Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in the online advertising industry (i.e. ad serving, programmatic).
• Experience working with Google Ads platform, or other digital advertising platforms.
• Experience launching business-growth projects and initiatives with internal and external teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital advertising business generation in display, mobile, and search with Google solutions.
• Knowledge of news publisher business solutions and ecosystem.
• Knowledge of digital industry trends (header bidding, privacy, etc).
• Ability to understand business generation metrics and apply them to potential optimizations.
• Ability to adapt to ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent communication, presentation, project management, and partner relationship skills.

About the job

The News and Publishing team within Global Partnerships works with Google's news partners to drive business and profitability through Google's platforms, products, and insights. As the News and Publishing Revenue Lead on the Global Partnerships team, you will develop and grow Google's relationships with our most strategic news partners by helping them set up, use and optimize their use of the Google Ad Manager (GAM) platform to drive new and existing business opportunities. You will work closely with Strategic Partner Leads on the team and other cross-functional Google teams to support the day-to-day management across a book of business consisting of strategic news partners.

Google's Global Partnerships team powers extraordinary user experiences through partnerships that solve users' needs, advance our partners' goals, and further Google's mission. Our team provides meaningful solutions - from helping publishers and developers grow their businesses through monetization solutions, to helping our long-term partners anticipate and navigate change in a way that delivers economic and reputational value. We build and distribute products through partnerships across a multitude of product areas, including Ads, Search & Assistant, Geo, Platforms & Ecosystems, Devices & Services, Health, Retail, Payments, Next Billion Users, and more. We collaborate across Google, ensuring a coordinated approach when engaging with our most complex and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Act as Google Ad Manager platform expert for the News and Publishing team, providing specialized support at any stage including implementation, day-to-day questions, and business strategy.
• Build and maintain business relationships for Google Ad Manager partners through close collaboration with partner account owners of all levels of seniority on a daily basis, including frequent meetings with partners to present business optimizations, sales collateral and training materials, and to address analytics and reporting needs.
• Contribute to the growth and strategic direction of Google Ad Manager's partners, products, and services as it relates to growing the book of business.
• Understand partner needs and opportunities for growth and translate them into internal work streams.
• Manage time-sensitive escalations related to business performance changes, product issues, and challenges specific to a given partner.