External Communications Manager, Google Cloud Platform Portfolio

Mountain View, CA (On-site)

$142K/yr – $205K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and orchestrate the external communications program for GCP, translating complex tech into credible business narratives and aligning executive messaging across product, engineering, and cross-portfolio initiatives.

  • Communications Strategy & Execution: develop plans for the GCP portfolio aligned with launches, updates, and strategic initiatives.
  • Media & Thought Leadership: cultivate journalist relationships and secure high-impact coverage with executive visibility.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: partner with Marketing, Product, Engineering, Legal, and Government Affairs to ensure consistent, integrated messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive communications plans for the GCP portfolio, aligning with product launches, platform updates, and strategic initiatives.
  • Craft compelling messaging and pitches that translate GCP's technical capabilities—including developer tools and agentic solutions—into impactful business and industry stories.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders across the GCP engineering and product organizations, preparing them for external press engagements and thought leadership.
  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key tech, developer, and business journalists, as well as key opinion formers to secure high-impact coverage.
  • Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Legal, and Government Affairs teams to ensure cohesive, consistent, and integrated messaging across complex, cross-portfolio initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or internal and executive communications with technology products or services.

Preferred

  • Experience in influencing across different, technical, and non-technical teams with sometimes competing objectives, effectively aligning resources and direction to execute high-impact narratives.
  • Experience managing external public relation agencies, including defining clear campaign objectives, deliverables, and tracking measurable impact.
  • Experience working with engineering and product leaders to elevate their external presence across traditional and new media channels.
  • Track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships with media, developers, and industry opinion leaders.
  • Strong technical curiosity and the ability to rapidly comprehend and clearly articulate a wide variety of technologies, from developer platforms to agentic data ecosystems.
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