Strategic Partner Development Lead, AI Innovation and Research

About the job

The AI Innovation & Research (AIR) product team is the catalyst for AI innovation in Platforms and Devices, accelerating development, transforming user experiences, and amplifying market leadership through exceptional AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy for AIR product priorities, covering product partnerships, data licensing, go-to-market execution, and launch readiness to accelerate Google AI adoption across P&D and third-party products.
• Cultivate relationships with partners to demonstrate the commercial value of Google’s applied AI and create powerful joint-innovation storytelling use cases.
• Build the partner ecosystem for Private AI Compute infrastructure to unlock launch capabilities and build public trust. Secure custom multi-year agreements supporting system privacy, security, and verifiability while managing funding and driving internal and external adoption.
• Conduct strategic landscape reviews and build/buy/partner analyses of exceptional AI startups across key verticals, targeting specialties like multi-sensor foundational models, health monitoring, and agentic UI.
• Partner closely with key AI teams (Gemini, DeepMind), P&D groups (Pixel, Android, Chrome, Play, Home and Health), and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking, or 5 years with advanced degree.
• Experience 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 multiple levels of management.
• Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
• Experience working cross-functionally with finance, legal, marketing, product, engineering, and legal teams.