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Technical Sales Specialist Manager II, Retail, Google Cloud Google Toronto, ON, Canada Bachelor''''s degree or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role. Experience in leadership (people management, team lead, mentorship, coaching). Experience in cloud computing, onpremise infrastructure, virtualization or containerization platforms. Experience leading technical conversations, demos, prototyping or workshops with customers. Experience in or supporting the retail industry. Preferred qualifications Experience with software lifecycles, building tools, and architecting/developing software for scalable, distributed systems. Experience as a presales manager or technical customerfacing people manager within a professional services or sales team. Experience managing a team through presales processes and career development. Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders. Experience driving delivery and consumption plans for crosspillar cloud solutions. About the job When leading companies choose Google Cloud, they benefit from the global reach of cloud computing. In this role you will facilitate productivity, mobility, and collaboration for educational institutions, government agencies and businesses worldwide. You listen to customers, deliver technical solutions, and solve key technical issues. You partner with product marketing, management and engineering teams to stay current with industry trends and enhance Google Cloud products. As a Technical Sales Specialist Manager you will lead a team of subject matter experts to provide trusted technical and solution advice, accelerate workload migration and remove technical blockers. You will foster a culture of technical ownership and understand the mechanics of developing, delivering and consuming across the Google Cloud portfolio. Responsibilities Lead a team of Sales Specialists, focusing on team culture, talent strategy and skills development to deliver successful cloud transformation outcomes. Foster customer partnership and provide thought leadership related to cloud, crosspillar solutions and expansion opportunities. Partner with sales to define technical gotomarket strategies and delivery plans, aiming to win new workloads and drive consumption within existing ones. Balance technical leadership with operational excellence; lead workload and opportunity review meetings and provide insight into achieving a technical agreement and migration strategy. Collaborate crossfunctionally across Google, partners and internal teams to resolve technical roadblocks. Google an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition. English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr