Google

Global Practice Architect, Security, Google Cloud

Google$174K — $253K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in GTM planning or technical roles in Cloud Security, particularly in customer-facing or support functions.
  • Experience in delivering GTM motions.
  • Experience selling cloud products.
  • Experience with content creation and narrative development.
  • Collaborative skills across organizational boundaries with a focus on talent and idea exchange.
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies in the cloud/IT space.

Responsibilities

  • Own the construction and implementation of GTM Security plays for the designated product portfolio.
  • Drive strategic decisions using data and insights to align GTM plans with growth objectives.
  • Support the design of integrated GTM Security blueprints across various ecosystems.
  • Oversee the GTM Security portfolio, monitor performance, and recommend data-driven improvements.
  • Conduct ongoing research to incorporate industry best practices and provide actionable insights for strategic alignment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work remotely from specified locations (Atlanta, Austin, Boulder, Chicago).
  • Participation in a 20% bonus target and equity benefits.
  • Access to a range of additional benefits offered by Google.
Full Job Description
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X The application window will be open until at least July 14, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in GTM planning or technical roles in Cloud Security in a customer-facing or support function.
  • Experience in delivering GTM motions.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience selling cloud products.
  • Experience with content creation and narrative development.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries, build relationships, import/export talent and ideas to achieve broader organizational goals.
  • Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
  • Ability to define/execute GTM processes, analytics, and reporting to scale the business.
  • Excellent presentation skills, and the ability to deliver a business and technical pitch to the C-Suite and Board levels.


About the job

As a Global Practice Architect for Security for Google Cloud, you will help drive the goal, mission, and strategy around the Security Go-To-Market (GTM) approach. You will design and manage the construction of plays that include a complete GTM bill of materials, as measured by reaching our growth goals for that practice (collection of products) in that fiscal year. The GTM bill of materials will include sales assets, orchestration models, propensity modeling, field activation, offers and incentives, business value, partners and services strategy and more. You will orchestrate across numerous contributing teams including Solutions, Services, Partners, Product Engineering, Marketing, and GTM stakeholder organizations in Regional and Global teams, including peer Practice Architects supporting other products within the same practice area, to facilitate the successful design, implementation and refinement of the overall strategy. You will be accountable for the strategy, construction and management of the plays you manage in your practice area.

In this role, you will design and orchestrate the right model for Google Cloud's goals and the current market landscape. You will partner with key cross-functional stakeholders to develop and iterate on the plan. You will interface directly with customers, both helping them to understand Google Cloud's offerings and gathering their feedback. Finally, you will recommend ways to adapt as the market and customer needs change.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Own the construction and implementation of GTM Security plays for your specific product portfolio.
  • Drive strategic decision-making by leveraging analysis and insights, aligning project portfolios and Go-to-Market (GTM) plans with company strategy to achieve growth goals for Security.
  • Support the design and implementation of integrated GTM Security blueprints across the full ecosystem (e.g., industries, solutions, partnerships, services, enablement, compensation), collaborate with practice lead to balance efficiency and growth.
  • Oversee the GTM Security portfolio, continuously monitor business performance, diagnose issues, and recommend new approaches based on results and data-driven insights.
  • Conduct ongoing research and benchmarking to incorporate industry best practices, provide actionable insights and recommendations to practice lead to inform strategic alignment.


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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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