Director, Data Strategy and Operations

Google•Boulder, CO

1d•$278,000 - $387,000

About The Position

Google Cloud’s mission is to provide organizations with infrastructure, platform, industry-specific solutions, and expertise for digital transformation. The Data organization drives the global strategy, commercial model, and execution of Google Cloud’s data strategy to accelerate customer acquisition, consumption, and long-term revenue growth. Strategy and Operations (S&O) Directors develop global operational blueprints and governance systems that enable Google Cloud to scale. They connect strategic planning, operational architecture, and cross-entity execution, aligning organizations across global regions to turn executive priorities into repeatable operating models. As Director of Data Strategy and Operations, you will oversee a multi-tiered global S&O organization across international hubs supporting Google Cloud’s data ecosystem. You will serve as a strategic partner to data leadership, lead operational planning and governance, and manage budget, headcount, and capacity planning. The position pays $278,000–$387,000 USD, plus a 30% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience in management consulting, sales or go-to-market strategy and operations, business strategy, or corporate advisory roles in the technology sector.
7 years of direct people leadership experience.
Experience functioning as a leader, scaling global capacity and operating models, and leading cross-functional governance in matrixed environments.
Experience owning enterprise operational systems of record, multi-year operational roadmaps, annual business planning, and operational budget and capacity allocation.
Experience as a manager of managers leading multi-tiered strategy and operations teams across global regions.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative, business, or technical field.
Experience supporting or operating within enterprise cloud, data and analytics, database, or AI go-to-market organizations from a strategy, operations, or consulting perspective.
Experience planning and managing strategically and operationally in a complex, globally scaled product, specialist sales, and engineering environment.
Ability to structure complex, ambiguous business problems with no precedent, translating quantitative data and operational telemetry into clear executive recommendations and scalable processes.
Track record of systemic blueprinting, including standardizing end-to-end go-to-market lifecycles, specialist capacity models, and executive governance across multi-billion-dollar enterprise organizations.

Responsibilities

Partner directly with the data leadership team to develop long-term strategic blueprints, establish operational roadmaps, and resolve high-stakes executive escalations across business units.
Lead a multi-tiered global Data S&O organization across international hubs, establishing organizational design standards, spans of control, and cross-regional talent development.
Own the global operational architecture, planning systems of record, and executive Rhythm of the Business (RoB) for the Data organization, standardizing engagement and forecasting lifecycles.
Manage operational budget, headcount, and capacity planning for the Data S&O organization, and lead global annual business planning, target setting, and specialist coverage and capacity frameworks with Finance and central S&O.
Lead cross-functional governance across multiple VP organizations, arbitrate complex operational trade-offs, and enforce standardized rules of engagement to unify data and AI go-to-market motions.