Strategic Programs Lead: Ops, Partnerships & Growth

Google; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Arts and Culture (GAC) team seeks a Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary projects from planning to delivery. You will coordinate requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications across product, engineering, content, and external partners.

You will drive metrics, budgets, and contractual milestones, translating strategy into actionable plans, ensuring cross-time-zone collaboration and operational excellence across offices worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Operations, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management, business operations, or strategy and operations, with ownership of end-to-end program lifecycles.
• Experience managing program budgets, financial tracking, and resource allocation (e.g., forecasting, tracking burn rates, agreement milestones).
• Experience defining, tracking, and reporting operational and performance metrics (e.g., OKRs and KPIs) for executive leadership.
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment across technical (engineering/product) and non-technical stakeholders (e.g., partnerships, content, or external institutions).

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic planning rhythms for GAC, including the development, reviewing, and tracking of goals across the organization. Oversee budget planning, allocation, and tracking, ensuring resources are optimally deployed in alignment with top-line strategic goals.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (including Product, Engineering, Content, Marketing) to align strategic priorities, unblock execution, and ensure seamless collaboration.
• Act as a reliable operational contact for external strategic partners (museums, artists, scientific institutions), ensuring operational milestones and contract requirements are met.
• Prepare clear, concise, and structured weekly status reports, budget updates, and executive briefs for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Manage partnerships, program lifecycles, establish and track program metrics, and identify opportunities to improve tools and processes for team efficiency. Monitor, evaluate, and communicate program progress; apply best practices and internal tools to drive experiment velocity and operational efficiency.

Skills

Program management

Budget management

OKRs KPI reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Partnership management

AI/ML project exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Tech/Operations or equivalent

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Google Arts and Culture (GAC) team seeks a Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary projects from planning to delivery. You will coordinate requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications across product, engineering, content, and external partners.

You will drive metrics, budgets, and contractual milestones, translating strategy into actionable plans, ensuring cross-time-zone collaboration and operational excellence across offices worldwide.