Strategy and Operations Lead, gTech Ads GCS

Google; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Strategy and Operations leader within the GCS team to empower the growth of small and medium businesses through Go-to-Market excellence. You will tackle complex, high-visibility problems and translate early ideas into future-growth initiatives while collaborating with business teams.

You will manage cross-functional programs, influence executive decisions, and drive alignment of resources to client outcomes in a fast-evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with gTech GCS leadership to define, structure, and drive end-to-end strategic and operational initiatives.
• Enable critical decision-making by working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather context, cross-pollinate learnings, and drive business analysis.
• Contribute to key business cadences, including annual business planning, OKR setting, and business reviews for leadership and partner teams.
• Provide oversight and connectivity to business-focused standalone initiatives, removing execution roadblocks and eliminating conflicts.
• Advocate leadership to align resources to client outcomes while managing global priorities and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Management consulting

Sales operations

Business strategy

Executive stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

MBA

Job description

The application window will be open until at least September 2, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA.
• Experience with managing executive stakeholders and leading high-impact internal and external executive communications.
• Experience in thriving in ambiguity and managing strategy in a fluid, constantly evolving environment.
• Domain expertise across operations, customer solutions, and internet/online media.
• Exceptional project management, investigative, and problem-solving abilities with a proven track record of leading operational and cross-functional initiatives.

About The Job

The Strategy and Operations GCS team is at the heart of empowering millions of businesses to grow. We are the strategic and operational powerhouse behind Google's services for our vast and dynamic Google Customer Solutions (GCS) segment. We don't just support; we shape the future of how Google helps small and medium businesses succeed! In this role, you will be required to develop solutions to complex, ambiguous and high-visibility business problems and opportunities. You will be at the forefront of building and executing these solutions while working closely with business teams, influencing the goal setting, helping transform early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives and much more. The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.

US: $152000 - $221000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Partner with gTech GCS leadership to define, structure, and drive end-to-end strategic and operational initiatives.
• Enable critical decision-making by working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather context, cross-pollinate learnings, and drive business analysis.
• Contribute to key business cadences, including annual business planning, OKR setting, and business reviews for leadership and partner teams.
• Provide oversight and connectivity to business-focused standalone initiatives, removing execution roadblocks and eliminating conflicts.
• Advocate leadership to align resources to client outcomes while managing global priorities and strategic initiatives.

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.