Manager, News Partnerships Strategy and Operations

Google; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is seeking a Strategy and Operations Lead to manage a team and drive strategic initiatives for their News Partnerships. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in management consulting, strategic operations, and people management. This role will focus on delivering operational excellence and aligning cross-functional strategies across EMEA.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Proven leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Strategy and Operations associates.
• Drive operational excellence on key processes.
• Align global and regional strategies.

Skills

Management Consulting

Strategic Operations

Analytical Skills

People Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategy and operations, or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA
• 2 years of experience in people management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About the job

News Partnerships (NP) manages partnerships for Google's News products and programs. The EMEA Strategy and Operations team works with the News Partnerships EMEA leadership team to develop partnership strategies, build and align operating priorities, and drive global execution.

In this role, you will lead a team of strategy and operations leads and own Chief of Staff functions for the EMEA News Partnerships. You will be accountable for delivering operational excellence on key processes across News Partnership in EMEA and the delivery of strategic insights across a broad array of commercial and regulatory partnerships topics.

Google's Global Partnerships team powers extraordinary user experiences through partnerships that solve users' needs, advance our partners' goals, and further Google's mission. Our team provides meaningful solutions - from helping publishers and developers grow their businesses through monetization solutions, to helping our long-term partners anticipate and navigate change in a way that delivers economic and reputational value. We build and distribute products through partnerships across a multitude of product areas, including Ads, Search & Assistant, Geo, Platforms & Ecosystems, Devices & Services, Health, Retail, Payments, Next Billion Users, and more. We collaborate across Google, ensuring a coordinated approach when engaging with our most complex and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Strategy and Operations associates/leads.
• Triage and drive key decisions and escalations, and drive the operationalization of strategic initiatives.
• Work with the team to align global and regional strategies, and translate them into operating cadences and key processes for News Partnerships (e.g., OKRs, QBRs).
• Drive strategy by being a thought partner on regulatory and commercial topics and initiatives, as well as organizational health and design topics.
• Coordinate with a variety of Google teams (e.g., Product, gTech, Finance, Legal, and other partnerships teams) to further EMEA news Partnership Strategic objectives.