Head of Industry, Programmatic, US Retail

Google LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 201,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a strategic leader to head Industry, Programmatic for US Retail in Chicago. You will own client relationships, drive programmatic advertising initiatives, and lead a high-impact team across the Midwest and retail verticals.

You will partner with executives to shape video product strategies, DV360 planning, and performance solutions, delivering measurable outcomes for major brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in advertising sales, digital marketing, consulting, or media.
• Experience in people management.
• Experience with programmatic sales or programmatic advertising.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, develop, and mentor an industry-leading programmatic specialist team. Set and communicate team priorities and make decisions and support activities that align with Google’s values.
• Build and manage relationships with C-level clients and executive partner stakeholders. Develop a comprehensive understanding of their business challenges, marketing objectives, and success metrics.
• Establish operating excellence and strong collaboration across the Midwest and B2B Retail verticals, forging deep relationships with key internal stakeholders and external partners by advising on video product strategies.
• Align quarterly and annual sector and vertical business planning processes for DV360 to solve for clients’ key objectives.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to provide clients with solutions that best meet their objectives across our performance products. Incubate new strategic initiatives/businesses impacting the sector.

Skills

advertising sales experience

digital marketing

people management

programmatic sales experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Head of Industry, Programmatic, US Retail

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in advertising sales, digital marketing, consulting, or media.
• Experience in people management.
• Experience with programmatic sales or programmatic advertising.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in managing and developing sales teams to deliver results with a shared insight and purpose.
• Experience with selling Google video products, or similar video advertising solutions, with a record of consistent success.
• Knowledge of the linear, connected TV (CTV), social, and digital video marketplace.
• Knowledge for Google's ad products, especially YouTube, Display and Video 360.
• Understanding of customer business objectives and ability to develop joint business plans in complex, ambiguous environments.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with a proven track record of building trusted relationships with executives, influencing stakeholders, and driving results in complex, agile environments.

About the job

Businesses of all shapes and sizes rely on Google’s unparalleled advertising solutions to help them grow in today's dynamic marketing environment. You bring a passion for sales, knowledge of online media, and commitment to maximize customer success. You act like an owner, move with velocity through change, finding innovative and strategic ways to consistently deliver extraordinary and incremental outcomes for both Google and your customers. You build trusted relationships with customers, uncovering their business needs and translating them into powerful solutions to achieve their most ambitious goals. You achieve as a team with sellers, shape the future of advertising in the AI-era, and make a real impact on the millions of companies and billions of users that trust Google with their most important goals.

Google's Large Customer Sales (LCS) teams are strategic partners and industry thought leaders to the world's leading brands and agencies. We continuously challenge how customers think about their business and how Google can support growth. We focus on helping these players navigate profound industry shifts and drive outsized business performance by competitively selling Google's full suite of advertising solutions across Search, YouTube, Measurement, and more. As a member of our LCS team, you'll have the unique opportunity to sell at the forefront of technology, collaborating with executives, influencing market‑shaping strategies, and delivering tangible results that significantly impact major global businesses and drive the growth of Google.

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

US: $201000 - $280000 (USD) + 75% bonus target + equity + benefits

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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

• Hire, train, develop, and mentor an industry-leading programmatic specialist team. Set and communicate team priorities and make decisions and support activities that align with Google’s values.
• Build and manage relationships with C-level clients and executive partner stakeholders. Develop a comprehensive understanding of their business challenges, marketing objectives, and success metrics.
• Establish operating excellence and strong collaboration across the Midwest and B2B Retail verticals, forging deep relationships with key internal stakeholders and external partners by advising on video product strategies.
• Align quarterly and annual sector and vertical business planning processes for DV360 to solve for clients’ key objectives.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to provide clients with solutions that best meet their objectives across our performance products. Incubate new strategic initiatives/businesses impacting the sector.