Vendor Operations Lead: Cloud Partnerships & Strategy

Google; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 74,390,000 - 85,411,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Des Moines, USA is seeking a Head of Vendor Operations to lead vendor strategies supporting Google Cloud’s extended workforce across Help, Learning, Blueprints, and Coordinators teams.

You will manage vendor relationships, ensure compliance in a hyperscale cloud environment, and translate business needs into actionable vendor plans. This role emphasizes budget oversight and cross-functional coordination to drive timely reporting.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience managing vendor programs across multiple suppliers.
• Experience leading end-to-end vendor operations.
• Proficiency in driving compliance in a hyperscale cloud environment.
• Strong verbal, written communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into vendor strategies.
• Capability to create and manage events driving organizational alignment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute vendor strategy and operating frameworks.
• Own and drive vendor relationships, ensuring they deliver exceptional partnership value.
• Collaborate with internal teams to translate vendor needs into actionable plans.
• Manage the vendor environment to support rapid business transformations.
• Architect performance metrics to align with business goals and vendor incentive programs.
• Maintain budget oversight and ensure spend stays within 5% variance.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and drive timely reporting.
• Identify and mitigate risks in vendor initiatives.
• Convey key performance indicators and adapt vendor programs to evolving business needs.
• Build events and drive engagement across formal and informal forums.

Skills

Vendor management

End-to-end operations

Compliance in hyperscale cloud

Communication

Business requirements translation

Event creation & management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Google in Des Moines, USA is seeking a Head of Vendor Operations to lead vendor strategies supporting Google Cloud’s extended workforce across Help, Learning, Blueprints, and Coordinators teams.

You will manage vendor relationships, ensure compliance in a hyperscale cloud environment, and translate business needs into actionable vendor plans. This role emphasizes budget oversight and cross-functional coordination to drive timely reporting.