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Account Strategist, Google Customer Solutions, Market: Sub-Saharan Africa

County Dublin, Ireland (On-site)

Account Strategist, Google Customer Solutions, Market: Sub-Saharan Africa

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Business Development • Marketing

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communication

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Job Description

As an Account Strategist, you'll work with businesses of all sizes in Sub-Saharan Africa to help them grow their online presence through Google advertising. You'll be responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing plans, managing client relationships, and exceeding sales targets. You'll have the opportunity to work with innovative products and technologies to help businesses succeed in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
2 years of experience in advertising sales and strategy, marketing, consulting, or media
Ability to communicate in English fluently
Deliver against ambitious quarterly business and product growth goals
Own a portfolio of medium and large-size businesses
Pitch and consult with customers proactively
Drive customer growth by delivering outstanding customer experience

Good to have:

Experience strategically assessing and achieving client success via sales techniques
Knowledge of online marketing strategy and tactics
Expertise in managing digital advertising campaigns with a focus on performance marketing
Ability to own a portfolio in an advertising or media sales context and consistently overachieve quotas to drive growth
Ability to build compelling narratives and utilize storytelling as a client engagement strategy
Manage stakeholders and build relationships with the end customer or agencies

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience in advertising sales and strategy, marketing, consulting, or media.
Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationships in the region.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience strategically assessing and achieving client success via sales techniques, including effective questioning, objection handling, compelling narratives, storytelling, and competitive selling.
Knowledge of online marketing strategy and tactics, and expertise in managing digital advertising campaigns with a focus on performance marketing.
Ability to own a portfolio in an advertising or media sales context and consistently overachieve quotas to drive growth.
Ability to build compelling narratives and utilize storytelling as a client engagement strategy.

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.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.

Responsibilities

Deliver against ambitious quarterly business and product growth goals.
Own a portfolio of medium and large-size businesses by thoroughly understanding growth drivers, identifying opportunities for growth, managing risks, and building multi-quarter plans for achievement.
Pitch and consult with customers proactively to support annual digital marketing discussions and budgets.
Drive customer growth by delivering outstanding customer experience and achieving customer business and marketing objectives.
Manage stakeholders and build relationships with the end customer or agencies.

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