Global Strategy and Operations Manager, Ads and Commerce Marketing

Strategy & Operations (S&O) professionals in Google’s Marketing organization provide business critical insights and analytics, ensure cross-functional alignment of goals and execution, and help teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. Whether you are embedded within a specific marketing team to use insights to enable better marketing decisions or the global S&O function to equip the organization to succeed at scale, you will engage with Google leadership in order to establish Marketing’s strategic direction. You will manage planning and operational processes and work cross-functionally with key partners across Marketing, Product, Finance and Engineering to solve our toughest challenges, advocate for high-priority projects, and drive greater operational excellence within Marketing.

To be successful in this role, you have a hypothesis-driven approach to problem solving, effective quantitative and communication skills, and the ability to take on broad-reaching and ambiguous questions while working collaboratively and cross-functionally with Googlers of all levels.

In this role, you will work with teams in all Google geographies and collaborate cross-functionally with leaders across Marketing, Product, Finance, and People Operations to solve issues that arise, drive high-priority projects, and achieve greater operational excellence within Marketing.

Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problems--from the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google can--changing the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself.

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

US: $116000 - $167000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Manage key initiatives in support of core marketing strategies, driving execution while maintaining a centralized "control tower" view of leadership priorities.
• Develop and manage the executive operational cadence, including preparing agendas, documenting action items, and tracking accountability for leadership business reviews.
• Partner across the Strategy & Operations (S&O) team to draft, design, and synthesize high-stakes executive communications, All-Hands decks, and leadership presentations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g., Regional Marketing, Finance, Product) to resolve operational roadblocks and streamline communication channels.
• Drive execution of annual and quarterly planning processes, translating complex business data into clear narratives and exceptional program deliverables.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in program management, operations, executive communications, business strategy, or management consulting.
• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in developing and tracking project plans and crafting executive-ready presentation materials.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a hybrid role balancing quantitative business operations with executive enablement or strategic communications.
• Ability to translate data and complex business insights into clear, recommendations and engaging visual stories.
• Execllent discretion and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to build consensus and manage priorities in a high-exposure environment.