Simply put, Google engineers make computers do amazing things.
Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people,
our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that
really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We’re
driven by Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make
it universally accessible and useful. Google Nigeria is recruiting for Technical Account Manager.If you seek to tackle such
challenges as building a highly scalable computing infrastructure, novel
storage systems, innovative user experiences or the next big
application that will change the world, then this might be a perfect fit
for you.
Position: Outreach Program Manager – Lagos
This position can be based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Dakar, Senegal; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; or Lagos, Nigeria.
The role: Outreach Program Manager
As an Outreach Program Manager at Google, you will be responsible for
helping the developers, start- ups, and business and IT professionals
in the region successfully build applications and grow their businesses
using Google’s products, developer tools and APIs. This position will
benefit from a software engineering background and active participation
in all three of the local technical, developer, and business
communities. In this role, you will coordinate and execute both online
and offline outreach and support programs in the region. This could
include helping the Developer Relations team with large- scale Google
events such as those targeting developers as in Google Developer Days or
DevFests (i.e. large budget, high attendance, high visibility), and
regional technology industry and business blogs.
To achieve your goals, you will work with cross-functional Google
teams, covering product management, engineering, developer relations,
local volunteers, along with external vendors. Additionally, you will
manage relationships with, and foster creation of, local developer,
start-up, and business communities, both formal (Google Technology User
Groups) and informal (discussion boards, casual meet-ups, non-affiliated
user groups). You will also meet with local developers and businesses,
promoting Google technologies to them and ensuring that they get the
support and information they need to be successful.
The Program Manager helps bring awareness to Google’s mission, open
web technologies and our products within the regional technical
community.
Responsibilities:
Plan and run regional strategy, community outreach and development, including large-scale public events and grass-roots programs
Meet with external tech community including developers, businesses and
technical executives to advocate their adoption of our products,
explaining business and technical value propositions
Own regional blogs and ensure publication of frequent, high-quality content
Lead cross-functional project teams and act as the liaison between other
global outreach teams and the various product and Engineering groups in
Google
Build and manage relationships with local developer and start-up communities, industry influencers and bloggers
Requirements:
BA or BS university degree preferred, ideally in Computer Science or Software Engineering
Proven experience in a technical role in internet and/or mobile industries strongly preferred
Experience with conference presentation or other technical public speaking
Experience as an active participant (ideally as a leader) in technical/developer/business communities
Strong project and program management skills as well as excellent communication skills
Fluent spoken and written English is a must. Additional French language skills are a significant plus.
HOW TO APPLY:
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