Senior Strategy and Operations Principal, Data Cloud

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 222,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Strategy and Operations Principal for the Data Cloud organization in Sunnyvale to sharpen the business operating rhythm and align cross‑functional teams. You will drive strategic planning, engage executives, and guide key initiatives that affect product, engineering, and business outcomes.

You will partner with leaders to optimize the cadence of reviews, set priorities, and accelerate growth while ensuring clear communication across Google Cloud and related functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
• Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple cross‑functional programs or projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Cloud leadership and cross‑functional teams to establish, evolve, and run a rigorous business cadence, including quarterly/annual planning and business reviews.
• Manage General Manager (GM) staff operations, offsites, communications and decision‑making with leaders and teams within the organization and across Google Cloud.
• Monitor and identify developments, priorities and opportunities in key domains of the Data Cloud business. Establish thought‑partnership relationships with key stakeholders across the product, business, and extended functional organizations
• Establish and run a solid business cadence to drive strategic alignment, driving regular business reviews with executive stakeholders, annual and quarterly strategic planning processes
• Partner with the executive team to build plans and programs that inspire Googlers and create organizational momentum at scale.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional work

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

R

SQL

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
• Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple cross‑functional programs or projects.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with R, SQL, spreadsheets, or similar analytics tools.
• Experience working with product and engineering teams.
• Understands the complex relationship between the organization and its environment, identifies connections, adopts different perspectives and quickly responds to changing circumstances in a strategic way.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About The Job

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines.

Our roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross‑cut our existing organizations and deliver high impact projects. We help Engineers, PMs, UX, and all of our other functions to build amazing products that delight our users, and then get those products into their hands.

As Data Cloud accelerates its growth and scales rapidly, we are seeking a Senior Strategy and Operations Principal to instill operational precision and sharpen our business operating rhythm. In this high‑impact role, you will help us stay highly zoned‑in on key priorities, enhance our engagement and monitoring frameworks across our executive leadership team.

You will work closely with executives and teams across the Data cloud organization to help them run their businesses effectively against Data Cloud's priorities. This role spans both strategic and operational efforts, contributing directly to the growth, development, and overall health of the organization. You will ensure seamless communication, alignment, and execution both internally and across Google, leading special projects, running executive leadership meetings, and managing cross‑functional issues. Additionally, you will drive engagement with cross‑product area partners for a systemic operating cadence.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $222000 - $309000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Cloud leadership and cross‑functional teams to establish, evolve, and run a rigorous business cadence, including quarterly/annual planning and business reviews.
• Manage General Manager (GM) staff operations, offsites, communications and decision‑making with leaders and teams within the organization and across Google Cloud.
• Monitor and identify developments, priorities and opportunities in key domains of the Data Cloud business. Establish thought‑partnership relationships with key stakeholders across the product, business, and extended functional organizations
• Establish and run a solid business cadence to drive strategic alignment, driving regular business reviews with executive stakeholders, annual and quarterly strategic planning processes
• Partner with the executive team to build plans and programs that inspire Googlers and create organizational momentum at scale.

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.