Strategy Manager, Workspace Strategy and Operations

Google•Seattle, WA

1d•$142,000 - $205,000•Remote

About The Position

Google Workspace by Google Cloud is an AI productivity suite that is revolutionizing the way people communicate and work with one another. The mission of the Google Workspace team is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build and grow together. The business is large, fast growing, and looking to accelerate against a backdrop of favorable social, work, and technological trends, particularly the shift toward AI-first work and agentic collaboration. The Google Workspace Strategy team is responsible for identifying impactful growth opportunities, evaluating market expansion plays, tracking external trends and competitors (especially in the rapidly evolving AI landscape), and analyzing critical aspects of the business.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in a management consulting, operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital or private equity role, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree.
3 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
2 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives.
Experience in business strategy, stakeholder management, research, financial analysis, executive communication.

Nice To Haves

MBA or Master's degree.
Experience with analytical problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and communicating findings to executive management.
Ability to develop and understand strategy.
Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
Ability to work across teams, build relationships, and influence executives.

Responsibilities

Manage and support strategic initiatives across Workspace, developing recommendations to the leadership team by analyzing strategic questions, developing and analyzing data, identifying priorities, and aligning with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, Merger and Acquisitions (M&A), partnerships, customer experience, marketing, and sales.
Deliver on multiple strategy projects including research and analysis, drafting strategy documents and presentation materials, stakeholder management, communicating findings or recommendations to leadership, and landing the project team's work.
Develop an understanding and strategic narrative across all components of the Workspace business and in particular areas (e.g., Go-To-Market (GTM) execution, pricing, product launches, M&A, etc.).
Synthesize and communicate decisions between executive management and the broader organization to ensure strategy and priority alignment.