Strategy and Operations Lead, Global Partnerships

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity or corporate advisory, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience driving complex, cross-functional projects with end-to-end ownership.
• Ability to develop and implement go-to-market strategies.
• Excellent investigative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex business challenges.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across the organization.

About the job

The Business Strategy & Operations organization provides business critical insights using analytics, ensures cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives.

The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Google’s Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business. The Global Partnerships team supports Google’s own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google’s user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more. Teams create product-enabling partnerships, go-to-market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional projects with end-to-end ownership of select initiatives, managing project priorities and milestones to ensure successful delivery.
• Identify and develop go-to-market strategies (e.g., business/service models, product strategies) and launch cross-functional initiatives to address business needs and drive growth.
• Solve complex problems with potential solutions, identifying roadblocks, operational inefficiencies and developing optimal solutions through a wide range of tools and approaches.
• Align resources and direction across teams, developing relationships with stakeholders across the product area and with cross-functional teams. Integrate team activities with broader strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, leveraging comprehensive knowledge of your business area, internal systems, processes, and industry trends to inform decision-making and guide strategic initiatives.