Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Workflow Solutions Activation

Google LLC•New York, NY

27d•$118,000 - $170,000

About The Position

This team is responsible for setting go-to-market strategy, shaping priorities and resources to accelerate business growth, and commercializing the next generation of Ads products (from representing the need of the customer to advocating for product requirements to ensuring teams are equipped to drive customer growth, product adoption, and business health at scale). This team plays an important role in building go-to-market infrastructure from tooling to enhancing Global Business Organization (GBO) business skills to ensure flawless execution and operations against desired business outcomes and priorities. GTM has teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as in global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are investigative, with a pragmatic sense ofto get things done. The Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Workflow and Solutions Activation will be an owner and expert of initiatives impacting the design and execution of sales activation efforts, as part of the newly formed Global Commercial Enablement Go-to-Market team. You will lead a set of initiatives that would drive growth related to sales incentives, product prioritization, or activation levers such as sales collateral, training and tools with global teams and cross-functional stakeholders. In this role, you will translate complex and ambiguous business needs into actionable recommendations using your investigative and stakeholder management skills.You will work on projects to deliver the best of Google Ads products to sellers and customers with incentives, prioritized activation activities, and clear processes and responsibilities. You will be instrumental in improving thousands of sellers experiences executing our global product strategy and developing an engaged and customer-centric mindset to customer engagement. 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Identify opportunities and solve problems related to the Global Business Organization's activation engine, comprising elements such as a universal product taxonomy, prioritization of ads products and sales motions, and the application of activation levers such as sales incentives, collateral, training, tools.
Build relationships and partner across go-to-market, sales, and product organizations to drive cross-functional alignment.
Manage full project components with limited guidance from managers related to strategy development and execution (e.g., project planning, milestones, pilots/success metrics, and governance).
Create and deliver clear written communications and presentations, tailored to audience levels, in support of strategic recommendations and implementation considerations.
Conduct analyses and research, both quantitative and qualitative, in support of strategic recommendations.