Strategy and Operations Senior Manager, Learning and Architecture

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 186,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Manager of the Learning Innovation and Architecture (LIA) to lead Google's internal R&D Lab and Design COE for Global Business Organization Education (GBOedu). You will shape the modern learning frontier with AI-powered personalization and oversee a team delivering concept-market fit for next-gen learning solutions.

Responsibilities include driving an AI-driven roadmap, collaboration with engineering, and establishing global learning standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in business strategy, learning and development, product/sales operations, management consulting, investment banking, or corporate advisory, or 6 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 4 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Experience in people management or directly managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect the AI-driven learning roadmap, scout trends, pilot learner-centric programs, and evaluate scalability.
• Drive content management, tagging taxonomy, and global metadata standards for discoverability.
• Establish proficiency measurement, badging, and accreditation ecosystems linked to business outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, translate needs into clear technical roadmaps.
• Organize alignment sessions and foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

People management

Strategic thinking

Learning & development strategy

AI/technology in learning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)

Job description

The application window will be open until at least August 26, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

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: San Francisco, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in business strategy, learning and development, product/sales operations, management consulting, investment banking, or corporate advisory, or 6 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 4 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Experience in people management or directly managing teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA.
• 2 years of experience creating complex data sets, data modeling, and reporting.
• 2 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or digital media environments.
• Experience authoring comprehensive Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and operational workflows to translate business or programmatic needs into clear, actionable technical requirements for engineering and product teams.
• Experience driving change management initiatives, scoping technical systems, and managing cross-functional stakeholder groups.

About the job

As the Manager of the Learning Innovation and Architecture (LIA) team, you will serve as the leader of Global Business Organization Education's (GBOedu’s) internal Research and Development ("R&D Lab") and central Design Center of Excellence (COE). You will operate at the intersection of learning, technology, and AI, responsible for defining and architecting the modern learning frontier for GBO. You will lead a specialized team tasked with finding "concept-market fit" for next-generation learning. You will set the "North Star" learner user journeys, establish the overarching technical architecture required to power personalized and AI-driven learning, pilot cutting-edge in-the-flow learning tools, and design the proficiency and badging ecosystems necessary to prove capability development to drive business outcomes.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $186000 - $269000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Architect the AI-driven roadmap for emerging learning trends, scan the market, launch rapid learner-centric pilots, and collaborate with vendors and engineers to evaluate scalability and transition proven innovations into sustainable global operational standards.
• Drive content management, maintenance, and discovery strategies, including universal tagging taxonomies and global metadata standards, to ensure seamless content discoverability and delivery via learning platforms and recommendation engines.
• Establish the holistic proficiency measurement framework, badging, and accreditation ecosystem for GBO, developing scalable strategies to link learner proficiency, consumption, and performance outcomes directly to business outcomes.
• Serve as the unified point of contact and strategy liaison between learning teams and technical/engineering teams, translating complex operational and programmatic needs into clear Business Scoping Documents and technical roadmaps.
• Organize alignment working sessions, hold transparent communications, and design initiatives that proactively support team morale, psychological safety, and a collaborative, uplifting culture amidst broader organizational shifts.

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 .