Partner Development Manager, Developer Platforms, Google Cloud

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 224,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Partner Development Manager to drive Google Cloud partnerships with ISVs, including AI tool ecosystems. You will recruit, integrate, launch, and co-sell with partners, coordinating with product, engineering, and sales leadership to accelerate joint success.

The role emphasizes executive stakeholder management, strategic planning, and a fast-paced, collaborative environment within Google Cloud's growing ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in partner management or business development.
• 5 years of experience working with public cloud solutions across SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.
• 5 years of experience within developer tools technologies.

Responsibilities

• Help partners grow their business on Google Cloud leveraging GenAI capabilities.
• Develop and manage new line-of-business partnerships; be the single point-of-contact for partners at Google Cloud.
• Identify opportunities for IP creation and differentiation around Google Cloud GenAI.
• Build the ISV co-sell plan aligned with the partner and GCP field sales.
• Serve as the primary contact for partners on Operations, Financial, Sales and Product needs.

Skills

Partnership management

Business development

Public cloud experience

Developer tools

Executive stakeholder management

Product management

Go-to-market planning

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

GCP

AI tools

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

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.

The application window will be open until at least August 26, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

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; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in partner management or business development.
• 5 years of experience working with public cloud solutions across Software-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) markets.
• 5 years of experience within developer tools technologies.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with executive stakeholder management through strategy consulting engagements.
• Experience with technical product management and the ability to grasp complex technical and product concepts.
• Track record of driving the creation of demand generation and go-to-market (GTM) plans.
• Ability to grow in fast-paced, collaborative, and ambiguous start-up like environments where thoughtfulness, an entrepreneurial mindset, persistent execution, and relationships drive success.
• Ability to facilitate discussions, structure agreements, interpret legal documents, and work with legal teams to sign and manage agreements.
• Ability to plan and manage at strategic and operational levels, and to launch new products in the marketplace.

About The Job

Google's line of products and services to our clients never stops growing. The Partnerships Development team is responsible for seeking and exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Equipped with your business acumen and extensive product knowledge, you are right on the front line of interacting with our partners, and helping them find ways to grow using Google's newest product offerings. Your knowledge of relevant verticals and relationships with key industry players will help shape our great applications and content for products such as YouTube, Google TV and Commerce.

As a Partner Development Manager, you will develop and drive the Google Cloud business relationship with key independent software vendors (ISV) across various AI tools (AIOps, MLOps, etc.) and AI developer tools (IDEs, Agentic) partner ecosystem built on Google Cloud AI capabilities. You will be responsible for driving the entire partner lifecycle from strategy, to recruiting, integrations, launches and go-to-market (GTM) motions. You will manage a different set of stakeholders ranging from product and engineering leadership to sales, and your depth of experience in the Cloud ISV ecosystem gives you first‑hand insights into the vendors and industry trends that will enable your success in driving partnerships.

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: $224000 - $311000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Help partners grow their business on Google Cloud leveraging Google GenAI capabilities with the aim of serving as their trusted technical advisor.
• Develop and manage new line‑of‑business partnerships and be the single point‑of‑contact for these partners at Google Cloud. Structure new commercial terms, with the aim of bringing the partners’ SaaS solutions to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Access opportunities for new IP creation and differentiation across these ISV partnerships and build an innovation outlook for new partner solutions around Google Cloud GenAI.
• Build the ISV co‑sell plan, in alignment with the partner and with the GCP global field sales organization.
• Be the single point‑of‑contact for the partners in your portfolio around key areas (Operations, Financial, Sales, Product Enhancement, etc.). Ensure prompt and proper resolution of key business challenges.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .