Principal Account Executive, Retail, 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 Share Principal Account Executive for Retail and Large Customer Sales to drive high-impact partnerships with major advertisers. You will lead executive engagements, craft joint plans, and tailor Google’s advertising solutions to achieve aggressive growth and measurable outcomes.

Demonstrated success in selling to executives, building trusted advisory relationships, and navigating complex, changing environments is essential.

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.

Responsibilities

• Engage key decision-makers, including C-suite executives, to understand priorities.
• Develop Joint Business Plans and align with customers on ambitious goals.
• Design and pitch data-driven Google solutions tailored to needs and outcomes.
• Demonstrate value by measuring campaigns against objectives and insights.

Skills

Executive engagement

Strategic selling

Client relationship mgmt

Data-driven storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Google Ads portfolio

AI-powered Search portfolio

Job description

Share Principal Account Executive, Retail, Large Customer Sales

corporate_fare Google place Chicago, IL, USA

• 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 leading and mobilizing internal, matrixed teams to deliver unified client solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to drive incremental business pitches using business cases, incrementality data, and margin-based measurement frameworks.
• Strong technical and commercial mastery of Google’s AI-powered portfolio of Search products.
• Proven track record of building trusted advisory relationships and pitching directly to executive/C-level marketing and merchandising executives.
• High comfort with navigating ambiguous, changing environments and proactively testing client legacy thinking with fresh, data-driven ideas.

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

• Engage and influence key decision-makers, including C-suite executives, building trusted relationships to understand their core business issues and 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 business goals.
• Demonstrate Google's value by measuring campaign results against customer objectives and engaged offerings, and sharing data-driven insights that shape customer strategies and reinforce the partnership.
• Own the customer's growth trajectory by proactively identifying and cultivating a pipeline of new opportunities, leveraging insights and proven success to expand the partnership.

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 .

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.

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