Strategic Partner Development Senior Associate, Google Shopping

Strategic Partner Development Senior Associate

As a part of Google's Knowledge and Information Partnerships organization, you will work with a wide range of external partners to help build Google products through product-enabling relationships. In your role as Strategic Partner Development Senior Associate, you will help bridge the gap between local commerce and the digital shelf. You will be aligned to Local Inventory strategy, focused on strengthening relationships with various partner types including SMBs, POSs, Delivery Aggregators and Data Aggregators in support of local inventory data acquisition. You will serve as a "quarterback" responsible for unlocking the hyper-local product data that lives within millions of small and medium-sized businesses. Your role requires a blend of ecosystem goal, technical resourcefulness, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of partnerships, managing the entire life-cycle from identification and negotiation to launch and ongoing management.
• Analyze partnership performance, identify areas for optimization and growth, and develop recommendations to enhance value and achieve goals.
• Align cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, gTech, and Marketing as the central lead to build a scalable pipeline for local inventory data.
• Develop and manage deep partnerships with key aggregators, POS providers, and local commerce platforms to democratize access to local product availability.
• Drive alignment across disparate teams (from YouTube to Cloud) to ensure a unified approach to merchant partners.

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