Global Practice Architect, Security, Google Cloud

Google

Atlanta, GA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Bill of Materials (BOM), Blueprints, Business Strategy, Cloud Computing, Construction, Construction Management, Content Development, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Identify Issues, Import/Export, Leading Edge Technology, Organizational Skills, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Engineering, Product Marketing, Product Support, Research Skills, Sales, Security Architecture, Security Monitoring, Team Player
LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
15 days ago
The application window will be open until at least June 3rd, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in GTM planning or technical roles in Cloud Security in a customer-facing or support function.
  • Experience in delivering GTM motions.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience selling cloud products.
  • Experience with content creation and narrative development.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries, build relationships, import/export talent and ideas to achieve broader organizational goals.
  • Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
  • Ability to define/execute GTM processes, analytics, and reporting to scale the business.
  • Excellent presentation skills, and the ability to deliver a business and technical pitch to the C-Suite and Board levels.

About the job

As a Global Practice Architect for Security for Google Cloud, you will help drive the goal, mission, and strategy around the Security Go-To-Market (GTM) approach. You will design and manage the construction of plays that include a complete GTM bill of materials, as measured by reaching our growth goals for that practice (collection of products) in that fiscal year. The GTM bill of materials will include sales assets, orchestration models, propensity modeling, field activation, offers and incentives, business value, partners and services strategy and more. You will orchestrate across numerous contributing teams including Solutions, Services, Partners, Product Engineering, Marketing, and GTM stakeholder organizations in Regional and Global teams, including peer Practice Architects supporting other products within the same practice area, to facilitate the successful design, implementation and refinement of the overall strategy. You will be accountable for the strategy, construction and management of the plays you manage in your practice area.

In this role, you will design and orchestrate the right model for Google Cloud’s goals and the current market landscape. You will partner with key cross-functional stakeholders to develop and iterate on the plan. You will interface directly with customers, both helping them to understand Google Cloud’s offerings and gathering their feedback. Finally, you will recommend ways to adapt as the market and customer needs change.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Own the construction and implementation of GTM Security plays for your specific product portfolio.
  • Drive strategic decision-making by leveraging analysis and insights, aligning project portfolios and Go-to-Market (GTM) plans with company strategy to achieve growth goals for Security.
  • Support the design and implementation of integrated GTM Security blueprints across the full ecosystem (e.g., industries, solutions, partnerships, services, enablement, compensation), collaborate with practice lead to balance efficiency and growth.
  • Oversee the GTM Security portfolio, continuously monitor business performance, diagnose issues, and recommend new approaches based on results and data-driven insights.
  • Conduct ongoing research and benchmarking to incorporate industry best practices, provide actionable insights and recommendations to practice lead to inform strategic alignment.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V