Strategic Programs & Operations Lead

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 222,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Merchant organization seeks a Strategy and Operations Lead to partner with executives and drive cross-functional programs. You will shape strategy, run governance forums, and align teams across product, engineering, and ads to deliver high-impact initiatives.

You will manage business cadence with OKRs, QBRs, and MBRs, translate strategic initiatives into milestones, and ensure operational excellence in a fast-paced tech environment. Equality and inclusion are core to our culture.

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.
• Experience working with stakeholder ecosystems and managing cross-functional alignment initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategy and narrative frameworks to weave Google's Shopping offerings into a cohesive goal.
• Establish and execute cross-functional governance structures, stakeholder forums, and operating models.
• Manage business cadence including Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), and quarterback executive engagements, partner summits, and global forums.
• Optimize cross-functional business operations by identifying gaps and executing solutions that require broad executive buy-in.
• Drive scope definition, operationalize intake processes, and translate operational impact into clear business milestones.

Skills

Management consulting

Product strategy

Analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

SQL

R

Spreadsheets

Job description

Google's Merchant organization seeks a Strategy and Operations Lead to partner with executives and drive cross-functional programs. You will shape strategy, run governance forums, and align teams across product, engineering, and ads to deliver high-impact initiatives.

You will manage business cadence with OKRs, QBRs, and MBRs, translate strategic initiatives into milestones, and ensure operational excellence in a fast-paced tech environment. Equality and inclusion are core to our culture.