Pursuit Lead Manager II, Google Cloud Consulting

Google Inc.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Pursuit Lead Manager to bolster customer adoption of cloud products. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical project management, strong interpersonal skills, and a background in Cloud Professional Services. This role involves building relationships with sales and engineering teams to drive operational success and meet customer goals. Competitive salary range from $168,000 to $249,000, plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in a technical project management or customer-facing role.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers in IT consulting or program management.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Activate GCC services strategy to help customers achieve business goals.
• Partner with sales leaders to ensure effective engagement.
• Drive operational excellence and monitor pipeline dynamics.

Skills

Technical project management

Customer-facing skills

People management

Cloud Professional Services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in management or technical field

Job description

About the job

As a Pursuit Lead Manager, you will help customers successfully adopt Google Cloud products. You will lead the development of professional services, learning, and technical account manager pitches, strategies, and engagements with our customers to help drive the successful adoption of Google Cloud working alongside our Go-to-Market teams.

In this role, you will build and maintain effective relationships with the Field Sales, Customer Engineering, and Consulting Services teams to assign, allocate, and prioritize pursuit lead activities for their customers. You will work with your peer pursuit lead managers to share best practices and will place an emphasis on shared success across your team.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000-$249,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Activate the GCC services strategy in the region, overseeing engagement during the early business lifecycle to ensure customers have service plans that will enable them to achieve business goals with Google Cloud.
• Partner with sales and partner leaders in the region to ensure the regional Pursuit Lead team engages effectively and seamlessly during the early business lifecycle.
• Drive operational excellence in the region, understanding the pipeline dynamics and analytics to drive action plans to ensure plans are achieved.
• Oversee the effective completion of agreement qualification, service package, delivery strategy and approach, agreement sign-off, and contract completion.
• Drive team performance, build analytics strategies and capabilities to monitor pipeline health, and identify indicators of action and changes needed to achieve a healthy pipeline, attach, value, and productivity measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role, including interfacing with executive stakeholders and driving IT technical implementations, transformation programs, or other initiatives.
• People management experience, including developing and leading teams.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers in Cloud Professional Services, IT consulting, or program management.

Preferred qualifications

• Master\'s degree in a management, technical, or engineering field.
• Experience in value consulting, proposal development, and execution with public cloud providers like Google Cloud.
• Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators, and third-parties to deliver and manage implementation of solutions.

Location and eligibility

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Note: Applicants in the County of Los Angeles are considered under the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada.

EEO and compliance

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.

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