Director of Strategic Partnerships - North America
Company websitetencent.com (Tencent, opens in new tab)
Base salary $147,400 to $303,600
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Palo Alto, CA +3 more
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- LocationPalo Alto, CA +3 more
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
All 4 locations
- US-California-Palo Alto
- US-California-Los Angeles
- US-New York State-New York
- US-Washington-Bellevue
About this job
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About the Hiring Team
What the Role Entails
Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China. Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world. Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.
Director of Strategic Partnerships - North America
About the Role
Tencent Games is looking for a senior partnerships leader to own and deepen our relationships with the most important companies in Western gaming — first-party platforms, major publishers, and leading developers. This is a relationship-first role for someone who can open doors at the executive level, turn conversations into long-term strategic partnerships, and represent Tencent credibly with the industry's most senior decision-makers.
What You'll Do
- Own senior-level relationships with key platform and publisher partners, serving as a trusted point of contact from working teams up to the C-suite
- Identify, shape, and drive strategic partnership opportunities end-to-end — from first conversation through structuring, alignment, and execution
- Partner closely with business unit leadership and cross-functional teams (studios, publishing, investment, legal) to land and deliver on partnership commitments
- Bring sharp, timely market and competitive intelligence back into the organization to inform strategy and deal priorities
- Represent Tencent Games at major industry events, conferences, and executive forums
Who We Look For
- Based in North America with 10+ years in gaming, or in consulting/banking with deep gaming sector exposure
- An existing network across platforms and publishers — established C-suite and senior executive relationships are a strong plus
- A natural relationship builder who thrives on opening new doors: comfortable cold-calling a studio founder on Monday and presenting to a platform executive on Friday
- Equally strong as a team player and an independent operator — you don't wait to be handed opportunities
- Outstanding communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills; comfortable with ambiguity and matrixed organizations
- Genuine passion for games and the business behind them
Location State(s)
US-California-Los Angeles, US-California-Palo Alto, US-New York State-New York, US-Washington-BellevueThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $147,400.00 to $303,600.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee’s tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year.
Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent
As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
Source: Tencent on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($147,400) is above 55% of the 4,291 Sales roles nationwide listed on this site. Their median floor is $141,500; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $170,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingDirector of Strategic Partnerships - North America$147,400 to $303,600
Senior Solution Architect - EdgeOne$141,200 to $265,300
Hunyuan Multimodal Algorithm Researcher (Omni-Modal)$140,400 to $264,000
Senior Network Architect - Tencent Global Edge Network$128,700 to $241,600
Senior Games User Researcher$127,100 to $297,000
Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer$124,800 to $283,800
Business Development Manager (AI & Game Tech)$124,000 to $233,600
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Director of Strategic Partnerships - North America (this listing) | $147,400 - $303,600 |
| Senior Solution Architect - EdgeOne | $141,200 - $265,300 |
| Hunyuan Multimodal Algorithm Researcher (Omni-Modal) | $140,400 - $264,000 |
| Senior Network Architect - Tencent Global Edge Network | $128,700 - $241,600 |
| Senior Games User Researcher | $127,100 - $297,000 |
| Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer | $124,800 - $283,800 |
| Business Development Manager (AI & Game Tech) | $124,000 - $233,600 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-18
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The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $147,400.00 to $303,600.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related know
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