Google Jobs in Nigeria; Country Manager - Nigeria

As Country Manager, Nigeria, you'll be one of Google's regional leaders and a local spokesperson, representing the company in all of our major business development and partnership opportunities and serving as the voice of the Nigerian user at Google. You're a visionary and a leader with solid technical skills and experience in managing a variety of technical projects. Additionally, you're innovative, entrepreneurial and business-savvy. You bring a solid understanding of the country and region's information and technology communications ecosystem, and you'll quickly be able to recruit and manage a team. You have experience setting up or running an office and have managed teams successfully on complex, technical projects and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead market development opportunities and execute major initiatives that correspond with the Google Africa strategy and are aligned with Google's mission, values and capabilities
• Optimize the local infrastructure by leading the company's technology-driven initiatives within the country and the region
• Localize core Google services and products to the local market and manage all aspects of product, ensuring that they are locally relevant and achieve established targets
• Provide superior technical oversight of local Google projects
• Work closely with the Google Kenya office to ensure resources are managed effectively, teams are aligned and East Africa initiatives are well-coordinated

Requirements:

• BA or BS degree in computer science preferred, advanced degree a plus
• Experience working in or with engineering and product management teams
• Experience working with telcos, ISPs and mobile operators
• Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills, and experience with negotiating and partner management
• A thorough understanding of the Nigerian information and technology communications ecosystem, including backbone infrastructure, last-mile access and local content
• Understanding of marketing and operations, specifically having demonstrated the ability to successfully launch and scale products and services
• Ability to recruit and manage a world-class team

For more information and application: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/africa/country-manager-nigeria/index.html.