Location: Ghana.
The area: New Business Development
Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the Ghana Country Lead and the Africa Business Development team to achieve objectives and key results for the region in addition to developing a strong understanding of Google products, strategy and values
• Build and leverage relationships across Google globally with a focus on the New Business Development, partnerships, product, marketing and PR teams
• Identify deal opportunities and assist deal leader in negotiation process, including developing term sheet summaries and working with legal team to process contracts
• Shape and implement other priority projects that could involve product launches, PR or marketing activities and leading Google product training sessions
• Create project support and analysis, presentations, reporting and industry research
Requirements:
• BSc degree preferred with a strong academic record
• At least 2 years previous work experience including at least 1 year related experience in an internet, media or technology environment especially working with mobile applications and API
• In-depth experience operating within cross-functional teams (product management, implementation, legal, finance, marketing)
• Experience identifying partners, analyzing and structuring complex deal structures with a proven track record of deal negotiation and execution.
• Experience working in Africa, preferably with experience in country
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; communicates project priorities and represents Africa Business Development team well internally. High level of comfort escalating and presenting key deal issues to Google senior management when appropriate
• Ability to perform research on and assist with execution on several time-sensitive project/deals at once in a fast paced environment with minimal direction
For more information and application click on Google Africa Jobs: Business Development Associate – Ghana
