Full-Time

Sovereign Key Account Executive

Google Cloud

Google

Google

10,001+ employees

Tech giant offering search, ads, cloud

Compensation Overview

CA$182k - CA$186k/yr

+ 150% bonus target + Equity

Ottawa, ON, Canada

In Person

Canada Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Forecasting

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
  • At least 10 years of experience in quota-carrying cloud or software sales, or consultative account management at a business-to-business software company, is required.
  • Experience working with the public sector market, including federal government, defence, and security entities across Canada, is required.
  • Experience engaging and building relationships with a wide range of internal teams and customer stakeholders is required.
  • Experience managing the full sales cycle, including pipeline management, forecasting, and reporting, and managing commercial negotiations and agreements, is required.
  • Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain a valid Personnel Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
Responsibilities
  • Drive revenue growth by developing and implementing sales strategies, building trusted consultative relationships, and leveraging emerging technology trends, market analysis, and cloud solution expertise to demonstrate Google Cloud's value to customers.
  • Manage and track the sales pipeline from lead to close, ensuring pipeline health and accurate forecasting for visibility into expected outcomes.
  • Negotiate multi-year contracts and formulate persuasive proposals that illustrate return on investment through customer business cases and comprehensive deployment plans.
  • Mobilize internal experts and external partners at the appropriate time to drive consumption and deliver a seamless customer experience.
  • Manage account growth strategies for public-sector accounts across Ottawa using a consultative value-selling methodology.
  • Lead the end-to-end sales process, from initiating customer conversations to orchestrating internal and external teams to deliver revenue commitments and increased consumption.
  • Advocate the value of products and solutions to help organizations become more productive, collaborative, and mobile.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with consultative selling to the public sector, including asking questions, presenting proposals, and building multi-year account strategies.
  • Experience qualifying leads, presenting value propositions against customers' business opportunities, and showcasing current technology trends and Google Cloud differentiators.
  • Experience expanding accounts, securing customers, accelerating revenue, and leading cross-functional teams and partners to co-sell and win.
  • Experience structuring agreements, negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements, and supporting multi-year engagements.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and partners in project implementation and negotiation.
  • Experience in the public sector and the ability to communicate fluently in English and French for regional support.

Google provides internet services and products, including a widely used search engine and a large ecosystem of tools for individuals and businesses. It works by processing user queries and ranking results with relevance and personalized data, while its advertising platforms show targeted ads to users. Its products span cloud computing (Google Cloud), productivity software (Google Workspace), and hardware like Pixel phones and Nest devices, all connected through data and machine learning. Its goal is to organize the world’s information so it is universally accessible and useful, while supporting a sustainable business model built on ads and a growing software, cloud, and hardware portfolio.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, beating expectations handily.
  • Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion, powered by AI infrastructure and solutions.
  • Google hired Windsurf leaders for $2.4 billion, strengthening agentic coding and developer tools.

What critics are saying

  • DOJ remedies bar exclusive Search, Chrome, Assistant, and Gemini deals through 2031.
  • Google must share search index and interaction data, accelerating rivals like OpenAI and Perplexity.
  • Ongoing cloud and design layoffs signal AI spending pressure; margins compress if monetization slows.

What makes Google unique

  • Google Search still drives 17% revenue growth and unmatched query-scale distribution.
  • Gemini reached 950 million monthly users by July 2026, embedded across Search and Cloud.
  • Google Cloud backlog hit $514 billion, giving Alphabet durable enterprise demand visibility.

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