Chief of Staff, Search+

Google•Atlanta, GA

6d•$186,000 - $269,000

About The Position

The Chief of Staff serves as the operational engine for the Search+ leadership team, bridging strategic business operations, cross-functional alignment, and organizational culture and health. The role keeps the leadership team focused on high-leverage priorities by managing business cadences, stewarding headcount and operating expenses, driving annual planning and OKRs, and resolving ambiguous, high-stakes escalations. The role is part of the Global Product Solutions Strategy and Operations team, which partners with Global Product Solutions leadership and regional go-to-market teams on strategic initiatives. The team runs annual strategy planning, defines and aligns Product Objectives and Key Results, prepares executive business forecast and steering committee reviews, and undertakes product-focused strategy projects to support product positioning and activation. In Google Search, the team works on complex engineering and infrastructure challenges while maintaining an accessible and useful search experience for people around the world.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, or corporate advisory role.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Experience managing annual planning, operating expense budgeting, and headcount allocation models.
Knowledge of digital advertising, go-to-market motions, and product-commercialization lifecycles.
Ability to communicate complex, ambiguous topics clearly and persuasively to executive leadership at VP level or above.
Exceptional strategic writing and presentation design capabilities, including drafting strategy memos and C-level presentations.
Strong problem-solving acumen and comfort navigating complex datasets to derive business insights and model resource and budget needs.

Responsibilities

Drive annual and quarterly planning cycles, create timelines, and communicate plans.
Coordinate cross-functional deliverables and align workstreams with go-to-market priorities to define, track, and grade OKRs.
Triage executive requests to streamline decision-making cycles and maintain leadership focus.
Partner with Finance and HR to manage headcount allocation and identify efficiencies to optimize resource distribution.
Structure and run leadership meetings, roundtables, and offsites, including managing agendas, pre-reads, decision logs, and action items.
Author organization-wide communications and all-hands presentations, serving as the central hub for strategic information.
Collaborate with HR on engagement initiatives using survey insights.
Lead cross-organization programs, including the AI Pillar.
Solve complex, ad-hoc operational challenges.