Manager, Android Business Communications, Google Cloud

**Minimum qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in solution engineering or architecture and 5 years of experience in stakeholder management, professional services, or technical consulting.
- 3 years of experience in system architecture and reading code (e.g., Python).
- 2 years of experience managing a technical team in a cloud computing environment or customer-facing role.
- 2 years of experience managing a technical team in a customer-facing role.

**Preferred qualifications**:

- 5 years of experience in software engineering, product management, technical account management, or sales engineering.
- Experience with mobile technology solutions, particularly with iOS.
- Experience with communication protocols such as IMS, telephony, RCS, IP Messaging, and SIP.
- Understanding of carrier networking infrastructure and mobile network operations.
- Excellent project management, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in internet technologies like HTTP, TCP/IP, HTML, JavaScript, and Unix/Linux environments.

**About the job**: As the leader of our Carrier Partner Engineering team, you will be at the forefront of the mobile revolution, driving the global adoption of next-generation communication technologies.
Your mission is to forge and scale deep technical alliances with the world's leading mobile carriers. You will lead a team of technical solutions consultants who act as the crucial bridge between our products and the partner ecosystem. By blending deep technical expertise with relationship management, you will dismantle barriers and accelerate the integration of our services, ensuring a seamless and advanced communication experience for billions of users on Android and beyond.

This is more than a management role; you will be a leader, an ecosystem builder, and a key player in defining the future of how the world connects.

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**:

- Collaborate cross-functionally with Google Cloud AI teams (e.g., product, engineering, sales, professional services, learning, etc.).
- Solve customer use cases using Cloud AI conversational products to drive broad customer adoption, creates reusable assets (e.g., code, toolkits, training), and deliver training for new product features or solutions for customers, partners, and field teams.
- Discuss functional, technical, and basic commercial topics with customer stakeholders (e.g., developers, line managers) and empathize, shape, and influence them.
- Work closely with customer stakeholders as a trusted advisor and provides expert guidance on critical solution decisions.

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