Senior Spend Governance Manager

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is inviting applications for a Spend Manager to standardize controls across the spend lifecycle and drive financial compliance, operational excellence and reporting integrity. You will manage spend taxonomy lifecycle, policy exceptions escalations, and automated spend data hygiene while partnering with Finance, gSO, Operations and Analytics teams.

In gTech Users and Products (gUP), the mission is to advocate for users by delivering helpful and trusted experiences across Google’s product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in a customer or client-facing role supporting spend management, procurement operations, financial governance, or business operations.
• 7 years of experience analyzing data and generating business insights.
• 7 years of experience developing operational process solutions and working with cross-functional teams to implement these changes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end spend governance frameworks and SOPs.
• Define cross-functional RACI matrices, compliance thresholds, and operational review cadences.
• Conduct recurring governance audits and compliance reviews to track adherence to financial policies.
• Curate, structure, and maintain centralized spend playbooks, process maps, and guidance materials.
• Develop and scale a comprehensive curriculum covering the spend lifecycle and spend tooling.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Spend governance

Process design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Six Sigma

Job description

Google is inviting applications for a Spend Manager to standardize controls across the spend lifecycle and drive financial compliance, operational excellence and reporting integrity. You will manage spend taxonomy lifecycle, policy exceptions escalations, and automated spend data hygiene while partnering with Finance, gSO, Operations and Analytics teams.

In gTech Users and Products (gUP), the mission is to advocate for users by delivering helpful and trusted experiences across Google’s product