Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, gTech Ads

Google • New York, NY

8h • $124,000 - $177,000

About The Position

The gSO Ads AI Programs team's purpose is to ensure that AI and automation
initiatives within gTech Ads activate their full business impact. The team works
to drive these efforts from initial conception to sustained realization through
seamless technical development execution, risk management, and strategic
alignment.

As the Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, you will serve as a critical
bridge between engineering execution and business strategy. You will discuss
technical trade-offs with software engineers as you explain automation ROI and
strategic narratives to executives.

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 a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment.
• 2 years of experience creating data sets, data modeling, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-quarter technical programs from conception to sustained business impact, ensuring all efforts converge on achieving gTech Ads AI and automation priorities.
• Act as the primary storyteller for your initiatives, translating progress tracking into decision-making insights for leadership.
• Own and manage a portfolio of programs, creating processes to track progress, manage dependencies, and facilitate leadership reviews while triaging feature requests and bugs.
• Evaluate engineering scope, establish milestones, and manage tech dependencies (e.g., API access and product team approvals) during the PRD and technical design phases.
• Bridge organizational silos by partnering with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to align program charters with long-term strategic goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level