Business Governance Lead, Global Strategy and Operations

The application window will be open until at least August 5, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Chicago, IL, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• Experience in program management, data analysis, and generating data-driven insights to influence decision-making.
• Experience working with executive-level clients or stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or other relevant technical advanced degree.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, products, trends, and market dynamics.
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects under deadline pressure.
• Distinctive problem-solving and program management skills, including experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives.

About the jobAs part of the Google Cloud Go-to-Market Strategic Programs team, you will be responsible for defining, landing and executing on our key strategic priorities to drive operational excellence, business growth, and productivity. You will be responsible for helping with planning, goal setting, and managing the rhythm-of-the-business activities. You will provide business insights, ensure cross-functional alignment, drive strategic partnerships, and execute new initiatives. Your goal is to align company priorities with day-to-day operations and evolve early-stage ideas into growth initiatives.

You will acts as a trusted advisor, partnering with Sales, Customer Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Partners and Google Cloud Consulting to plan, strategize, and run the business in a transformational way.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $152000 - $222000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Influence executive-level decision making through deep, scalable, and actionable insights into core business decisions.
• Manage operational and strategic initiatives by developing work plans, gathering and synthesizing data, and developing recommendations.
• Perform data analysis and modeling to identify trends and efficiency opportunities, and design scalable processes to minimize inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional organizations within Google Cloud to drive alignment and collaboration on the execution and achievement of key business goals, providing program performance feedback to enable efficient cross-functional operations and iterate on the program effectively, rapidly, and at scale.
• Establish expectations and rationale on deliverables for stakeholders and contributors, communicating status and identifying obstacles and paths for resolution to stakeholders, including executive leaders, in a transparent, regular, professional, and timely manner.

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 .