gTech Ads Engagement Manager

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

15% bonus target

Job summary

Google is looking for an experienced professional to join gTech Ads as a Project Manager. This role involves strategic consultation to ensure clients maximize their return on investment through innovative media and technical solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent communication skills, and technical acumen to support diverse clients.

Based in Chicago, the position offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $205,000 annually, along with bonuses and benefits. The successful candidate will work closely with various teams at Google to drive growth and enhance customer relationships.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in project management or a customer-facing role.
• Ability to develop stakeholder networks and navigate relationships.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Ads clients' leadership to understand business challenges.
• Develop product-anchored growth plans within an AI-led ecosystem.
• Drive accountability for go-to-market execution and collaboration on solutions.

Skills

Customer-facing experience translating technical concepts

Knowledge of media and customer negotiations

Understanding of web/cloud technologies

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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

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: New York, NY, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a project management or a customer-facing role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer-facing experience translating technical concepts and solutions to non-technical and executive audiences.
• Knowledge of media and customer negotiations bridging from Customer Business Objectives (CBOs) to product deliverables.
• Knowledge and understanding of web/cloud technologies as well as data infrastructure.
• Ability to develop internal and external stakeholder networks, and navigating Google and the client side to build relationships necessary to deliver against strategic plans and projects.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt a narrative to both technical and business audiences, including C-levels audiences.

About The Job

gTech Ads is responsible for all support and media and technical services for customers big and small across our entire Ad products stack. We help our customers get the most out of our Ad and Publisher products and guide them when they need help. We provide a range of services from enabling better self help and in-product support, to providing better support through interactions, setting up accounts and implementing ad campaigns, and providing media solutions for customers business and marketing needs and providing complex technical and measurement solutions along with consultative support for our large customers. These solutions range from bespoke and customized ones for our customers to scalable support for millions of customers worldwide. Based on the evolving needs of our ads customers, we partner with Sales, Product and Engineering teams within Google to develop better solutions, tools, and services to improve our products and enhance our client experience. As a cross-functional and global team, we ensure our customers get the best return on investment with Google and we remain a trusted partner.

Google creates products and services that make the world a better place, and gTech’s role is to help bring them to life. Our teams of trusted advisors support customers globally. Our solutions are rooted in our technical skill, product expertise, and a thorough understanding of our customers’ complex needs. Whether the answer is a bespoke solution to solve a unique problem, or a new tool that can scale across Google, everything we do aims to ensure our customers benefit from the full potential of Google products.

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

US: $140000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Partner with Ads clients' leadership to understand business challenges, secure senior buy-in, and deliver maximum Return on Investment (ROI) through technical consultation and media discovery.
• Develop and align product-anchored growth plans within an AI-led ecosystem, balancing technical acumen with media commerciality to navigate complexity.
• Design and finalize curated Platinum Services Plans (PSP), unlocking growth by scoping across technical, integration, support, and media services.
• Own planning and critical decision-making, co‑building plans to prioritize high‑value growth opportunities and deploy gTech resources effectively.
• Drive accountability for go‑to‑market execution, collaborating with Customer Experience on proactive solutions to reduce escalations and conducting regular progress debriefs.

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