Cloud Security Strategy & Ops Lead

Google; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Strategy and Operations Lead for Cloud Security in a role spanning Reston, VA, Atlanta, GA, and other U.S. locations.

You’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs, plan requirements, manage schedules, mitigate risks, and coordinate cross-office teams across time zones. As part of Google Cloud Security, you will own OpEx and headcount frameworks, partnering with Finance, People Operations, and GCS leadership to ensure budget discipline and hiring velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Experience in product strategy, financial analysis, business generation strategy, economics, executive communication, and go-to-market strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects across the Engineering portfolio, deliver executive level briefing. Prepare VPs for critical customer meetings and speaking engagements. Collaborate cross-functionally with our partners.
• Drive the end-to-end budget lifecycle for the organization, including annual planning, performance reporting, and spend optimization. Serve as a liaison to Finance partners, tracking commitments and delivering actionable insights to leadership.
• Own the integrity of the organization’s headcount data. Track hiring progress, attrition, transfers, and open headcount. Partner with hiring managers to align hiring with budget availability and goal allocations.
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards tracking key metrics such as budget health and hiring velocity.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify process bottlenecks and present recommendations to GCS leadership.

Skills

Management consulting

Product management

Strategy

Analytics

Program management

Executive stakeholder experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Strategy and Operations Lead for Cloud Security in a role spanning Reston, VA, Atlanta, GA, and other U.S. locations.

You’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs, plan requirements, manage schedules, mitigate risks, and coordinate cross-office teams across time zones. As part of Google Cloud Security, you will own OpEx and headcount frameworks, partnering with Finance, People Operations, and GCS leadership to ensure budget discipline and hiring velocity.