Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Global Product Solutions
About The Position
The Global Product Solutions Strategy and Operations (GPS StratOps) team partners closely with each Global Product Solutions (GPS) leadership team and the regional GTM teams to drive strategic initiatives end-to-end for Global Business Organization (GBO). The team's job is to range from running point on the GPS annual strategy planning process, defining and aligning Product OKR metrics to steer the Ads business with, product-specfic executive reviews with Chief Business Officer and one-off, product-centric strategy projects to drive high-impact outcomes. You will be a partner to executive leaders in the Global Product Solutions organisation, acts as a product expert and representative from Sales to Product and shapes product direction. You will be responsible for helping bring-to-market our performance advertising products across Google Ads. You will also lead a cross-functional team that collaborates across Global Product Solutions, Product, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to provide strategies, operational planning, and investigative insights that enable the commercialization of new and existing features, influence product prioritization, and support the sales organization to deliver against our product adoption goals. The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate advisory, or 2 years of experience with an advanced degree.
- Experience in project and program management; managing projects across multiple workstreams.
Nice To Haves
- 2 years of experience in Search or App advertising.
- Experience executing complex tactical and operational initiatives.
- Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to navigate and influence different stakeholders within a complex business environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives from beginning to end, liaising across Go-to-Market Operations, Sales Finance and Product.
- Drive flawless execution of complex and time-critical workstreams by understanding context and developing a prioritized approach for resolution.
- Be a strategic partner to a Global Product Area, advising on product and go-to-market sales strategy, and ensuring operational excellence.
- Lead planning and development of key metrics to track progress on GBO priorities throughout the year in quarterly executive meetings such as steering committee meetings and business reviews with Chief Business Officer.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for streamlined go-to-market operations (e.g., team structure, OKRs, executive-facing narratives) based on regional and channel trends/market feedback.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
