Launch & Operations Program Lead – Ads & Commerce

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager in Mountain View to lead complex, multi-disciplinary launch initiatives across Ads and Commerce. You will coordinate requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications across offices and time zones.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to streamline approvals, improve launch velocity, and reduce operational friction, while aligning with product strategy and OKRs. Individual pay includes base salary, bonus target, and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of program/project management experience.
• Experience with stakeholder influence and management.
• Experience with workflow design and process management.

Responsibilities

• Transform launch processes by eliminating systematic friction points across the end-to-end product lifecycle.
• Build strategic relationships with cross-functional partners (e.g., legal, privacy) to reimagine launch approvals with streamlined requirements and workflow automation.
• Partner with product area groups to benchmark approval timelines, identify opportunities to reduce bureaucracy, and accelerate time to launch.
• Optimize and design an operational approach to launch tracking across Ads and Commerce that supports cross-functional planning workflows and enables actionable insights.
• Lead the integration of launch planning and operations with other Ads and Commerce planning modules (e.g., strategy, resourcing, OKRs).

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in program or project management

Experience in stakeholder influence and management

Experience with workflow design and process management

Tools

Cross-functional / cross-team project management

Advertising and Commerce domain experience

Change management communications

Launch velocity and operational efficiency through scaled processes

Technology adoption and workflow changes across cross-functional teams

Job description

Google is seeking a Program Manager in Mountain View to lead complex, multi-disciplinary launch initiatives across Ads and Commerce. You will coordinate requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications across offices and time zones.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to streamline approvals, improve launch velocity, and reduce operational friction, while aligning with product strategy and OKRs. Individual pay includes base salary, bonus target, and equity.