Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Ads, Go-To-Market

In this role, you will act as a member of the Ads Strategist team, you will ensure Google delivers the highest performing ads products to its advertisers. You will be responsible for leading cross-Ads and Global Business Organization (GBO) projects with full autonomy to accelerate Google’s product to market to product cycle and drive greater product portfolio strategy. You will influence product executives’ decision making, hold teams accountable for product performance outcomes, and many competing VP-level priorities. You will closely partner with Ads, GTM, PSA, gTech, Finance, etc. leaders.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,000-$170,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead time-sensitive projects for GTM by understanding context and developing a prioritized scope and approach for resolution in ambiguous situations.
• Own technical systems, relationships, and business requirements document (BRD) end-to-end that deliver product and customer outcomes at scale (e.g., GBO's ProdPrio, Ads GTM Tooling, etc.).
• Work cross-functionally with cross-GTM teams, People Operations, Sales Finance, Marketing, and Communications teams to scope, manage and execute projects.
• Deliver insights from quantitative and qualitative data analysis; communicate key findings to leadership with executive-ready presentations; program managing efforts on behalf of our stakeholders.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate advisory, or 2 years of experience with an advanced degree.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment.
  
• Experience managing relationships and working cross-functionally within global organizations.
• Understanding of GBO and its business channels and teams (i.e., LCS, GCS, rGTM, GST, etc.).
• Ability to understand and articulate the big picture to executive teams, while maintaining excellent attention to execution details.
• Excellent communication skills to help teams move with greater speed and efficiency to big outcomes.
• Excellent program management skills with, the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously that span Alphabet’s different divisions.