You will be deeply embedded with the teams building our AI platform, acting as the first and most important *"customer zero."*Your mission is to ensure developers can successfully build and deploy AI on Slack's platform
• You will achieve this by directly enabling and educating customers and partners, gathering and translating their feedback into actionable product strategy, and improving the developer experience to unblock adoption
• You won't just talk about the platform; you'll help build and define it.## Responsibilities:* Be the Embedded AI Expert:
• Act as a deeply embedded partner within our AI product and engineering teams, bringing the voice of the developer directly into the planning, design, and iteration of our platform.* Create the Feedback Loop:
• Learn from every customer and partner interaction and turn that qualitative feedback into actionable, prioritized insights for our product and engineering teams.* Lead Customer & Partner AI Enablement:
• Work directly with our most strategic customers and partners to educate and enable them on Slack's AI capabilities, acting as their trusted advisor.* Shape AI Platform Strategy:
• Shape the overall vision and strategy for Developer Relations in AI, contributing directly to long-term platform strategy and roadmap planning.* Champion Developer Experience (DevEx):
• Identify friction in the developer journey and proactively unblock it

This includes contributing directly to our SDKs, code samples, and technical documentation when necessary.* Represent Slack at the Highest Levels: Represent Slack's developer platform at the highest levels, including delivering keynotes at major conferences and in strategic customer meetings.* Mentor the Team: Mentor and develop senior members of the Developer Relations team, helping to build their skills and strategic impact Drive Innovation:

Drive innovation in developer engagement and enablement strategies to accelerate adoption.## Requirements:* Deep Industry & AI Expertise:

• A deep and current understanding of industry trends, particularly in AI/ML, and their impact on developer ecosystems.* Hands-On Technical Acumen:

You are a credible builder Organizational Influence:

• A demonstrated ability to drive organizational change, align executive-level stakeholders, and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.* Executive-Level Communication:
• Executive-level communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building relationships with C-level stakeholders.* Scaling Expertise:
• Expertise in building *and* scaling global developer programs, ecosystems, and communities.* Strategic & Data-Driven:

A strategic mindset with a proven ability to use data to optimize developer programs and translate developer feedback into actionable product strategy

Director, Alliances - Technical Evangelist page is loaded## Director, Alliances - Technical Evangelistremote type: Office Tech-Flexiblelocations: California - San Franciscotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR317533*To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.*Job CategorySalesJob DetailsAbout SalesforceSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together You have strong software development skills and are comfortable contributing to SDKs (e.g., TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java), reviewing APIs, and writing technical documentation

The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

• Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits
• Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program

More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.### ### ### ### ### ### For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $202,700 to $293,900.### ###****Slack is a messaging app for business which lets you organize conversations into channels so everyone moves faster and stays in sync