Google

Strategic Partnerships Development Lead, Media and Entertainment

Google$140K — $203K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years in business development or related fields, or 5 years with an advanced degree.
  • Experience in media, entertainment, technology, or app ecosystems.
  • Familiarity with C-level executives and management hierarchy.
  • Proven experience managing commercial agreements or partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Support growth of media and entertainment across Android by managing M&E partner portfolios.
  • Understand Google Play and other Android platforms' integration requirements and policies.
  • Develop strategic growth plans and build relationships with partners.
  • Initiate and negotiate new agreements and renewals with partners.
  • Share best practices and collaborate with internal teams for top M&E partner opportunities.

Benefits

  • Flexible working location options (New York, Mountain View, Los Angeles, San Francisco).
  • 15% bonus target.
  • Equity benefits.
  • Access to comprehensive benefits package.
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This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking, or 5 years with an advanced degree.
  • Experience working in the media, entertainment, technology, or app ecosystem industries.
  • Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across multiple levels of management.
  • Experience managing commercial agreements or partnerships

Preferred qualifications:
  • MBA or Master's degree in a related field.
  • Experience working directly at major media companies (e.g., streaming platforms, broadcasters, or content publishers) or in a platform partnership role at a technology company.
  • Experience in growth consulting, partner optimization, or leveraging data analysis to identify and drive business growth opportunities.
  • Experience executing complex, cross-functional partnership initiatives with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
  • Experience negotiating agreements, commercial terms, or partnership renewals within the media space.


About the job

In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting the growth of the Media and Entertainment (M&E) category across the Android ecosystem, including Google Play. You will manage a portfolio of key media and entertainment partners, driving strategic initiatives to expand content distribution, accelerate the adoption of key Google product features, and grow partner engagement and business generation across Platforms & Devices (P&D) surfaces.

This team acts as growth consultants, providing regional insights, best practices, and proposal building to help partners optimize their business and growth on the platform. This position offers a unique opportunity to manage partners holistically-acting across partnership management, strategic growth, and cross-functional implementation to drive long-term success.

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

US: $140000 - $203000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Support the growth of the media and entertainment category across the Android ecosystem by managing a portfolio of M&E partners to support cross-surface distribution, accelerate adoption of key product features, and grow engagement and business generation across P&D surfaces.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of Google Play, as well as other relevant Android platforms, including product integration requirements and/or policies.
  • Build relationships with and develop strategic growth plans for partners.
  • Initiate new agreements with partners and renewals/expansions for existing partners, drive exploratory talks, and build consensus with internal and external executives.
  • Build deep partner expertise and share best practices internally and externally working with cross-product area teams to identify and align on opportunities for top M&E partners.


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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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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