Industry Manager (English)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of industry experience in advertising, consultative sales, or business development.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience managing relationships with customers or agencies and service partners.
• 2 years of experience working in the retail industry or product area, and working in a matrixed organization.
• Experience in a leadership role.
  
• Ability to speak Dutch fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

About the job

Businesses that partner with Google come in all shapes, sizes and market caps, and no one Google advertising solution works for all. Your knowledge of online media combined with your communication skills and analytical abilities shapes how new and existing businesses grow. Using your relationship-building skills, you provide Google-caliber client service, research and market analysis. You anticipate how decisions are made, persistently explore and uncover the business needs of Google's key clients and understand how our range of product offerings can grow their business. Working with them, you set the vision and the strategy for how their advertising can reach thousands of users.

Our Large Customer Sales teams partner closely with many of the world’s biggest advertisers and agencies to develop digital solutions that build businesses and brands. We enjoy a bird’s eye view on the massive transformation occurring as advertising shifts to mobile and online platforms. We're uniquely situated to help shape how companies grow their businesses in the digital age. We advise clients on Google's broad range of products across search, video and mobile to help them connect instantly and seamlessly with their audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with C-level clients and executive stakeholders. Develop a comprehensive understanding of their business challenges, marketing objectives, and success metrics.
• Structure a clear, long-term joint strategy between Google and clients, and lead a cross-functional team within Google to collaborate on projects and drive client success.
  
• Plan for, and achieve, growth goals, through the presentation of Google advertising products/solutions that will help clients to meet their marketing objectives.
  
• Develop forward thinking, data-driven analysis and consultative recommendations that align with customer goals, and quantify high-impact opportunities with clear recommendations to present to customers.
  
• Build an in-depth knowledge of how Google Advertising products work and can be used to help meet a wide range of marketing objectives.