Strategic Programs Senior Manager, Cloud GTM

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 186,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud Go-to-Market Strategy and Operations seeks a Strategic Programs Senior Manager to define, land, and execute key programs across global GTM teams. You will provide business insights, ensure cross-functional alignment, and drive partnerships to scale initiatives that align priorities with day-to-day operations.

The role requires influencing executive decision-making, managing complex programs, and delivering data-driven recommendations to drive growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• Experience in program management, data analysis, and generating data-driven insights to influence decision‑making.
• Experience working with executive‑level clients or stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Influence executive-level decision-making on core business decisions, including growth prioritization, using scalable analytical insights to increase productivity.
• Be a trusted advisor to leadership, solving complex business challenges and supporting organization priorities.
• Run and improve operations by launching new programs, goal setting, streamlining processes, automating tasks, identifying opportunities across the business, and optimizing resource allocation.
• Communicate status and identify any obstacles and paths for resolution to stakeholders, including executive leaders, in a transparent, regular, professional, and timely manner.
• Establish expectations and rationale on deliverables for stakeholders and contributors. Provide program performance feedback to enable efficient cross-functional operations and iterate rapidly at scale.

Skills

Strategic program management

Data analysis

Executive stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision-making under ambiguity

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

SQL

Looker

Google Sheets

Job description

Strategic Programs Senior Manager, Cloud GTM

Google; Chicago, IL, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.


• 8 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.


• Experience in program management, data analysis, and generating data-driven insights to influence decision‑making.


• Experience working with executive‑level clients or stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.


• Experience leveraging analytical skills (e.g. financial modeling, Google Sheets, SQL, Looker, etc.) to problem solve, influence business leadership, measure outcomes, and evolve recommendations based on results.


• Experience tailoring and delivering compelling reporting and presentations by audience, asking strategic questions, and leading conversations that drive results and efficiencies.


• Knowledge of cloud technologies, products, trends, and market dynamics.


• Ability to handle simultaneous projects under deadline pressure.


• Excellent problem‑solving and program management skills, with experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives.

About the job

As a Strategy and Operations Manager for Google Cloud, you will be responsible for defining, landing, and executing key strategic programs for all Go‑To‑Market teams that help drive the global priorities. You will provide business insights, ensure cross‑functional alignment, drive strategic partnerships, and execute new initiatives. The organization's goal is to align company priorities with day‑to‑day operations and evolve early‑stage ideas into growth initiatives.

The Google Cloud Go‑to‑Market Strategy and Operations team acts as trusted advisors, partnering with Sales, Customer Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Partners, and Google Cloud Consulting to plan, strategize, and run the business in a transformational way.

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: $186000 - $270000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Influence executive‑level decision‑making on core business decisions, including growth prioritization, using scalable analytical insights to increase productivity.


• Be a trusted advisor to leadership, solving complex business challenges and supporting organization priorities.


• Run and improve operations by launching new programs, goal setting, streamlining processes, automating tasks, identifying opportunities across the business, and optimizing resource allocation. Organize the design and implementation of business cadence to deliver effective operations and achieve key milestones.


• Communicate status and identify any obstacles and paths for resolution to stakeholders, including executive leaders, in a transparent, regular, professional, and timely manner.


• Establish expectations and rationale on deliverables for stakeholders and contributors. Provide program performance feedback to enable efficient cross‑functional operations and iterate rapidly at scale.

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