Strategy and Operations Lead, AI Strategy, gSO Ads

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

11h•$152,000 - $221,000

About The Position

The gTech Strategy and Operations organization helps ensure Google’s complex and evolving Ads business operates smoothly by setting strategy and supporting its execution. gSO Ads Product and AI works to advance the Tech-first future of gTech Ads by integrating Product and AI-led innovation to transform customer experience and drive growth. The Strategy and Operations Lead, AI Strategy joins the Tech Strategy team and reports directly to the Director, gTech Ads Strategy and Operations, Product and AI. The team defines and drives the gTech Tech (Product, AI) strategy and governance playbook and develops thought leadership on AI applications in gTech Ads. Working with limited guidance, the role contributes to AI strategic initiatives, including forward-looking scans of AI’s potential impact, strategic AI narratives, the gTech Ads Tech Council, and Compute and AI OKRs. The role turns ambiguous AI opportunities into clear insights and actionable recommendations, aligns resources and direction across teams, presents results to senior stakeholders, and serves as a subject matter expert on AI in gTech Ads.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
At least 6 years of experience in go-to-market strategy, sales operations, strategy and operations, management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or a strategy role at a technology company.
Experience with AI, generative AI, data processing technologies, performance modeling, or scalable systems.
Experience working with executive-level clients or stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or an analytical strategy role within a technology company.
Experience building trusted relationships with senior leadership, leading through influence, challenging the status quo, and driving alignment across matrixed organizations.
Experience applying AI in a business context and using AI tools to frame problems, analyze data, and produce recommendations.
Ability to navigate ambiguous problem spaces and independently structure frameworks and roadmaps to solve them.
Ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous data sets into clear, compelling, executive-ready narratives and define and measure operational metrics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

Drive complex, cross-functional projects with limited guidance to define and execute the gTech Tech (Ads Product, AI) strategy and governance playbook, taking end-to-end ownership of key strategy workstreams.
Solve complex, ambiguous problems by identifying forward-looking opportunities to increase AI’s impact in gTech Ads and translating strategic concepts and scans into actionable roadmaps and business plans.
Develop relationships with senior stakeholders to advance the gTech Ads AI agenda, coordinate the gAds Tech Council, drive Compute strategy, and establish AI OKRs across gSO and GTM teams.
Influence across teams and align resources to lead strategic AI narratives, including the annual planning narrative, and establish AI and tooling success measures across portfolios.
Partner with cross-functional experts to lead cross-Google AI collaboration initiatives, such as Mustang and AIT, and integrate adjacent workstreams to maximize organizational impact.