Innovation Lead IV, Financial Services and Insurance, Google Cloud

About the role

The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google’s global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure.

In this role, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes and use technology to connect with customers, employees, and partners. As an Innovation and Strategy Lead for Financial Services and Insurance (FSI), you will be the executive leader within the Delta Innovation practice at Google Cloud Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Own the FSI vertical narrative and aim account strategy, establishing holistic innovation programs and executive engagements.
• Partner with leadership to identify and scope high-value opportunities, handing off clear problem statements to technical squads.
• Command the room with CxO executives, navigating complex enterprise power structures to align leadership around cloud strategies.
• Apply deep fluency in AI and agentic technologies to architect solution narratives that demonstrate rapid, high-impact Return on Investment (ROI).
• Drive user-centered design to build scalable, repeatable innovation plays while orchestrating strategic relationships across Google Cloud.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of customer-facing experience in innovation strategy, design strategy, product management, or management consulting.
• Experience advising C-suite executives in the Financial Services and Insurance (FSI) sector.
• Experience with AI technologies (Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, or AI Agent architectures).

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Strategic Design, or a related field.
• Experience leading design/innovation firms and tier-1 strategy consulting firms.
• Experience across Retail/Investment Banking, Wealth, Insurance, and Financial Technology value chains.
• Experience with Google Cloud's AI stack (Gemini, Vertex, GECX), building ROI models and repeatable product frameworks.
• Track record of pattern recognition to transform bespoke customer wins into scalable, industry-wide innovation plays.