Google

Principal Strategist, Security, Strategic Customer Engagement, Google Cloud

Google$174K — $252K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
  • Active security certifications like CISSP or equivalent necessary.
  • 10 years of customer-facing experience required.
  • 6 years in cybersecurity pre-sales or consulting roles required.
  • 5 years of experience delivering technology demos to executive audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Act as voice for Google Cloud's Secure AI Framework, guiding customers in adopting generative AI.
  • Build relationships with enterprise security leaders, navigating compliance and risk landscapes.
  • Deliver executive workshops and technology showcases for C-suite decision-makers.
  • Collaborate with various teams to create relevant security assets and methodologies.
  • Mentor strategists in delivering premium security offerings and influence long-term roadmap.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage, including medical and dental.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Educational opportunities for skill development and training.
  • Access to wellness programs and mental health resources.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Active, industry-recognized professional security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CISM, GSE, or equivalent).
  • 10 years of experience in customer-facing roles (including presentations, keynotes, demos, etc.).
  • 6 years of experience in cybersecurity technical pre-sales, management consulting, professional services, or security solution architecture.
  • 5 years of experience developing and delivering narrative-focused technology demos, threat-modeling scenarios, or security briefings to executive audiences (CISO, CIO, CTO, board members).

Preferred qualifications:
  • 10 years of experience in executive advisory, cyber-risk consulting, or senior security architect roles.
  • Experience in architecture across modern SecOps, threat intelligence, SIEM/SOAR (e.g., Google SecOps), and incident response (e.g., Mandiant).
  • Experience with Zero Trust Network Access, Secure Access Service Edge, and IAM infrastructure.
  • Experience with cloud-native security tools, data protection, and major compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, SOC2).
  • Experience using design thinking and hypothesis-driven frameworks to capture requirements, establish strategic goals, and translate technical security mechanics into business outcomes for executives.
  • Experience leveraging Generative AI concepts (e.g., LLMs, security-specific AI models like Sec-PaLM, AI application security principles).


Responsibilities
  • Act as the SCE strategic voice for Google Cloud's Secure AI Framework (SAIF) and Gemini. Guide customers in adopting generative AI and AI-driven tools-spanning SecOps, Threat Intelligence, Wiz, Zero Trust, SCC, and Mandiant-to revolutionize cyber defense.
  • Build trusted relationships with enterprise CISOs, CROs, and risk officers. Navigate complex compliance, risk, and incident-response landscapes, positioning Google Cloud as the most secure cloud.
  • Deliver immersive executive workshops, technology showcases, and strategic discovery sessions demonstrating defense-in-depth and modern security operations to C-suite decision-makers.
  • Partner with Sales, Product, OCISO, Engineering, and Marketing to create scalable, field-relevant security assets, demos, and briefing methodologies.
  • Mentor a global community of SCE strategists to deliver premium regional security offerings. Channel feedback to influence Google Cloud's long-term security roadmap.


US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

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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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