Field Sales Representative III, Growth Startups, Google Cloud

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

As a Field Sales Representative (FSR) within our Startups organization, you will serve as a strategic partner to Google Cloud customers across the startup ecosystem. You will manage the growth strategy for Startup and Digital Native accounts, engaging customers, from developers to founders, with consultative value methodology. You will drive long-term business growth by gaining an understanding of customers' critical challenges and aligning them with Google Cloud's portfolio of solutions. You will lead the business process, from initiating customer conversations to orchestrating internal and external teams to deliver business growth commitments and increased consumption. You'll advocate the innovative power of products and solutions to make organizations more productive, collaborative, and mobile.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to surpass business growth goals and build trusted, consultative relationships with customers. Leverage emerging technology trends, market analysis, and knowledge of cloud solutions to showcase how Google Cloud can transform customers' business.
• Manage and track the business pipeline, from lead to close, ensuring health and accurate forecasting for clear visibility into expected outcomes. 
• Manage multi-year contracts and formulate proposals that illustrate clear return on investment through customer business cases and comprehensive deployment plans.
• Mobilize internal experts (e.g., customer engineering, partner, post-sales) and external partners to drive consumption and deliver a seamless customer experience.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in quota-carrying cloud or software sales, or consultative account management at a B2B software company.
• Experience engaging and building relationships with a wide range of internal teams and customer stakeholders.
• Experience managing commercial negotiations and agreements.
• Experience managing the full business cycle (e.g., pipeline management, forecasting, reporting).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with consultative selling to executives at startup or digital native organizations, asking questions, presenting future-forward proposals, and building multi-year account strategies and plans.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and partners in project implementation and negotiation.
• Experience with agreement structuring, negotiating commercial agreements, and supporting multi-year engagements.
• Experience expanding existing accounts, securing new customers, and accelerating consumption business growth.
• Experience qualifying leads and presenting the value proposition of cloud, data, and AI technologies against customers’ business opportunities and challenges.
• Experience with business and financial acumen, including profit and loss management and accurate forecasting.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.