Strategy and Operations Manager, Go-to-Market

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

• 5 years of experience in a technology or marketing firm, or equivalent experience in product management, consulting, finance, corporate strategy or sales operations

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree, or equivalent practical experience

• 8 years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, product management, finance, or sales operations

• Exceptional data analysis, project management, relationship management, and change management skills

• Business acumen and the ability to successfully navigate and influence different stakeholders within a complex business environment

About the job

The Go-to-Market Operations (GTM) team ensures Google's ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting Go-to-Market strategy, and ensuring execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. The GTM Business Strategy and Operations organization provides business critical insights using analytics, ensures cross-functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic 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. In this role, you will be the lead operating officer to a Global Product Lead (GPL) team. You will work closely with Global Product Leads (GPL), regional Go-to-Market (GTM) and Global Business Strategy and Operations leadership teams to influence strategic priorities and manage the day-to-day analytical processes and workflows in partnership with GPL.

Responsibilities

• Be a strategic partner to a Global Product Lead’s business, advising on product and Go-to-Market sales strategy, and ensuring operational excellence
• Be an expert on priorities and manage cross-functional projects and initiatives, liaising across Go-to-Market Operations, Sales, Finance, and Product
• Manage flawless execution of time-critical projects by quickly understanding context and developing a prioritized approach for resolution
• Lead planning for Business Forecast Meetings (BFMs) presented to executive management and oversee activation success of key product adoption metrics
• Identify and pursue opportunities for streamlined Go-to-Market operations (e.g., team structure, OKRs, executive-facing narratives) based on regional and channel trends/market feedback

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