Strategy and Operations Lead, Ads, Go-To-Market

Strategy and Operations Lead, Ads, Go‑to‑Market

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This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Eligible applicants in Los Angeles County and San Francisco:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

You may select your preferred working location:
Mountain View, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate advisory, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree.

• Experience managing relationships and working cross‑functionally within global organizations.
• Understanding of Global Business Organization (GBO) and its business channels and teams (i.e., LCS, GCS, rGTM, GST, etc.).
• Ability to understand and articulate the big picture to executive teams, while maintaining attention to execution details.
• Excellent communication skills to help teams move with greater speed and efficiency to big outcomes.
• Excellent program‑management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously that span Alphabet’s different divisions.

In this role you will act as a member of the Ads Strategist team, ensuring Google delivers the highest performing ads products to its advertisers. You will lead cross‑Ads and GBO projects with full autonomy to accelerate Google’s product‑to‑market cycle and drive greater product portfolio strategy. You’ll influence product executives’ decision‑making, hold teams accountable for product performance outcomes, and manage competing VP‑level priorities while closely partnering with Ads, GTM, PSA, gTech, Finance, and other leaders.

• Work cross‑functionally with GTM teams, People Operations, Business Finance, Marketing, and communications to scope, manage, and execute projects.
• Derive insights from quantitative and qualitative data analysis; communicate key findings to executive leadership with executive‑ready presentations and program‑manage efforts on behalf of stakeholders.
• Drive operating excellence for the organization, including optimizing resource allocation, measuring progress against key objectives, and managing business updates or quarterly reviews.
• Analyze business processes to identify potential issues and uncover levers for improvement; influence executive stakeholders to implement standardization and optimization strategies.

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $147,000—$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Compensation details reflect base salary only and may vary by location and role. Learn more about benefits at Google.

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