Director - GCP Platform Services

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We are seeking a Director to lead and scale our strategic partnership with Google Cloud within our Cloud & Infrastructure practice. This leader will work with our alliance manager to drive partner growth, client transformation initiatives, and practice development while serving as a trusted advisor to both Google Cloud and enterprise clients.

The ideal candidate combines executive leadership with deep expertise across Google Cloud technologies, cloud-native architecture, data platforms, AI/ML services, and modernization programs.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Google Cloud Alliance Growth

Own and expand strategic relationships with Google Cloud partner leaders, account teams, customer engineers, and alliance stakeholders

Develop and execute joint GTM strategies aligned to industry and solution priorities

Identify, originate, and close new business opportunities through Google Cloud partner channels and co-sell programs

Drive pipeline generation through:

Partner-sourced opportunities

Marketplace initiatives

Joint marketing programs

Google Cloud funding opportunities

Work with the WM alliance manager to review and action on alliance KPI reporting including:

Pipeline generation

Revenue influence

Certifications

Partner tier performance

Funding utilization

Collaborate with Google Cloud stakeholders to position consulting, migration, modernization, and AI-enabled solutions

Collaborate with internal sales and delivery leaders to maximize GCP-sourced opportunities

Client Delivery & Google Cloud Architecture Leadership

Provide executive oversight and technical leadership across Google Cloud client engagements

Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, Google Cloud native solutions

Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives leveraging Google Cloud services and platform capabilities

Oversee architecture and implementation of:

Landing zones

Cloud governance frameworks

Security and compliance controls

Work across WM technology disciplines to support enterprise transformation initiatives involving:

Application modernization

Data modernization

Analytics platforms

AI and machine learning enablement

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, platform engineering practices, and cloud cost optimization

Support complex pursuits through architecture design, solution development, and delivery planning

Serve as executive escalation point for delivery quality, client outcomes, and engagement profitability

Practice & People Development

Work across WM technology disciplines to define and evolve Google Cloud-focused service offerings including:

Cloud Migration & Modernization

Platform Engineering

FinOps

Cloud Security

Establish Google Cloud architecture standards, accelerators, and delivery methodologies

Recruit, mentor, and develop cloud architects, engineers, and delivery leaders

Drive certification attainment and Google Cloud technical capability development

Qualifications

12+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or technology consulting leadership roles

Deep expertise designing and delivering solutions on Google Cloud Platform

Experience leading large-scale cloud transformation and migration initiatives

Strong knowledge of:

Compute Engine

GKE

Cloud Run

Networking and hybrid connectivity

IAM and security services

Operations Suite

Experience with Google Cloud data and AI services preferred, including:

BigQuery

Vertex AI

Dataflow

Dataproc

Demonstrated success managing Google Cloud alliance relationships and driving revenue growth through partner ecosystems

Experience navigating Google Cloud partner programs and co-sell motions

Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, DevOps, and cloud governance frameworks

Google Cloud certifications strongly preferred, including:

Professional Cloud Architect

Professional Cloud Network Engineer

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Willingness to travel approximately 30–50%

Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.

Based on pay transparency guidelines, a reasonable expectation for the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here.  Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.​ Employees in proximity of our Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco offices will have a geographic premium applied to this salary scale.

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

National

$200,000—$250,000 USD

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