Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 5 years of experience in program or project management in an enterprise, cloud, or technology environment. + 5 years of experience in PR, media, or internal communications in technology communications, including enterprise hardware or software. + Experience working for a technology company in the public sector (government or education). Preferred qualifications: + Understanding of cloud technologies and the public sector. + Ability to synthesize information from a large group of stakeholders into concise messaging. + Ability to identify trending topics and issues with a defined point-of-view. + Excellent editing skills, with knowledge of AP style and clear writing style. + Excellent communication skills demonstrated with senior executives and leadership teams, complemented by research and problem-solving abilities. + Excellent media relationships developed and maintained with business, technology, and public sector press. As the Federal Thought Leadership Manager for Google Public Sector (GPS), you will oversee external communications for our Federal (civilian, defense, and national security) business. You will develop and execute a program that supports driving awareness around our Federal executives, the GPS business, how our products and solutions can solve key challenges for government agencies, and thought leadership across key industry trends. In addition, you will assist with key internal activities for GPS, including collaboration with Google counterparts. Key stakeholders include GPS leaders, Communications, Policy and Public Affairs, Sales, and Marketing teams. In this role, you will align with Google’s policy, sales, and marketing teams to communicate the company’s point-of-view on major policy issues, government certifications, government contracting vehicles, and other key public sector trends. You will interact with journalists across a variety of outlets, including tech, business, vertical, and channel press. Most importantly, you’ll collaborate with executives from across the organization and senior executives at our customers and partners. Google Public Sector (https://about.google/intl/ALL\_us/public-sector/#:~:text=We) brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000-$191,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) . + Develop internal and external communications strategies in collaboration with GPS leadership, policy, sales, and marketing teams. + Work closely with our PR agency in developing communications materials, briefing executives, staffing media interviews, and driving overall campaigns. + Educate business, vertical and channel press, on Google Public Sector’s unique differentiators and solutions. Become the go-to communications contact for all Federal-related stories and inquiries across GPS. + Anticipate and manage internal communications issues, drafting proactive and reactive messaging and liaising with key stakeholders. + Build a pipeline of announcements and activities, including customer and partner news, across state, local, and education in alignment with business priorities; work closely with GPS leadership on federal executive customer engagements to help build pipeline. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.