Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 15 years of experience in enterprise technology
• 5 years of experience with consumption-based business models
• 5 years of experience in program management, program operations, and program design
• 5 years of experience in partner management, partner development, or channel sales roles

Preferred qualifications:

• 15 years of experience in technology
• 7 years of experience in program design, product launches, documentation, or change management
• Experience managing, implementing, and successfully executing complex product or program roll-outs and cross-functional initiatives
• Experience in program, community, or product launch readiness
• Ability to phase and plan multi-quarter projects with exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements and project manage large, strategic, and operational initiatives with little to no guidance from management

About the job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business - all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers - developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies - see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

The Global Partner Program team develops ecosystem strategy, partner programs, and programmatic Go-To-Market support for Google Cloud and its partners. Through Google's Services and Technology partnerships, we seek to accelerate customer outcomes through a thriving partner ecosystem.

As the Global Partner Program Manager for Go-To-Market Programs, this individual will help evolve and redesign our core series of partner programs with a focus on designing programs that accelerate customer value. You will explore existing programs, initiatives, specializations, and look to enhance, improve and in some cases redesign those areas to build a simple, scalable, globally consistent experience for Partners within the Google Cloud Partner Ecosystem.

You'll require working with Partner Operations and Product Engineering functions to automate and simplify the processes underlying these programs to ensure they scale with Google Cloud's rocketship growth.

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 $202,000-$287,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

• Drive the launch of new Partner Programs to the partner ecosystem by liaising with cross-functional leads from Sales, Product, Pricing, Legal, Finance, Product Engineering, Operations, Global Business Practices, Order Management, Marketing, PR, and Professional Services teams.
• Create, launch, and execute on an ongoing global partner community strategy.
• Ensure new Initiative and Community launch readiness for partners. Coordinate planning and post-launch monitoring, oversee dependencies, manage project issues/risks, and facilitate escalations when needed.
• Execute a comprehensive partner activation plan to support ongoing program Initiative and Community execution, and track key milestones.
• Leverage data from partners and sales feedback to continuously improve and maintain the Initiative and Community resources shared in the Partner Advantage portal.