Vice President, Strategic Alliances

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 495,000 - 605,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a visionary leader to serve as Vice President of Strategic Alliances. You will establish and lead deep, multi-dimensional partnerships with global hardware, silicon, and system suppliers to advance Google Cloud's AI and infrastructure strategy.

You will manage executive relationships, negotiate complex agreements, and align internal teams to secure supply, drive co-innovation, and sustain Google's competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 20 years of professional experience in business development, partnerships, supply chain management, or technical ecosystem leadership.
• Experience managing executive-level relationships and negotiating technical or hardware agreements with global technology suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategy, development, and execution of multi-dimensional alliances with key global hardware, silicon, and system partners to support Google Cloud's AI and technical infrastructure.
• Cultivate and maintain trusted executive-level relationships with CXOs and senior leaders at partner companies to secure critical supply, gain industry insights, and drive mutual strategic value.
• Negotiate and structure complex, first-of-their-kind commercial and technical partnership agreements, ensuring Google's interests and brands are represented.
• Collaborate across a highly complex Google matrix, aligning technical, financial, and operational strategies with internal engineering, product areas, and business units to ensure smooth launches.
• Build, inspire, and manage a high-performing global team of partnership professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and strategic talent development.

Skills

Executive relationships

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic partnerships

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field

Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field

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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 20 years of professional experience in business development, partnerships, supply chain management, or technical ecosystem leadership.
• Experience managing executive-level relationships and negotiating technical or hardware agreements with global technology suppliers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related technical field.
• 20 years of professional experience in technology, including leading large-scale global partnerships or supplier alliances.
• Experience in the silicon, hardware infrastructure, cloud computing, or semiconductor industry.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and work effectively in highly complex, matrixed, and ambiguous environments.
• Superb communication and cross-functional influencing skills, with a track record of driving cross-product area initiatives.

About the job

As the VP of Strategic Alliances for Google Cloud, you will establish and lead deep, multi-dimensional partnerships and alliances with our most critical global hardware, system, and silicon suppliers. In an industry built on long-lasting, meaningful relationships, you will be the key executive representing Google Cloud to drive strategic alignment, secure vital supply chains, and unlock co-innovation opportunities.

In this role, you will navigate a matrixed global ecosystem, aligning our strategic technical needs with industry leaders across silicon, system square sets, and advanced manufacturing. You will translate executive-level relationship building into actionable industry insights, additional supply, and first-of-their-kind strategic partnerships. Working closely with engineering, product, and business leaders, you will drive cross-functional alignment and ensure Google Cloud’s long-term competitive advantage in the AI-native future.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

US: $550,000 (USD) + 80% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Lead the overall strategy, development, and execution of multi-dimensional alliances with key global hardware, silicon, and system partners to support Google Cloud's AI and technical infrastructure.
• Cultivate and maintain trusted, executive-level relationships with CXOs and senior leaders at partner companies to secure critical supply, gain industry insights, and drive mutual strategic value.
• Negotiate and structure complex, first-of-their-kind commercial and technical partnership agreements, ensuring Google's interests and brands are represented.
• Collaborate across a highly complex Google matrix, aligning technical, financial, and operational strategies with internal engineering, product areas, and business units to ensure smooth launches.
• Build, inspire, and manage a high-performing global team of partnership professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and strategic talent development.

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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