Strategic Agency Manager

Google's line of products and services to our clients never stops growing. The Partnerships Development team is responsible for seeking and exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Equipped with your business acumen and extensive product knowledge, you are right on the front line of interacting with our partners, and helping them find ways to grow using Google's newest product offerings. Your knowledge of relevant verticals and relationships with key industry players will help shape our great applications and content for products such as YouTube, Google TV and Commerce.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and consult with agencies with the goal of extending relationships, increasing our customer and agency base and optimizing their advertising investment.
• Deliver consistently against strategic goals on new and existing business, while prioritizing and delivering an excellent business experience to Google's managed agency partners.
• Build compelling, data-driven long-term agency plans leveraging market insights and research. Synchronize agency plans with our agency pod and internal cross-functional teams to further develop our agencies.
• Be an ongoing trusted thought partner for executive C/B-level down to specific account teams, including Media Planners and Buyers on strategic initiatives and agency-level planning.
• Analyze data trends and customer performance, develop solid strategic business plans, and prepare and conduct strategic pitches and business presentations.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
• Experience in the consumer electronics, auto, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), telecom, e-commerce/retail, apps, ads, gaming, or technology industries.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
  
• Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in advertising sales, digital marketing, consulting, brand marketing, or in a media agency environment.
• Experience improving business relationships and developing new business opportunities.
• Ability to think strategically about complex issues and to develop recommendations and action plans.
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects with a broad range of internal and external constituents simultaneously.
• Established relationships and presence with performance agencies or traditional media agencies.