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Technical partnership lead - Azure

Redis

Redis

IT, Sales & Business Development
United States
Posted on Mar 11, 2026

Who we are


We're Redis. We built the product that runs the fast apps our world runs on. (If you checked the weather, used your credit card, or looked at your flight status online today, you’re welcome.) At Redis, you’ll work with the fastest, simplest technology in the business—whether you’re building it, telling its story, or selling it to our 10,000+ worldwide customers. We’re creating a faster world with simpler experiences. You in

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Why this role matte

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Redis is the world’s fastest data platform, trusted by millions of developers and enterprises to power real-time applications at global scale. Our partnership with Microsoft Azure powers Azure Managed Redis (AMR), one of the most strategically important managed Redis offerings in the cloud ecosystem. This role sits at the center of that partnership - ensuring Redis and Azure evolve together, scale together, and win togeth

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Why you’ll love this

  • jobShape the future of Redis inside one of the world’s largest cloud provid
  • ers.Influence roadmap decisions across two companies without formal author
  • ity.Work directly with senior engineering and PM leadership at both Redis and Micros
  • oft.Improve large-scale production systems through systemic thinking - not firefight
  • ing.Act as a force multiplier whose leverage comes from technical depth, credibility, and tr

ust.
What you’

ll doYou will own the end-to-end health of the Redis–Azure engineering partner

ship.
Partnership & Ali

  • gnmentAlign Azure Managed Redis (AMR) roadmap and execution with Redis’s long-term product str
  • ategy.Ensure Azure-specific changes in Redis are rare, intentional, and just
  • ified.Maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key Microsoft engineering and PM le
  • aders.Keep Azure engineering teams engaged, motivated, and al

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gned. Technical & Operational Lead

  • ershipMonitor production trends and identify systemic patterns behind inci
  • dents.Drive long-term fixes rather than reactive resp
  • onses.Track critical Azure-facing bugs and features to ensure momentum and cl
  • arity.Oversee CVE communication and vulnerability coordin
  • ation.Inject Azure perspective into major Redis feature develo

pment.
Strategic

  • GrowthExpand Redis’s strategic footprint within Mic
  • rosoft.Ensure AMR growth is not constrained by Redis-side fr
  • iction.Leverage Microsoft’s operational rigor to improve Redis Cloud and on-prem off
  • erings.Surface risks early (release timelines, performance concerns, incident pat

terns).
What you’ll need

  • to have10+ years of experience in distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale infrast
  • ructure.Deep technical credibility with engineerin
  • g teams.Experience in influencing without formal au
  • thority.Strong product intuition and roadmap alignment exp
  • erience.Experience working with hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP) or large enterprise p
  • artners.Ability to identify systemic patterns in production envir
  • onments.Executive-level communication
  • skills.High emotional intelligence and relationship-building
  • ability.Be located close to or in Redmond, WA, to be able to visit Microsoft HQ on a weekly or bi-week

ly basis
Extra great if

  • you haveDirect experience with Redis or similar data p
  • latforms.Background in SRE, large-scale operations, or incident ma
  • nagement.Experience working inside Microsoft or with Azure engineeri
  • ng teams.Experience managing strategic technology part
  • nerships.Exposure to vulnerability management and coordinated CVE p
  • rocesses.A track record of scaling cloud services to large fle

et sizes.
The estimated gross base annual salary range for this role is $300 000 – $335 000 per year in New York, California, Washington, Colorado, and Rhode Island. Actual compensation may vary and is dependent on various factors, including a candidate’s work location, qualifications, experience, and competencies. Base annual salary is one component of Redis’ total compensation and competitive benefits package, which may include 401(k), unlimited time off, learning and development opportunities, and comprehensive health and wellness benefits. This role may include discretionary bonuses, stock options, commuter benefits based on location, or a commission plan. Salary history is not used in compensation package decisions. Redis utilizes market pay data to determine compensation, so posted compensation ranges are subject to change as new market data becomes

available.