Strategy and Operations Senior Associate, Global Partnerships

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA.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.
• 2 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
• 2 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives.
• 1 year of experience with vendor management operations that directly impacts the business.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience generating insights from analysis on large data sets to drive business decisions.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
• Experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment for a complex organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to take complex, ambiguous topics and turn them into compelling narratives for different audiences.
• Excellent problem solving skills, combined with strong business acumen.
  
  

About The Job

Global Partnerships (GP) is an exciting part of GBO that plays a critical part in capturing the AI opportunity for Google. The person will join a team that’s enabling GP teams to be as productive as possible while getting direct exposure to leaders across the organization.

In this role, you will join the Project Bandwidth team in Global Partnerships. Project Bandwidth is a centralized shared services organization that’s designed to increase the productivity of our teams across Global Partnerships. The team’s mandate is to be as efficient and scaled as possible in our vendor operations of today and also look for areas across the business that could benefit from our vendorization model.

You will be supporting our Global Partnerships business, focused on ensuring the success of the existing programs of our existing vendors, as well as, launching new programs of new vendors globally. Scale, gains in operational efficiency, and process optimization are your drivers, and you will work collaboratively with the key stakeholders and vendor operations team to drive existing efficiency strategies, technical solutions, and potentially new support offerings that will be enabled through our centralized shared services team that supports Google’s Global Partnerships organization.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $114,000-$167,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

• Identify and integrate existing subscale programs into the centralized shared services team.
• Manage the day-to-day vendor program for Global Partnerships workflows to ensure long-term success (e.g., onboarding new vendor programs, helping business teams set Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and track performance, handling invoicing/billing of programs, and managing systems access, hardware, etc. for vendor teams).
• Facilitate and make decisions between quality, costs, resources, scope, and time of programs.
• Plan and identify program risks, create strategies for contingency planning, and solve program issues in a timely manner.
• Provide regular program status to Global Stakeholders, maintaining clear project timelines and documentation.
  
  
  

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