Product Strategy and Operations Lead, Google Play Central Operations

Google•Mountain View, CA

2d•$150,000 - $217,000

About The Position

The Product Strategy and Operations Lead for Play Central Operations supports the operating rhythm that keeps Google Play leadership aligned, informed, and accountable. The role runs processes connecting strategy to execution across Play, including executive communications, OKR planning and tracking, and Joint Business Planning with partner Product Areas across Google. The position partners directly with Play leadership, chiefs of staff, and cross-functional leads to shape priorities, surface risks, and focus the organization on impactful work. The role is positioned at the center of Google Play, with visibility into organization-wide strategy and execution and regular exposure to Play and Google senior leadership. It combines strategic thinking with operational ownership and broad influence across teams and Product Areas. More broadly, Google’s Product and Business Strategy Leaders connect teams across functions, supporting efficient execution, sound business judgment, and cross-organizational collaboration through strategy, operations, and communications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
Experience working with and analyzing data and managing multiple projects.
Experience creating and delivering executive communications.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading goal-setting and planning processes, such as OKRs or annual planning, across multiple teams or organizations.
Experience managing cross-organizational partnerships or joint planning processes with multiple stakeholders.
Experience in a technology company, ideally working with Product and Engineering teams.
Ability to build effective relationships, influence without authority, and collaborate at all organizational levels.
Strong strategic and problem-solving skills, good business judgment, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex topics into concise narratives for senior audiences.

Responsibilities

Own and produce executive-ready communications for Play leadership, including leadership newsletters, reviews, business updates, all-hands content, and briefing materials; turn complex cross-functional inputs into clear narratives tailored to each audience.
Collaborate with the TPM lead to run annual and quarterly goal-setting, track progress and scoring, and flag risks and trade-offs to leadership.
Co-drive processes with Android; align on shared goals, dependencies, and resourcing; maintain accountability through regular checkpoints; and escalate issues to resolution.
Design, run, and continuously improve the Play leadership operating cadence, including staff meetings, business reviews, and decision forums, ensuring decisions are recorded and action items are completed.
Synthesize data and cross-functional inputs into insights and recommendations.
Identify inefficiencies in central processes and lead improvements that help operations scale, including adopting AI tools where needed.