• Application Deadline:
• Position: Partner Manager, Partnership Solutions


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer  , Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

About the Job

• In this role, you will provide dedicated support to our global Priority Partners. 


• You will incubate transformative/innovative big ideas and rally cross-functional teams towards new opportunities, accelerate agreements, and drive strategic initiatives (e.g., industry strategy alignment, cross-functional joint business plans, key industry initiatives/programs). 


• You will enable teams via cross-functional industry narratives, best practice sharing communities, and newsletters while engaging with ecosystems to bring the best of Google to solve industry challenges.


• Google’s Global Partnerships team powers extraordinary user experiences through partnerships that solve users’ needs, advance our partners’ goals, and further Google’s mission. Our team provides meaningful solutions - from helping publishers and developers grow their businesses through monetization solutions, to helping our long-term partners anticipate and navigate change in a way that delivers economic and reputational value. 


• We build and distribute products through partnerships across a multitude of product areas, including Ads, Search & Assistant, Geo, Platforms & Ecosystems, Devices & Services, Health, Retail, Payments, Next Billion Users, and more. We collaborate across Google, ensuring a coordinated approach when engaging with our most complex and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional partners engagements to create broader impact and support Google's growth in the region.


• Develop relationships with key regional telecommunications operator executives and align Google against the partners’ most pressing strategic objectives.


• Identify new strategic partnerships that present significant opportunities for Google and the telecoms industry in the region.


• Adapt and execute our telecoms partnership strategies, collaborating across different Google teams to ensure a partner-centric elevation of opportunities.


• Collaborate with senior product leaders to build products and services that accelerate Google’s and our partners objectives in the region.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience


• Experience in the telecommunications, media, and technology sector in emerging markets


• Experience in partner facing and partner management


• Ability to write and speak in English fluently

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working on or leading significant cloud strategies


• Ability to manage ambiguity, solve complex problems and scale effectively across a large and highly distributed organisation


• Strategic thinking, ability to look at the bigger picture from a partner perspective. Distinctive problem solving skills, combined with impeccable business acumen


• Solid project management skills and experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives