Product Strategy and Operations Lead, Google Cloud

Product Strategy and Operations Lead, Google Cloud Apply for the Product Strategy and Operations Lead, Google Cloud role at Google. Preferred working location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA. About The Job Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines. Roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross‑cut our existing organizations and deliver high‑impact projects, helping Engineers, PMs, UX, and all other functions build amazing products that delight users and bring those products into their hands. Google Cloud is changing the way the world uses cloud computing. The Infrastructure and Solutions Group (ISG) develops many of the Cloud products, organized into five focus areas—Networking, Storage, Distributed Cloud, Cloud Expansion PM, and Reliability Infrastructure PM. In this role, you will maintain a broad perspective, advocate for change, own outcomes, lead teams effectively, and identify opportunities to leverage data and tools to improve business processes. You will lead planning and rhythm of the business to reduce toil, improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, and help the organization run faster and stay better aligned to our business strategy. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 11 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company. Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple cross‑functional programs or projects. Experience leading programs at enterprise technology software companies. Preferred qualifications: Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience managing cross‑functional or cross‑team projects. 5 years of experience designing, optimizing and managing operational mechanisms to scale and optimize business functions. Experience working with product and engineering teams. Responsibilities: Drive annual planning cycle workstreams, including strategy and resource planning. Lead product area‑wide, cross‑functional project teams in structuring and executing analyses required to develop recommendations; communicate findings to executive management. Lead multi‑disciplinary projects from start to finish; manage project schedules, identify risks, and clearly communicate goals to project stakeholders. Work with cross‑functional teams to drive product‑specific or ISG‑wide strategic initiatives: strategic partnerships, channel strategy and incentives, community/feedback, business Key Performance Indicators (KPI) analytics, business programs, etc. Provide insightful data‑driven strategic recommendations to leadership, based on broad understanding of the business, strategic insights, analysis, experience, technical acumen, and good judgment. The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $171,000‑$254,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr