Startup and Venture Capital Partnership Manager

Google Google · Big Tech · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

This role focuses on building and managing partnerships with Venture Capitals (VCs) and startups to drive business growth and adoption of Google's products and services. It involves strategic planning, relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration to create mutual economic and strategic value, with a stated goal of advancing AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with colleagues across Google to bring the collective value of our products and services to our partners, creating a better experience for Venture Capitals (VCs) and startups while maximizing Google's impact.
  2. Build, maintain, and evolve relationships with VCs and startups. Develop cross-product area strategic partner initiatives and build go-to-market strategies to meet broader Google goals.
  3. Develop ecosystem-level initiatives to complement high-touch engagements for priority partners, allowing us to impact a greater number of VCs and startups and create Google advocates at scale.
  4. Streamline efforts to maximize impact. Increase transparency, foster best-practice sharing, and empower all Googlers engaging with VCs and startups with the tools and resources for partnership.
  5. Manage all of Google's products and assets to bring into partnership discussions.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking, in the consumer electronics, auto, OEMs, telecom, e-commerce/retail, apps, ads, gaming, or technology industries.
  • Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
  • Experience managing agreements or partnerships.

Nice to have

  • MBA or other Advanced degree.
  • Experience in leading teams including working with cross-functional teams, assisting others and helping foster team cohesion.
  • Experience developing relationships with country leaders, and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Expertise in one or more tech sectors like generative AI, cloud, Fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, gaming, etc.
  • Understanding of India's VC and startup ecosystem.
  • Excellent communication skills, and ability to grow in ambiguous situations with frequent priority changes, influencing change across functions and levels.

What the JD emphasized

  • 10 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking
  • Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
  • Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
  • Expertise in one or more tech sectors like generative AI, cloud, Fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, gaming, etc.