• 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.


• The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google's partners.


• Google’s Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business.


• The Global Partnerships team supports Google’s own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google’s user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more.


• Teams create product-enabling partnerships, go-to-market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products.

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

Requirements

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


• Experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives


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


• Strategic thinking, with the ability to look at the bigger picture from a partner perspective


• Solid project management skills


• Excellent problem-solving skills, combined with impeccable business acumen.