[full-time] Country Manager at Google

Location: Nigeria
Description:

Google Nigeria is hiring for a Country Manager

The area: Business and Operations Strategy

The Business and Operations Strategy team thinks strategically and

globally about entire industries and helps Google define business and

operational initiatives that contribute to the company’s growth. Our

team of highly creative visionaries thrives in deconstructing and

re-creating businesses to meet changing strategic and operational needs,
enable innovation, establish more efficient business practices and help
the company continue to achieve its vast potential. Our work includes

such projects as developing and implementing next-generation advertising
products, defining strategies to optimize data center technology and

operations, and establishing business initiatives for emerging markets.

We measure our effectiveness by monitoring the concrete impact we have

on revenue, cost and operational efficiency.

The role: Country Manager

As Country Manager, Nigeria, you’ll be one of Google’s regional

leaders and a local spokesperson, representing the company in all of our
major business development and partnership opportunities and serving as
the voice of the Nigerian user at Google. You’re a visionary and a

leader with solid technical skills and experience in managing a variety

of technical projects. Additionally, you’re innovative, entrepreneurial

and business-savvy. You bring a solid understanding of the country and

region’s information and technology communications ecosystem, and you’ll
quickly be able to recruit and manage a team. You have experience

setting up or running an office and have managed teams successfully on

complex, technical projects and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead market development opportunities and execute major initiatives
  
  that correspond with the Google Africa strategy and are aligned with
  
  Google’s mission, values and capabilities
• Optimize the local infrastructure by leading the company’s technology-driven initiatives within the country and the region
• Localize core Google services and products to the local market and
  
  manage all aspects of product, ensuring that they are locally relevant
  
  and achieve established targets
• Provide superior technical oversight of local Google projects
• Work closely with the Google Kenya office to ensure resources are
  
  managed effectively, teams are aligned and East Africa initiatives are
  
  well-coordinated

Requirements:

• BA or BS degree in computer science preferred, advanced degree a plus
• Experience working in or with engineering and product management teams
• Experience working with telcos, ISPs and mobile operators
• Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills, and experience with negotiating and partner management
• A thorough understanding of the Nigerian information and technology
  
  communications ecosystem, including backbone infrastructure, last-mile
  
  access and local content
• Understanding of marketing and operations, specifically having
  
  demonstrated the ability to successfully launch and scale products and
  
  services
• Ability to recruit and manage a world-class team

Apply online via: http://www.google.com/jobs/africa/country-manager-nigeria/index.html

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