Principal Account Executive, Tech B2B, Large Customer Sales

Businesses of all shapes and sizes rely on Google’s unparalleled advertising solutions to help them grow in today's dynamic marketing environment. You bring a passion for sales, knowledge of online media, and commitment to maximize customer success. You act like an owner, move with velocity through change, finding innovative and strategic ways to consistently deliver extraordinary and incremental outcomes for both Google and your customers. You build trusted relationships with customers, uncovering their business needs and translating them into powerful solutions to achieve their most ambitious goals. You achieve as a team with sellers, shape the future of advertising in the AI-era, and make a real impact on the millions of companies and billions of users that trust Google with their most important goals. Google's Large Customer Sales (LCS) teams are strategic partners and industry thought leaders to the world's leading brands and agencies. We continuously challenge how customers think about their business and how Google can support growth. We focus on helping these players navigate profound industry shifts and drive outsized business performance by competitively selling Google's full suite of advertising solutions across Search, YouTube, Measurement, and more. As a member of our LCS team, you'll have the unique opportunity to sell at the forefront of technology, collaborating with executives, influencing market-shaping strategies, and delivering tangible results that significantly impact major global businesses and drive the growth of Google.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $161000 - $234000 (USD) + 75% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Engage and influence key decision-makers, including C-suite executives, building trusted relationships to understand their core business tests and priorities.
• Lead the development of Joint Business Plans, aligning with customers on ambitious goals and establishing shared accountability to unlock transformative growth opportunities.
• Design and pitch powerful, data-driven Google solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Google’s advertising offerings and compelling storytelling, while effectively navigating objections to secure investment and exceed business goals.
• Demonstrate Google's value by measuring campaign results against customer objectives and engaged offerings, and sharing data-driven insights that shape customer strategies and reinforce the partnership.
• Lead the customer's growth trajectory by proactively identifying and cultivating a pipeline of new opportunities, leveraging insights and proven success to expand the partnership.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 11 years of industry experience in digital advertising, consultative sales, business development, or digital marketing, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree.
  
• Experience working with advertisers, agencies, or clients.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Google Ad Solutions, expertise in Search and Video advertising, and understanding of performer landscape across traditional and digital media advertising.
• Exceptional leadership and collaboration skills, with experience mobilizing matrixed internal teams.
• Strong commercial expertise across Google’s AI-powered Search (e.g., AI Max, Value Based Bidding), Shopping, and Video (e.g., YouTube, Demand Gen), paired with thought leadership across the digital ecosystem.
• Demonstrated ability to drive total opportunity pitches using sharp analytical and measurement frameworks.
• Proven track record of building trusted advisory relationships and pitching directly to executives.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.