Google Looking For Head of Industry, Big Box Retail at Chicago, IL Full Time

Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

11 years of experience in technology sales, digital marketing, consulting, or media.

Experience in people management.

Preferred qualifications:
Experience with multi-stakeholder engagement, including executive or C-level customers.

Experience in program management, partnering, and influencing internal and external cross-functional teams.

Experience leading, developing, and mentoring teams to deliver results.

Knowledge of and experience in retail including marketing and advertising, business strategy, operations, and tactics.

Understanding of digital marketing channels, metrics, and best practice.

About the job

Businesses that partner with Google come in all shapes, sizes and market caps, and no one Google advertising solution works for all. Your knowledge of online media combined with your communication skills and analytical abilities shapes how new and existing businesses grow. Using your relationship-building skills, you provide Google-caliber client service, research and market analysis. You anticipate how decisions are made, persistently explore and uncover the business needs of Google’s key clients and understand how our range of product offerings can grow their business. Working with them, you set the vision and the strategy for how their advertising can reach thousands of users.

As Head of Industry, you will work collaboratively to solve challenges in retail and grow the business. The Big Box team manages partnerships with retailers, plays a key role in leading our customers to navigate the changing retail ecosystem, and evolving omnichannel customer. In this role, you will lead relationships, manage investments in ads, and work closely with cross-functional teams like Platforms, Google Cloud, Hardware, and Google Health.

Our Large Customer Sales teams partner closely with many of the world’s biggest advertisers and agencies to develop digital solutions that build businesses and brands. We enjoy a bird’s eye view on the massive transformation occurring as advertising shifts to mobile and online platforms. We’re uniquely situated to help shape how companies grow their businesses in the digital age. We advise clients on Google’s broad range of products across search, video and mobile to help them connect instantly and seamlessly with their audiences.

Responsibilities

Manage the core business team and engage with cross-functional talent to deliver insights, ideas, and customer service that drive growth for our customers and Google.

Develop and foster executive relationships. Take ownership for growing, accelerating, and expanding these critical businesses.

Analyze data trends and performance, develop strategic business plans, and lead preparation and delivery of strategic business presentations and narratives.

Partner with leaders of other teams to develop thought leadership that equips teams across Large Customer Sales (LCS) to deliver growth.

Develop and retain talent in all roles across the team.

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