Head of Strategy and Operations, GTM, Strategic Initiatives

The application window will be open until at least May 19, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; London, UK; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate advisory experience, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 5 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Experience as a global people manager leading workforce.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in solutions and operating model of gTech Ads.
• Experience in media, marketing, and complex data sets, along with global strategy initiatives, managing executive stakeholders, and commercial acumen.
• Experience in working with executive stakeholders from different teams.
• Experience in building, managing, and developing a team across multiple sites.
• Ability to lead global strategic initiatives and land global concepts in regions.

About the job As a part of gTech Ads, you will be responsible for delivering support and media and technical services for customers big and small across the entire Ad products stack, helping customers get the most out of Ad and Publisher products and guiding them when they need help. You will provide a range of services from enabling better self help and in-product support, to providing better support through interactions, setting up accounts and implementing ad campaigns, and providing media solutions for customers business and marketing needs and providing technical and measurement solutions along with consultative support for our customers, ranging from bespoke and customized ones for top customers to scalable support for millions of customers worldwide.

As a part of the gTech GTM organization, you will ensure gTech’s ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly, contributing to setting strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy, bringing an analytical and strategic mindset with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.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 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 $234,000-$326,000 + 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

• Serve as a thought partner and trusted advisor to the global gTech Ads leaders to land the present and shape the future of Google Services.
• Enable business to land existing and new services/ service constructs, drive new services and support constructs in partnership with GTM.
• Identify, own, and drive gTech-specific analyses and deep-dive projects across Global Business Organization (GBO) while partnering across teams to execute on recommendations.
• Plan and execute various efficiency-driving initiatives for multiple executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leaders to provide operational business reviews, lead business planning and coach and mentor a team who deliver on these core priorities: narrative building, core strategy development, data driven analysis and stakeholder management.

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