Cloud Manager, Platforms and Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Overview The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google's global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure. As part of an innovative team in this rapidly growing business, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes and use technology to connect with customers, employees, and partners. As a Professional Services Manager, you will lead a technical team that is an integral part of the broader Professional Services organization. You will bring the leadership acumen to a team responsible for working directly with Google's customers to help them transform their business. You will help set and execute strategy and work with customer executives and key technical leaders to deploy solutions via Google Cloud. You will oversee relationships with key Google partners currently servicing accounts in order to manage programs, deliver consulting services, and provide technical guidance and best practices. 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. Responsibilities Foster a positive team culture, through hiring and developing a team of Cloud Technical Specialists with objectives, performance management, and career coaching. Provide domain expertise in cloud infrastructure and platforms, serving as a trusted technical advisor to customers and solving cloud migration and transformation challenges. Work with customer technical leads, client executives, and external partners to manage and deliver cloud infrastructure solutions through discussions, presentations and recommendations, and implementation in Google Cloud environments. Drive the development of best practices and assets based on learnings from customer engagements to support initiatives to grow through partners and accelerate cloud adoption. Minimum qualifications Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience in consulting or a customer-facing role delivering cloud solutions. Experience in people management, managing Engineers or Architects through technical project delivery. Experience managing partners (e.g., channel partners, systems integrators, third-party developers) to deliver solutions. Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for client engagements as required. Preferred qualifications MBA or Master\'s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Experience with programming in one or more languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go, or C++). Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Data Center Design, buildout or Facility management, managing Linux environments, network design and deployment, databases, storage systems. Experience with Kubernetes, GKE, or Elastic Kubernetes Service. Experience in systems design with architecting or explaining systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs, and methods available. Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage across multiple time-sensitive initiatives. About the job Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google\'s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. Equal opportunity and accommodations Google is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation for applications or interviews, please contact us. See EEO Policy for full details. Company insights Unlock job insights A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. #J-18808-Ljbffr