Join Google Cloud as a Customer Engineering Manager and Practice Lead, where you will spearhead a team of Enterprise Applications Sales Specialists and Subject Matter Experts. Your mission will be to guide customers through accelerated workload migrations and overcome technical hurdles. Cultivate a culture of sales and technical excellence, deeply understanding architecture, delivery, and consumption within your specialized domain and Google Cloud's comprehensive product suite.

Google Cloud empowers organizations globally to achieve digital transformation. We provide enterprise-grade solutions leveraging Google's advanced technology and tools designed for sustainable development. Our trusted partnerships enable growth and solve critical business challenges for customers across over 200 countries and territories.

Lead a team of Enterprise Applications Sales Specialists to drive pipeline creation and exceed sub-regional goals. Guide a team of Practice Customer Engineers, focusing on team culture, talent development, and skill enhancement to ensure successful cloud transformations and rapid value realization for clients.

Foster strong customer partnerships and provide thought leadership in cloud, transformation, and specialized technical solutions to secure technical wins. Collaborate with Sales to shape technical go-to-market strategies and delivery plans, emphasizing advanced workload adoption and the creation of repeatable solutions.

Balance technical leadership with operational efficiency. Conduct workload and opportunity reviews, offering insights into achieving technical wins and effective migration strategies. Engage directly with customers, partners, and prospects, overseeing domain-specific prototyping and proof-of-concept initiatives.

We seek a leader with at least 10 years of experience in cloud-native architecture, specifically within customer-facing or support roles. Essential qualifications include proven leadership experience, such as people management, team leadership, mentorship, or coaching. A strong background in enterprise application technologies (e.g., SAP, VMware, Oracle), cloud, and on-premise systems is crucial.

Demonstrated experience in leading technical discussions, delivering impactful demos, prototyping solutions, and facilitating customer workshops is required. The ability to drive the adoption of specialized workloads by engaging with both executive stakeholders and technical domain experts is also a key requirement. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is necessary for this role.