AI-First Marketing Category Leader

Google LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Marketing, to join the Global Procurement Organization (GPO) as a strategic regional partner. You will own large marketing spend categories, align regional execution with global initiatives, and develop long-term category strategies to drive value.

With autonomy, you will lead procurement decisions across marketing channels, advocate an AI-first transformation, and collaborate with senior executives to re-architect workflows, manage risk, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in marketing partnerships, sourcing, or category management across the global marketing ecosystem.
• Experience leading spend categories, using financial analysis and AI to optimize commercial, procurement, or governance models.
• Experience designing multi-year AI transformation roadmaps and partnering with VPs to drive change across decentralized environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the strategic regional business partner to the marketing executive team in the region, aligning procurement priorities with marketing goals and market needs.
• Advocate for an AI-first mentality in the procurement transformation, replacing fragmented manual processes with structured AI workflows.
• Oversee local alignment and execution of global procurement strategies, translating frameworks into regional actions.
• Serve as the regional strategy leader and execution overseer, directing high-volume tactical buying, regional sourcing operations, and compliance.
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.

Skills

Marketing partnerships

Sourcing

Category management

AI roadmaps

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AI technologies

Job description

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Marketing, to join the Global Procurement Organization (GPO) as a strategic regional partner. You will own large marketing spend categories, align regional execution with global initiatives, and develop long-term category strategies to drive value.

With autonomy, you will lead procurement decisions across marketing channels, advocate an AI-first transformation, and collaborate with senior executives to re-architect workflows, manage risk, and