Head of Carrier Strategic Partnerships, Devices and Services

Google; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Carrier Strategic Partnerships to lead their hardware initiatives. This role involves managing key partnerships, driving business profitability, and collaborating across various teams to execute strategic plans. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in sales and partner management, along with a strong understanding of the telecommunications industry. If you're passionate about shaping the future of technology and have the skills to influence executive audiences, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in sales and partner management in hardware.
• Experience in team management and developing commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead introduction and management of Google hardware products.
• Manage a team of Carrier Strategic Partner Managers.
• Build C-Level business relationships within partner organizations.

Skills

Sales Management

Partner Management

Team Leadership

Strategic Partnerships

Negotiation

Executive Communication

Business Strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Head of Carrier Strategic Partnerships, Devices and Services

corporate_fare Google place London, UK

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in sales and partner management within the hardware industry.
• Experience in team management, including leading and developing teams.
• Experience in developing and implementing commercial agreements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience establishing and managing strategic partnerships.
• Experience in agreement structuring and agreement management, including negotiation and execution.
• Understanding of the telecommunications and smartphone industries.
• Understanding of business strategy and the ability to translate it into actionable plans to achieve business goals.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present to and influence executive audiences.

About the Job

The Carrier team focuses on Google-branded hardware across product categories. Our team is responsible for managing partnerships with our top carriers, including developing channel strategy, negotiating commercial terms, marketing and merchandising, and overall market share goals. We partner cross-functionally with marketing, product & engineering, finance and retail marketing teams internally, and with our carrier counterparts across these disciplines.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing partnerships with carrier partners in the UK and Ireland, including developing channel strategy, negotiating commercial terms, marketing and merchandising, and overall market share goals. We partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Retail, Product and Engineering, Operations, Finance and Legal internally, and with our carrier counterparts across these disciplines.

You will be responsible for driving business and profitability, resulting in market-share results across carrier channels, and serve as a Senior Manager interface for Partners within the Google organization. You will also be involved in product planning and own the Go-to-Market strategy for Devices and Services.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead the introduction, sales and partner management of Google hardware products and associated services.
• Manage a team of Carrier Strategic Partner Managers and Associate Carrier Partner Managers.
• Build and maintain effective C-Level business relationships within partner organizations.
• Lead the design and implementation of strategic commercial agreements with carrier partners, setting and managing plans.
• Serve as the primary business interface, internally and externally, advocating partner requirements and collaborating cross-functionally to execute initiatives and influence decision-making for long-term growth.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.