Principal Account Executive, Financial Services, Large Customer Sales

Google LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 161,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Chicago is seeking a Principal Account Executive for Financial Services in Large Customer Sales to drive high-impact digital advertising initiatives with major enterprise clients.

You will engage senior executives, design joint business plans, and craft data-driven Google solutions that align with client objectives, while expanding the partnership and pipeline across Search, YouTube, and broader ad solutions.

Qualifications

• 11 years of industry experience in digital advertising, consultative sales, business development, or digital marketing, or 8 years with an advanced degree.
• Experience working with advertisers, agencies, or clients.
• Experience building trusted-advisor relationships with C-level executives, and managing multiple projects, business leads, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage and influence key decision-makers, including C-suite executives, building trusted relationships to understand their core business challenges and strategic priorities.
• Lead the development of Joint Business Plans, aligning with customers on ambitious goals and establishing shared accountability to unlock transformative growth opportunities.
• Design and pitch powerful, data-driven Google solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Google’s advertising offerings and compelling storytelling, while effectively navigating objections to secure investment and exceed revenue sales targets.
• Demonstrate Google's value by measuring campaign results against customer objectives and competitor’s offerings, and sharing data-driven insights that shape customer strategies and reinforce the partnership.
• Drive the customer's growth trajectory by proactively identifying and cultivating a robust pipeline of new opportunities, leveraging insights and proven success to expand the partnership.

Skills

11 years of experience

C-level relationships

Advertisers/ Agencies/ Clients

AI productivity tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Ad Solutions

Video advertising (AI-powered/CTV)

Job description

Principal Account Executive, Financial Services, Large Customer Sales

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Google

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Chicago, IL, USA

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 11 years of industry experience in digital advertising, consultative sales, business development, or digital marketing, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience working with advertisers, agencies, or clients.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience building trusted-advisor relationships with C-level executives, and managing multiple projects, business leads, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience with Google Ad Solutions, expertise in video advertising (AI-powered Performance and Video, CTV) and understanding of competitor landscape across traditional and digital media advertising.
• Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to solve complex, multi-layered problems and streamline business or development workflows.
• Ability to sell/propose creative technologies across a landscape of various decision makers.
• Proven ability to develop joint business plans in complex, ambiguous environments, influence/ collaborate across organizations, and drive business success for the customer and Google.
• Strong strategic and tactical thinking skills, systems thinking, and the ability to align strategies to deliver customer business outcomes.

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 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: $161000 - $234000 (USD) + 75% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Engage and influence key decision-makers, including C-suite executives, building trusted relationships to understand their core business challenges and strategic priorities.
• Lead the development of Joint Business Plans, aligning with customers on ambitious goals and establishing shared accountability to unlock transformative growth opportunities.
• Design and pitch powerful, data-driven Google solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Google’s advertising offerings and compelling storytelling, while effectively navigating objections to secure investment and exceed revenue sales targets.
• Demonstrate Google's value by measuring campaign results against customer objectives and competitor’s offerings, and sharing data-driven insights that shape customer strategies and reinforce the partnership.
• Drive the customer's growth trajectory by proactively identifying and cultivating a robust pipeline of new opportunities, leveraging insights and proven success to expand the partnership.