About the job

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 Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and engaged sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer.

As a Sales Manager on the SBS Engage team, you will lead, coach and motivate a high-performing team to use their sales skills to understand our advertisers' needs and deliver solutions that grow their businesses. You will own relationships and partner directly with clients to deliver sustainable solutions. You will accelerate business growth and think strategically about the business segment while working cross-functionally with partner teams. You will proactively think outside the box and be an advocate for customers to help shape the engagement and program design.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Account Strategists and Accelerated Growth Consultants, set and communicate team priorities and make decisions and support activities that align with Google’s values.

• Structure a clear, long-term joint strategy between Google and clients, and lead a cross-functional team within Google to collaborate on projects and drive client success.

• Plan for, and achieve, growth goals, through the presentation of Google advertising products/solutions that will help clients to meet their marketing objectives.

• Build an in-depth knowledge of how Google advertising products work and can be used to help meet a wide range of marketing objectives.

• Build and manage relationships with C-level clients and executive partner stakeholders. Develop a comprehensive understanding of their business challenges, marketing objectives, and success metrics.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 11 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or IT, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree.

• Experience in advertising sales, digital marketing, consulting or media specific industry.

• Ability to communicate in English and Hebrew fluently to engage with clients in the region.

Preferred qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing relationships with customers or agencies and service partners at an executive level.

• 2 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.

• Experience in managing a sales team with business goals and working in a high growth environment.

• Experience in a leadership role.

• Knowledge of the Israeli marketing ecosystem and experience working with Israeli clients.