Director, Global Strategic Initiatives

Google LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 227,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Global Strategic Initiatives Regional Lead in the San Francisco Bay Area to win large, complex Google Cloud customers and establish multi-year partnership visions (5–10 years) with strategic clients.

You will influence boards and executives and coordinate with regional accounts, Google Cloud leadership, and Alphabet units to align on win strategies and deliver industry disruption through digital transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an analytical field (Engineering, Finance, Business) or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in $XXXM sales cycles, navigating organizations, and building C-level relationships with enterprise clients, within the technology sector.
• 15 years of experience leading high performing teams focused on sales.
• Experience leading large-scale programs.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, understand and work with complex customer environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated influence with C-level executives (Board, CEO, CFO).

Responsibilities

• Learn more about benefits at Google.
• Serve as the senior, stateful business executive responsible for leading and winning large, complex Google Cloud-led account and establish a multi-year partnership vision (5-10 years) with the customer for industry disruption through digital transformation.
• Establish trusted relationships with and influence external senior leadership (Board, CEO, and executive teams) as well as internal Google executives (SVPs and VPs across business units like Health, Android, Search, Maps, and Ads).
• Drive strategic alignment between Google leadership (CEO, SVPs/VPs) and customer boards/executives by developing and securing buy-in for high-level win strategies and Google differentiators, and leading executive briefings and verbal presentations.
• Partner with regional account teams to execute win strategies, pricing models, and risk mitigation plans while aligning cross-functional Google and Alphabet business units around unified deal structures.

Skills

Enterprise sales experience

C-level relationships

Sales leadership

Program leadership

Rapid learning

Communication skills

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytical field

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an analytical field (Engineering, Finance, Business) or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in $XXXM sales cycles, navigating organizations, and building C-level relationships with enterprise clients, within the technology sector.
• 15 years of experience leading high performing teams focused on sales.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale programs.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, understand and work with complex customer environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated influence with C-level executives (Board, CEO, CFO).

About The Job

As the Global Strategic Initiatives (GSI) Regional Lead you will carry overall responsibility for winning large and complex Google Cloud customers. You are responsible for establishing a multi-year partnership and industry transformation vision (5-10 years) with strategic customers - and further owns the execution of the "One Google" win with these customers. Externally, you are the senior, stateful business executive in the engagement and is expected to influence the customer Board, CEO and across the customer executive management team. Internally, you will lead coordination and execution with regional account teams, other Google organizations and Google Cloud Leadership including the CEO, global, and regional presidents. Finally, it is expected that you will establish, institutionalize, and scale processes and templates for winning large, complex customers.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $227000 - $315000 (USD) + 66.67% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Serve as the senior, stateful business executive responsible for leading and winning large, complex Google Cloud-led account and establish a multi-year partnership vision (5-10 years) with the customer for industry disruption through digital transformation.
• Establish trusted relationships with and influence external senior leadership (Board, CEO, and executive teams) as well as internal Google executives (SVPs and VPs across business units like Health, Android, Search, Maps, and Ads).
• Drive strategic alignment between Google leadership (CEO, SVPs/VPs) and customer boards/executives by developing and securing buy-in for high-level win strategies and Google differentiators, and leading executive briefings and verbal presentations.
• Partner with regional account teams to execute win strategies, pricing models, and risk mitigation plans while aligning cross-functional Google and Alphabet business units around unified deal structures.

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