Partner Technology Manager, YouTube at Google Nigeria

Google is not a conventional company, and we don't intend to become one. True, we share attributes with the world's most successful organizations - a focus on innovation and smart business practices comes to mind - but even as we continue to grow, we're committed to retaining a small-company feel. At Google, we know that every employee has something important to say, and that every employee is integral to our success. We provide individually-tailored compensation packages that can be comprised of competitive salary, bonus, and equity components, along with the opportunity to earn further financial bonuses and rewards.

Googlers thrive in small, focused teams and high-energy environments, believe in the ability of technology to change the world, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about their work.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Partner Technology Manager, YouTube

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• YouTube's Partner Product Solutions Organization is dedicated to developing and managing the company's largest and most strategic partnerships.
• We work with teams across YouTube to address our partners' most pressing and complex technology challenges.
• As a Technical Account Manager, you'll lead deployments, optimize implementations, and handle integrations to build strong, successful, long-term partnerships.
• You will also strive to solidify YouTube's strategic partnerships across a variety of product lines that include e-commerce, music, devices, sports and many other new initiatives.
• The Technology Manager job family is responsible for driving product strategy from pilot phase to final delivery, and for managing the overall technical execution and business operation of a product or business vertical.
• Technology Managers (TMs) are accountable for identifying technology-driven strategies for external products and internal tools (for Sales/Services) and for addressing technology-centric operational issues (such as, automating manual processes to minimize human error) to ensure product/business vertical operational efficiency.
• TMs are instrumental in improving existing operations, commercializing new solutions, and taking new initiatives from conception to successful deployment in conjunction with other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, drive, and optimize the business flow from existing and new business opportunities by leveraging YouTube technologies.
• Perform implementation reviews, advocate new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical challenges.
• Improve product feature offerings by providing partner feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management and Engineering.
• Guarantee the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation and technical guidance.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in internet technologies, C/C++, JAVA, Python, Perl, XML, HTML, JavaScript, and/or Unix/Linux.
• Engineering and client facing experience with coding experience.
• Experience partnering with mobile carriers and/or broadband operators in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong team player and a creative thinker.
• Ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral business communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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