Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Product BD and K and I Partnerships

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Los Angeles is seeking a strategic leader to drive business insights and cross-functional operations within the Global Partnerships organization. The role focuses on aligning objectives and delivering actionable guidance across Knowledge & Information, BD, and partnerships.

You will work with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Legal teams to advance OKRs and growth initiatives. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in strategy or advisory roles, with strong analytics, communication, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in driving operational excellence for the Knowledge and Information Partnerships (K&IP) organization by supporting key business operations processes, including strategic planning, OKR tracking, budget management, and maintaining the operating rhythm-of-business deliverables.
• Support the implementation of cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring timelines and key deliverables are met across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Legal.
• Leverage data to perform critical analysis, activate tools, and support the development of data or AI tools to drive efficiency and insights for the team.
• Identify and solve business operations challenges, proposing process improvements to enhance team efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
• Prepare clear, simple, and persuasive materials and narratives for internal stakeholders and leadership updates.

Skills

Management consulting

Sales operations

Business strategy

Corporate advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

AI tools

Job description

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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.

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: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or graduate degree.
• Experience managing and delivering project components with limited guidance.
• Experience utilizing AI tools to automate workflows, scale solutions, and drive operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to identify and solve problems within a given project scope.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to distill insights from complex data and present actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.

About the job

The Business Strategy and Operations organization provides business critical insights using analytics, ensures cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives.

As the Central Strategy and Operations team, you will drive strategy, operations, and business insights across Knowledge & Information (K&I) Product Business Development (BD) and the broader Partnerships organization. You will work cross-functional to establish strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), identify growth levers, and deliver operational excellence through analytics, insights and scalable tooling.The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Google’s Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business. The Global Partnerships team supports Google’s own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google’s user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more. Teams create product-enabling partnerships, go-to-market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $124000 - $177000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Assist in driving operational excellence for the Knowledge and Information Partnersips (K&IP) organization by supporting key business operations processes, including strategic planning, OKR tracking, budget management, and maintaining the operating rhythm-of-business deliverables.
• Support the implementation of cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring timelines and key deliverables are met across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Legal.
• Leverage data to perform critical analysis, activate tools, and support the development of data or AI tools to drive efficiency and insights for the team.
• Identify and solve business operations challenges, proposing process improvements to enhance team efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
• Prepare clear, simple, and persuasive materials and narratives for internal stakeholders and leadership updates.

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 .