AI Strategy and Operations Lead Iii, Google Cloud

Google Google · Big Tech · Austin, TX +3

This role is focused on developing and executing the Global Artificial Intelligence Go-to-Market strategy for Google Cloud, specifically within North America. The individual will partner with sales leadership, finance, product, and regional operations to provide analytical insights, improve forecast accuracy, and drive business growth. Key responsibilities include influencing executive decisions, analyzing sales data, translating operational cadences into insights, planning business activities, and structuring complex business issues.

What you'd actually do

  1. Influence executive-level decision making through deep, scalable, and actionable analytical insights into core business decisions such as prioritization of growth opportunities.
  2. Provide insights to the business through analysis of bookings, activity, and product data to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness of our sales teams.
  3. Serve as a thought partner to Sales Leadership, translating operational cadences into insights and leading proactive initiatives that accelerate business growth.
  4. Plan, set goals, manage territory design, expansion plans, and business activities (e.g., weekly pipeline reviews, monthly business growth forecasts, staff meetings, MBRs, QBRs and other cadences).
  5. Structure and communicate ambiguous, and challenging business issues to advise the AI Sales leadership team.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in finance, strategy and operations, sales operations, go-to-market or management consulting
  • Experience creating insights using SQL and other problem-solving tools to present findings and recommendations

Nice to have

  • Experience in planning, consulting, investment banking, or similar data-driven business roles
  • Experience with SQL and other database, scripting, or business intelligence tools
  • Experience within Google Cloud S&O or Cloud Finance
  • Ability to influence business leadership with investigative skills, combined with business judgment
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to construct simple and impactful messages from complex analysis

What the JD emphasized

  • 8 years of experience in finance, strategy and operations, sales operations, go-to-market or management consulting
  • Experience creating insights using SQL and other problem-solving tools to present findings and recommendations