About Google

----------------- The Security team’s mission is to work internally across all the business and functional teams that interface with Google’s partners to help shape a cohesive cross-product area engagement strategy for Google. We work with the entire security industry to fight against cybercrime.

Excerpted from one of Google's open partner manager postings.

Compensation Context

This company's median disclosed compensation for mid partner roles is $172K. The national median for mid partner manager roles in our dataset is $103K, meaning Google posts roughly 67 percent above the national median for this seniority.

For the full seniority-by-seniority comparison, see our state of partner manager compensation analysis.

Seniority Mix

Open partner roles at Google span the mid, senior and head of bands (mid (17), senior (8), head of (1)). The seniority breakdown shapes whether the company is building a partner org (more director-and-above hiring) or staffing it out (more mid-level hiring).

Partner Program Signals

Structural signals extracted from this company's open partner job descriptions:

  • Build Team: Building out a partner team from scratch or scaling an existing one. Expect higher operational ownership.
  • Channel: Indirect revenue motion through resellers, distributors, MSPs, or referral partners.
  • Direct: Direct sales motion alongside the partner work; partner team is not the only revenue path.
  • Enterprise: Enterprise segment focus, typical deal size in the $100K+ range.
  • Global: Global scope with multi-region partner coverage.
  • North America: North America regional focus.
  • Long: Long sales cycle, multi-quarter or longer.
  • Equity: Equity compensation is part of the package.

Tool Stack Mentioned in Postings

Named tools and platforms that appear in this company's partner manager job descriptions, weighted by mention count.

Gcp (8)Gemini (3)Python (3)Vertex Ai (3)Javascript (1)Pytorch (1)Kubernetes (1)

Where They Hire

Open partner postings appear in the following locations:

  • New York, NY, US (20)
  • Kirkland, WA, US (2)
  • Atlanta, GA, US (1)
  • Mountain View, CA, US (1)
  • San Francisco, CA, US (1)
  • Washington, DC, US (1)

Open Partner Manager Roles at Google

Title Location Salary Range Seniority
AI Architect, Partner Co-Innovation, Security Partnerships, Google Cloud Kirkland, WA, US $183K - $266K Mid
Agentic Safety and Ecosystem Architect, Trust and Safety Atlanta, GA, US $141K - $206K Mid
Brand Marketing Manager, AI Education Brand and Partnerships New York, NY, US $116K - $167K Mid
Deal Strategy Lead, Global Partnerships New York, NY, US $112K - $162K Mid
Ecosystem Sales Engineer, Large Customer Sales New York, NY, US $138K - $201K Mid
Global Product Solutions Senior Associate, Third-Party Creative Technology Ecosystem New York, NY, US $124K - $179K Senior
Global Program Management Lead, Economic Development, Strategic Partnerships Office New York, NY, US $236K - $330K Mid
Head of Commercial Partnerships, Advanced Energy Technologies New York, NY, US $222K - $309K Head of
National Media Senior Manager, North America News Partnerships New York, NY, US $176K - $256K Senior
Partner Marketing Manager, Center of Excellence New York, NY, US $141K - $206K Mid
Principal Engineer, AI Ecosystem Kirkland, WA, US $307K - $428K Senior
Product Manager, Workspace Ecosystem New York, NY, US $192K - $279K Mid
Regional Partner Development Manager IV, GSI, Google Cloud New York, NY, US $195K - $272K Mid
Security Partner Manager, AI Threat Defense, Google Cloud New York, NY, US $121K - $177K Mid
Senior Associate, Strategic Partner Development, Entertainment and Streaming New York, NY, US $112K - $162K Senior
Senior Software Engineer, Front End, Search Ecosystems Mountain View, CA, US $174K - $253K Senior
Strategic Alliance Manager III, Security, Google Cloud New York, NY, US $147K - $214K Mid
Strategic Partner Development Lead, Google Workspace New York, NY, US $140K - $204K Mid
Strategic Partner Development Lead, RCS and Communications New York, NY, US $140K - $204K Mid
Strategic Partner Development Lead, Sellside Distributor Partnerships New York, NY, US $140K - $204K Mid
Strategic Partner Development Principal Lead, Beam Hardware Partnerships San Francisco, CA, US $176K - $256K Senior
Strategic Partner Development Senior Associate, Accelerated Partner Sales New York, NY, US $112K - $162K Senior
Strategic Partner Development Senior Associate, Smart Home New York, NY, US $112K - $162K Senior
Strategic Partner Manager Washington, DC, US $140K - $204K Mid
Strategic Partnerships Development Lead, Media and Entertainment, Google Play New York, NY, US $140K - $204K Mid
Top Partner Manager, Financial Services New York, NY, US $140K - $204K Mid

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