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Senior Manager, Audience Engagement, Google Cloud

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Compensation
$219–305K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Manager of Audience Engagement will lead strategic communications for Google Cloud’s Solutions, Industries, and GTM Strategy organization. The role turns complex technical and business narratives into actionable insights for a global audience, connecting executive leadership with the global sales channel. It also drives alignment through executive communications and engagement frameworks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Corporate CommunicationsField MarketingStrategy EngagementPeople ManagementExecutive SupportChange ManagementOrganizational Communication StrategyPortfolio ManagementStorytellingInvestigative SkillsEngagement MetricsData AnalysisEnglish

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent13 Years Corporate Communications, Field Marketing, or Strategy Engagement Experience5 Years People Management ExperienceVice President-Level Executive Support Experience

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XThe application window will be open until at least October 30, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 13 years of experience in corporate communications, field marketing, or strategy engagement within a global technology organization.

  • 5 years of experience in people management.

  • Experience supporting vice president-level executives or equivalent executive leadership.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in change management and organizational communication strategy.

  • Ability to manage large-scale internal portfolios (e.g., channels with 10k+ users).

  • Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex technical Cloud concepts for a sales audience.

  • Excellent investigative skills to track engagement metrics and translate data into actionable communication pivots.

About the job

As the Senior Manager of Audience Engagement, you will lead the strategic communications engine for the Solutions, Industries, and GTM Strategy organization. Your primary mandate is to streamline complex technical and business narratives into actionable insights for a global audience. You will act as a bridge between executive leadership and the global sales channel, driving alignment through executive communications and engagement frameworks.Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $219000 - $305000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Manage a small team, providing clear objectives and key results (OKRs), professional development, and day-to-day operational guidance.

  • Cultivate a team environment that encourages innovation in how we reach our global audiences.

  • Develop and execute comprehensive communication plans to establish thought leadership for executive stakeholders.

  • Translate complex business milestones into compelling stories that resonate with the global Google Cloud workforce.

  • Drive global alignment on "Industry" narratives, ensuring the field understands how to position Google Cloud’s vertical-specific value propositions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,930 open Communications jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$219–305K/yr
  • Illinois median$118–150K/yr35 salary ranges
  • US median$110–165K/yr977 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $262K, is 90% above the Illinois median midpoint ($138K) — in the top quarter of Communications salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 52 open Communications jobs in Illinois and 1,930 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 13 years of experience — more than three in four Communications postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,194 postings).
Education
803 of the 1,930 open Communications jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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