Jose joined Google Cloud as the Managing Director, Retail Industry Sales in November 2020 but Jose is no stranger to the retail world. Jose has spent the last 12 years partnering with retailers and brands to leverage data and analytics to put their customers first. He brings a wealth of retail, brand, and consultancy experience, and a fantastic understanding of the complex retail market. In his previous role, Jose was the President of North America at dunnhumby where he worked with the likes of Kroger, Macy’s, Hilton, McDonald’s, Meijer, P&G, and Kraft, centering the customer across strategy, loyalty, personalization, merchandising and supply chain decisions. With a heavy emphasis on fostering collaboration between retailers and brands, his work also focused on the monetization of retailers’ data assets via shopper insights, media targeting, and closed-loop measurement.