Forest Donovan
Forest Donovan

GTM Partnerships Manager

Open to offers · Member since 18 Oct 2026
Location
San Francisco, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a GTM partnerships professional with over four years of experience building alliances, co-selling motions, and enterprise pipeline for VC-backed technology startups.

In my current role at AWS, I lead partner GTM strategy for cybersecurity companies in the Global Startup Program. I build executive relationships with founders, investors, AWS leaders, and enterprise stakeholders to create growth opportunities.

I specialize in cloud GTM, AWS Marketplace Private Offers, ecosystem partnerships, partner positioning, and sales enablement. I translate partner solutions into joint value propositions and scalable go-to-market plays.

I have driven meaningful revenue and pipeline results across cybersecurity, AI/ML, data, SaaS, MarTech, fintech, and digital transformation markets. My work includes supporting expansion from EMEA to North America and engaging Fortune 500, regulated-industry, and high-growth startup customers.

I bring a consultative, relationship-led approach to partnership development, combining revenue forecasting, stakeholder alignment, market assessment, and solution selling. I am experienced in working across sales, solutions architecture, partner development, and executive teams.

I am interested in senior GTM partnerships and ecosystem roles where I can help cybersecurity and cloud startups build strategic alliances, accelerate enterprise adoption, and grow revenue.

Skills

20 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Marketing and Sales Tools

Experience

Career history

GTM Partner Development Manager, Global Startups Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lead the partner go-to-market strategy for VC-backed cybersecurity startups in AWS' Global Startup Program, including expansion efforts from EMEA into North America. Manage a cybersecurity portfolio including Horizon3.ai, Semgrep, Straiker, Britive, Wallarm, Prowler, and Tenzai.

Drive pipeline creation and conversion through AWS Marketplace Private Offers, delivering 160% year-over-year growth against a $45M revenue target. Build joint GTM strategies for enterprise, regulated-industry, and high-growth AI customers, while developing executive relationships with founders, investors, and AWS leadership.

Account Manager, US Northeast Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Owned a $12M ARR startup portfolio and delivered 187% year-over-year growth through new customer acquisition and account expansion across AI/ML, data, and security workloads.

Managed founder and CTO relationships and partnered with Solutions Architects and Partner Development Managers. Aligned technical recommendations, funding opportunities, and AWS programs with customer growth objectives.

Senior Sales Development Representative Sendoso

Generated $24.6M in qualified pipeline through outbound sales campaigns targeting SaaS, MarTech, and startup organizations.

Trained and mentored new SDRs, helping scale outbound best practices across the global team. Named a Top 25 North American Seller by Demandbase in 2022.

Business Development Associate Mentor Global Consultants

Conducted market assessments and stakeholder mapping to identify partnership opportunities for fintech and digital transformation clients expanding across Europe and Latin America.

Led outreach to municipalities and public institutions to support adoption of a micro-bond issuance platform and advance stakeholder engagement.

Education

Learning history

University of California, Berkeley

B.S.; B.A., Environmental Science; Sustainable Environmental Design

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Environmental Design. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.

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