Head of Strategy and Operations, Go-to-Market, Partnerships Tools

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 227,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Head of Strategy and Operations to oversee go-to-market strategies for its Partnership Tools. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams, driving innovation in AI, and establishing priorities based on data insights to enhance product effectiveness and business outcomes. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in management consulting, strategy, and product management, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience or 8 years with an advanced degree.
• Strong experience in driving product strategies and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align product decisions and roadmaps.
• Set tooling priorities based on success metrics and user pain points.
• Drive innovation in AI-powered tools for better decision-making.

Skills

Product Management

Data Modeling

Team Leadership

Strategic Planning

Artificial Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

MBA or Master's degree

Job description

Head of Strategy and Operations, Go-to-Market, Partnerships Tools

The application window will be open until at least July 3, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, or advisory role, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience in driving product goals, go-to-market strategy, or product management.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree.
• Experience in creating complex data sets, data modeling, and reporting.
• Experience in product management or product design.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tooling.
• Ability to hire, mentor, and lead a team, solving the most critical use cases/pain points surfaced by various stakeholders.
  
  

About the jobGlobal Partnerships (GP) Tools is on a multi-year journey to create workflow automation tools that become an essential part of every area of GP by serving as a single source of truth on partners, facilitating faster agreement execution, and providing insights that power better agreements for Google and its partners. We have significantly increased our investment in powering existing tools (e.g., PlayHub, AndroidHub, PayHub, CommsHub, F360) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and identifying Big Data (BD) use cases that can be solved with AI.To bring this mission to life, we build and maintain a portfolio of tools that automate pipeline and partner management workflows and provide reports that drive visibility on state of the business (through creating a single source of truth on partners and pipeline activity); execution efficiency (through facilitation of cross-functional collaboration); insights on potential business opportunity; and ultimately improve decision quality. There is a significant appetite for both workflow automation as well as AI solutions within GP.

In this role, you will play a critical role as a strategist, identifying the most impactful opportunities to pursue now, partnering with Strategy and Operations (S&O) and Business Development (BD) teams to drive activation of existing and new solutions, and advocating for our tools among leadership.

You will also be a leader within the broader Global Business AI (GBAI) organization informing our overall tools strategy, driving tools innovation and representing GBAI in GTM/GP forums. You will lead a small, but mighty global team of Product leads/Product Operations Managers to deliver on our AI workflow automation roadmap.

The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$320,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product, User Experience (UX), and business domain experts to translate organizational needs and use cases into product decisions and roadmaps, and to build scalable systems and capabilities.
• Prioritize product deliverables across stakeholder teams based on their expected impact.
• Partner with Business Development (BD) and Strategy and Operations (S&O) teams to ensure the smooth, high-quality, and timely execution of product launches, activation initiatives, and reporting.
• Drive thought leadership on the future of AI-powered tools, partnering with Corporate Engineering and Cloud teams for execution where possible. Additionally, build and align on the optimal staffing model and Opex investment needed to deliver against the highest priorities.
• Set tooling priorities in partnership with GP's senior management, based on tool success metrics and user pain point data. Continuously drive awareness of the tools' accomplishments and roadmaps.
  
  
  

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 .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business, Strategy/Planning, and Consulting

• Industries

  Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

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