Alec Pritzos

AI GTM & Sales Lead, Telco | Google

Dallas2.7k followers
Googleex-DIRECTVex-Nuance Communications

As a AI GTM & Sales Lead for Telco at Google , I help telecommunications leaders deploy AI and get value from it. Carriers have spent years on automation.

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What's changing now is the shift to systems that reason, decide, and act on their own, and most leaders are still working out what that looks like in We focus on solving the most critical, high-impact challenges unique to the telecom industry. My strength is translating what agentic systems can actually do into clear business value, and knowing the difference between what's deployable today and what's still a demo.

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  1. GOOGLEJOB
    1. AI GTM & Sales Lead | Telco
      3M
  2. MICROSOFTJOB
    1. Global Sales Dir, AI Busin…
      1Y
    2. Global Sales Dir - Telco &…
      1Y
    3. Strategic Account Executiv…
      1Y 1M
    4. Principal Digital Sales St…
      1Y 5M
  3. NUANCE COMMUNICATIONSJOB
    1. Principal Digital Sales St…
      1Y 8M
    2. Principal Sales Eng
      1Y 3M
    3. Principal Digital Program…
      1Y 4M
    4. Senior Digital Program Mgr
      1Y 4M
  4. AT&TJOB
    1. Strategic Partner Mgr
      1Y
    2. Social Media Operations Mgr
      8M
    3. Social Media & Chat Team Mgr
      1Y 6M
  5. DIRECTVJOB
    1. Technical Team Mgr
      1Y 6M
    2. Access Card distribution T…
      4M
    3. Assistance Queue specialist
      0M
    4. Fraud Prevention Customer…
      2Y 1M
    5. Technical Service Represen…
      5M
  6. ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORSJOB
    1. Asset Protection Associate
      2Y

Time in market 18Y 3MOpen 2Closed 17Stints 19

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  1. Job: DIRECTV — Technical Service Representative · 2010-07 – 2010-12 · 5 mo — Customer Support
  2. Job: Nuance Communications — Principal Sales Engineer · 2020-08 – 2021-11 · 1y 3mo — As a Sales Engineer - Digital Engagement Consultant I support the pre-sales cycles in selling Nuance Intelligent Engagement Solutions which is part of the enterprise digital portfolio. I present and demonstrate current and future technologies.
  3. Job: Microsoft — Strategic Account Executive - Contact Center AI - Telco Market · 2023-06 – 2024-07 · 1y 1mo
  4. Job: Academy Sports + Outdoors — Asset Protection Associate · 2008-07 – 2010-07 · 2y — Tracking and logging stolen merchandise. Assisting in the prevention of internal and external theft.
  5. Job: Nuance Communications — Principal Digital Sales Strategist · 2021-11 – 2023-07 · 1y 8mo
  6. Job: AT&T — Social Media Operations Manager · 2016-05 – 2017-01 · 8 mo — Managing DIRECTV Social Media Operations for AT&T. Creating and Maintaining Care structure and support for over the top services.
  7. Job: Google — AI GTM & Sales Lead | Telco · 2026-07 – present · 1 mo — I partner with telecommunications leaders to deploy AI and drive sustainable value across core operations. Our team helps carriers move past basic automation toward autonomous systems, integrating Google’s advanced AI capabilities into complex carrier environments. A key focus is bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and production readiness by determining what is deployable today versus what is still early, and establishing a clear business case. To accelerate scale, we partner closely with network software providers and system integrators to bring joint solutions to market.
  8. Job: DIRECTV — Assistance Queue specialist · 2013-01 – 2013-01 · 0 mo — Repairing relationships, Handling escalated situations, Supporting front line agents.
  9. Job: Nuance Communications — Senior Digital Program Manager · 2018-01 – 2019-05 · 1y 4mo — Supports Nuance in being a leading enterprise live chat and virtual assistant provider. Responsible for a large portion of the live chat platform for a large telecommunication and entertainment company
  10. Job: Microsoft — Principal Digital Sales Strategist - Telco Market · 2022-03 – 2023-08 · 1y 5mo — In this role, I leverage the latest technology to expedite digital transformation for the telecommunications vertical. It is worth mentioning that I use data-integrated virtual assistants, live chat communications, cognitive API services for dialogue & NLU machine learning, and incorporation of large language models in enterprise solutions AI-enabled agent tooling. I involve myself in large language models and AI solutions for enterprise-grade technology. One of my key assignments was cultivating strategic relationships with sales, professional services, product, and marketing. Along with many other functions, I develop services and transactional pricing components, ROI/Business Cases, and…
  11. Job: AT&T — Social Media & Chat Team Manager · 2014-11 – 2016-05 · 1y 6mo — DIRECTV Social Media & Chat Support
  12. Job: DIRECTV — Fraud Prevention Customer Service Representative · 2010-12 – 2013-01 · 2y 1mo — Front line support for the prevention of satellite fraud. and Technical support
  13. Job: Microsoft — Global Sales Director - Telco & Media · 2024-07 – 2025-07 · 1y — As a Global Sales Director for the Global Black Belt (GBB) team, I lead strategic sales initiatives for Business applications. My role involves driving innovation, enhancing customer engagement, and accelerating business growth across the Americas. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions that transform customer experiences and achieve business objectives
  14. Job: Microsoft — Global Sales Director, AI Business Process | Telco, Media, and Gaming · 2025-07 – 2026-07 · 1y
  15. Job: DIRECTV — Technical Team Manager · 2013-05 – 2014-11 · 1y 6mo — Leading, Coaching, Developing, Driving Performance, Project Management, Human Resources, and communications.
  16. Job: Nuance Communications — Principal Digital Program Manager · 2019-05 – 2020-09 · 1y 4mo — Supports Nuance in being a leading enterprise live chat and virtual assistant provider. Owns all virtual assistant optimizations, enhancements, and implementations for a large enterprise account in the entertainment & Telecommunications field Consults with chat operations, ops support and chat delivery teams on solutions, best practices, and technical requirements for solutions. Owns the development of optimizations in AgileCraft and Jira through to release in close daily collaboration with Analytical Strategist and Development Engineers highly experienced in agile project management principles Directly manages and created the release process for the grammar, software, and content devel…
  17. Job: DIRECTV — Access Card distribution Team Manager · 2013-01 – 2013-05 · 4 mo
  18. Job: AT&T — Strategic Partner Manager · 2017-01 – 2018-01 · 1y — I functioned as an operational lead of AT&T's over-the-top OTT streaming video consumer services. I was tasked with delivering unparalleled support to contact centers for chat and social media operations in Dallas and Hyderabad, India. It is worth to mention that I created and defined long-term customer care and care tooling strategies as well as new solutions engagements and enhancement capabilities for next-generation entertainment products. I also ensured flawless workflow by leading operations for DIRECTV NOW over-the-top streaming product. Please note my key contributions to these roles: Increased CSAT by 64% for car line of business, AT&T Care line of business, and OTT streaming ser…
  19. School: University of Oklahoma — Bachelor of Arts - BA, Administrative Leadership

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