Google

Head of Partner Engineering, Google Cloud

Google$192K — $267K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 10 years in technical sales, solution architecture, or customer engineering in cloud computing or SaaS.
  • 5 years managing customer-facing technical teams.
  • Experience with co-selling or business growth with ISVs and GSIs.
  • Knowledge of cloud architecture including security, AI/ML, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead a specialized team of Partner Engineers and Solutions Architects.
  • Own the technical execution plan for co-sell initiatives in North America.
  • Guide ISVs in designing and deploying cloud-native architectures.
  • Act as the executive technical sponsor for high-value agreements.
  • Create frameworks and templates to accelerate joint solution development.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years.
  • 40 hours of sick time per year, increasing to 69 in Seattle.
  • Maternity Leave of 28-30 weeks; Baby Bonding Leave of 18 weeks.
  • 13 paid holidays per year.
Full Job Description
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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.

Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in technical sales, solution architecture, or customer engineering within a cloud computing, SaaS, or enterprise software environment.
  • 5 years of experience in managing customer-facing technical teams.
  • Experience in co-selling or partner-led business growth with ISVs, Global Systems Integrators (GSIs), or cloud marketplaces.
  • Experience in cloud architecture, including cloud infrastructure, security, application modernization, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), or development operations (DevOps) practices.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Advanced technical degree or MBA.
  • Prior experience navigating complex, three-way sales motions (Hyperscaler Partner Enterprise Buyer).
  • Deep familiarity with Cloud Marketplace mechanics (listing, transacting, private offers, and architectural requirements).
  • Existing relationships within the North American ISV, SI and enterprise software ecosystem.
  • Experience in influencing C-level executives or aligning cross-functional teams across different companies.


About the job

As the Head of ISV Partner Engineering for North America, you will lead a high-performing team of Partner Solutions Architects dedicated to accelerating joint-business growth with the strategic Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners.

This is a critical leadership role at the intersection of technical strategy, partner enablement, and enterprise sales execution. You will be responsible for defining the technical sell-with strategy for North America, ensuring that our strategic ISVs' solutions are deeply integrated, highly optimized, and successfully co-sold alongside our enterprise field sales organization. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior executive stakeholders both internally and across our partner ecosystem, driving complex, multi-party technical sales cycles to closure.

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

US: $192000 - $267000 (USD) 42.86% bonus target equity benefits

Responsibilities
  • Develop and lead a team of specialized Partner Engineers and Solutions Architects. Foster a culture of technical excellence, deep empathy for partners, with a focus on business outcomes.
  • Own the North American technical execution plan for our co-sell pipeline. Partner with the ISV Business Development and Field Sales leadership teams to align technical resources against the highest-impact business opportunities.
  • Guide a team in helping ISVs design, build, and deploy cloud-native architectures that leverage our platform's unique capabilities. Ensure joint solutions are enterprise-ready, secure, scalable, and clearly differentiated in the market.
  • Serve as the executive technical sponsor for high-value agreement pursuits. Unblock complex technical hurdles for partners and customers.
  • Scale team's impact by creating repeatable frameworks, technical playbooks, blueprints, and proof-of-concept (PoC) templates that accelerate time-to-market for joint solutions.


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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