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Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Global Channel Program Lead - Downmarket Partners

Full-Time
$164k - $239k+ 20% bonus target + Equity
Senior
Bachelor's
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementBusiness Development & Partnerships
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in enterprise technology, cloud platforms, or IT infrastructure.
  • 7 years of experience with consumption-based cloud business models, cloud migrations, and partner ecosystem business generation.
  • 5 years of experience in partner program architecture, incentive design, and operational governance.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Sales.
Responsibilities
  • Architect, launch, and scale global partner programs, incentives, and modernization initiatives across an ecosystem of partners, establishing repeatable frameworks that convert existing and win new workloads to drive adoption and revenue growth.
  • Create, launch, and execute an ongoing global partner community strategy.
  • Ensure new Initiative and Community launch readiness for partners. Coordinate planning and post-launch monitoring, oversee dependencies, manage project issues and risks, and facilitate escalations when needed.
  • Execute a comprehensive partner activation plan to support ongoing program Initiative and Community execution, and track key milestones.
  • Leverage data from partners and sales feedback to continuously improve and maintain the Initiative and Community resources shared in the Partner Advantage portal.
  • Lead the evolution, redesign, and global scaling of core partner programs and business generation motions.
  • Architect scalable frameworks, modernized incentive structures, and operational governance models that accelerate the transformation of downmarket partner business models into high-growth sales and services engines.
  • Work closely with Partner Operations, Product Engineering, Sales, and GTM teams to anchor program success across key success metrics and maximize scale, ROI, and execution across the Google Cloud Partner Network.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience developing programmatic go-to-market motions aligned with partner business models for strong adoption.
  • Experience localizing and scaling programs and investments globally with regional understanding.
  • Demonstrated success transforming large, multi-tier partner ecosystems and managing multi-billion-dollar modernization motions.
  • Deep expertise designing partner incentive frameworks, growth models, and automated reporting platforms with finance-approved accuracy.
  • Ability to phase and plan multi-quarter projects with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to translate complex corporate priorities into clear operational pillars, scorecards, and execution.

About the company

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Gemini caught on: its app's monthly users rose from 400 million in May 2025 to 1 billion by August 2026.
  • Cloud work is booked years ahead: Google Cloud had $514 billion of signed contracts still to deliver in June 2026.
  • Stock awards gained value: Alphabet shares rose 44% in the 12 months to October 2026, versus 2% for Microsoft.

What critics are saying

  • Cloud is still third: Google held 15% market share in the June 2026 quarter, behind Amazon's 28% and Microsoft's 20%.
  • AI spending outruns cash: Alphabet spent $44.9 billion on equipment in the June 2026 quarter, more than operations generated.
  • AI leadership is turning over: in August 2026, Demis Hassabis handed off running Google DeepMind, and veteran Jeff Dean left.

What makes Google unique

  • Consumer apps earn most profit: Google Services made $39.5 billion operating profit in the June 2026 quarter, 4.5 times Cloud.
  • Rivals rent its homemade AI chips: Claude maker Anthropic agreed in October 2025 to use up to 1 million TPUs.
  • Android dominates mobile browsing: it had 69% of global mobile web use in September 2026, versus 31% for iPhones.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Company Equity

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