Role Overview
Google is hiring a staff-level AI Sales Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Cloud. This is a full-time role in Reston. posted last week. The posted range is $138k to $201k. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
The application window will be open until at least June 30, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Los Angeles, CA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in a sales role in the enterprise software, cloud space, or AI space.
- Experience identifying AI use cases to solve customer challenges or selling AI technology to clients.
- Experience in, or supporting, the media and entertainment industry.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience carrying and exceeding strategic business goals in a sales role.
- Experience supporting long-term executive relationships, and developing new territories/accounts, while ensuring customer success, adoption and expansion.
- Experience prioritizing, planning, and organizing solution-based sales activity within complex sales cycles, including qualifying accounts and leveraging our partner ecosystem.
- Experience working cross-functionally (including account teams, technical leads, procurement, and legal) to inventory existing software estate, build business cases for transformation with implementation plans, and close agreements.
- Knowledge of market trends, products, and solutions (including foundational technical understanding) of Cloud and AI.
- Excellent negotiation, problem-solving, and active listening skills.
About the job
As an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sales Specialist, you will help us grow our AI business by building and expanding relationships with new and existing customers. In this role, you will work with customers to deliver true business value, demonstrate product functionality, and provide a comprehensive overview of key business use cases. Sales cycles will include a combination of productivity use cases, as well as working with product teams to help our customers build new products leveraging our AI solutions. You will lead day-to-day relationships with cross-functional team members and external customers, leading with empathy, while identifying innovative ways to multiply your impact and the impact of the team as a whole to drive overall value for Google Cloud.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: $138000 - $201000 (USD) + 100% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Build relationships with customers as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor, managing complex business cycles, identifying solution use cases, and influencing long-term strategic direction of accounts.
- Deliver against quota and achieve or exceed strategic business and growth goals while forecasting and reporting your territory’s business.
- Work with Google accounts and cross-functional teams (e.g., Customer Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, Channels) to develop go-to-market strategies, drive pipeline and business growth, close agreements, understand the customer, and provide excellent prospect and customer experience.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans informed by our responsible AI framework across an assigned territory or market.
- Work with multiple customers and opportunities simultaneously, understanding each customer’s technology footprint and strategy, growth plans, business drivers, competitors, and how they can transform their business using our technologies.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the AI Sales Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Cloud position at Google?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Google. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the AI Sales Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Cloud position at Google located?
This position is based in Reston. Google has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
How much does the AI Sales Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Cloud role at Google pay?
Google has posted a compensation range of $138k to $201k for this position. Final offers typically vary based on candidate experience, location, and internal salary bands.
When was the AI Sales Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Cloud role at Google posted?
This role was posted on June 16, 2026 (7 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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