Strategy and Operations Lead, News Partnerships

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.

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.

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

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US-based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28‑30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note:

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
New York, NY, USA;
Austin, TX, USA;
Chicago, IL, USA;
Mountain View, CA, USA;
Los Angeles, CA, USA;
Seattle, WA, USA;
San Francisco, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.

• MBA or graduate degree.
• Experience driving complex, cross‑functional projects with end‑to‑end ownership.
• Ability to develop and implement go‑to‑market strategies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across the organization.
• Excellent investigative and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve business issues.

The Business Strategy & Operations organization provides business‑critical insights using analytics, ensures cross‑functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest‑level company priorities with effective day‑to‑day operations, and help evolve early‑stage ideas into future‑growth initiatives.

As a Strategy and Operations Lead, you will partner with the Global News Partnerships team to help us build and execute licensing, educational, and transformational programs across Google product surfaces. You will help to develop and drive execution of partnership strategies for our products and programs with the news industry.

The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google’s partners. Google’s Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business. The Global Partnerships team supports Google’s own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google’s user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more.

Teams create product‑enabling partnerships, go‑to‑market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $153,000–$222,000 + 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.

• Define and implement global and regional partnership strategies that align with the long‑term goals of the news ecosystem.
• Build and execute licensing,…