Head of Creative Works DACH, Germany

Note: By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Hamburg, Germany; Berlin, Germany; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Munich, Germany.

Minimum qualifications:

1. 13 years of experience working in the advertising industry.
2. 7 years of people management experience leading customer-focused teams.
3. Experience in developing, implementing, and executing business strategies.
4. Experience working with customers and agency organizations.
5. Fluent in English and German, as this is a customer-facing role.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Experience leading teams with a proven track record in development and coaching of experienced teams/individuals.
2. Knowledge of the creative and media industry, with a record of strategic and creative output that generates business, builds brands, and engages users.
3. Ability to work in fast-paced environments with high autonomy, comfort with ambiguity, and operating in complex settings with multiple stakeholders.
4. Excellent communication skills at C-level, including probing, listening, and synthesizing across all organizational levels.
5. Strong connections within the marketing, creative, and media landscape in DACH.

About The Job

Businesses of all sizes rely on Google’s advertising solutions to grow in today’s dynamic marketing environment. You will bring a passion for sales, knowledge of online media, and a commitment to customer success. You will act as an owner, move swiftly through change, and find innovative ways to deliver extraordinary results for Google and your customers. Building trusted relationships, uncovering business needs, and translating them into powerful solutions will be key to achieving your goals. You will work as part of a team, shape the future of advertising in the AI era, and make a significant impact on millions of companies and billions of users trusting Google.

Creative Works DACH is a team within Google providing strategic creative value to our largest customers in the region. We help companies elevate their brand and campaigns in an AI-powered world by collaborating on digital creative and marketing strategies, leveraging Google's diverse product range, especially YouTube and AI solutions.

Google's Large Customer Sales (LCS) teams are strategic partners to leading brands and agencies, helping them navigate industry shifts and drive business performance by selling Google's full suite of advertising solutions across platforms like Search, YouTube, and Measurement. As part of LCS, you'll sell at the forefront of technology, work with executives, influence market strategies, and deliver results that impact global businesses and Google’s growth.

Responsibilities

1. Manage the Creative Works team in DACH to meet targets, coach, and develop team members.
2. Collaborate with LCS management teams to identify and prioritize growth opportunities through creative consulting and solutions.
3. Coordinate with other branding solutions teams to align creative solutions and offerings.
4. Build relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g., gTech, Cloud) to ensure technical infrastructure supports scaled creative solutions.
5. Develop a strategic plan for Creative Works in DACH to foster growth and market leadership, including driving AI-based creative solutions and tools.

Google is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities or special needs. For more information, see Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. Please inform us of any accommodation needs by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.