【Google】Partnerships Manager, Google Play Games, (English, Japanese)
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About the job
Google Play is growing at a rapid pace, serving millions of Android users, both new and existing, with apps and games that are innovative, useful and entertaining.
As a Partnerships Manager for Games in Japan, you will cultivate and grow partnerships with game developers in Japan with a focus on helping them build businesses using the Android platform and Google Play. You will think strategically about emerging opportunities, issues and complexities in the Japanese mobile games ecosystem, and develop thoughtful insights, recommendations and action plans for the portfolio of partners.
Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.
Responsibilities
Own and manage business pipelines and develop partnership plans to drive initiatives to improve performance.
Lead cross-functional projects by working with business stakeholders across the organization. Identify areas to support and work with stakeholders to align cross-functionally on the support scheme.
Advocate for Google’s new products that can benefit developers sustainable growth. Identify gaps to ensure Google’s products meet developers expectations and performance indicators.
Provide business consultations to key partners to contribute to the business growth, particularly in the global region, based on analysis of metrics, performance, best practices and strategic priorities.
Manage execution of partnership plans, deliver reporting and insights, and work with operations teams to ensure lead tracking and operational excellence.
Target
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in business development, partnerships, managing partners and cross-functional teams.
Ability to communicate in English and Japanese fluently.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives.
Knowledge of mobile games market, standards, business models, sales channels and engaged landscape.
Excellent critical thinking skills, with the ability to monitor and analyze the effectiveness of projects using learnings to tailor messaging and tactics that maximize impact.
Excellent project management skills including attention to detail, information organization, timeline tracking, and comprehensive communication and collaboration across many teams.
Excellent problem-solving, leadership, people management, teamwork, written, editorial, and presentation skills.