Android Partnerships Strategy and Operations Manager

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Miami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, or Program Management, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience working with executive-level clients or stakeholders.
• Experience in analytics, including spreadsheet analysis, presentations, and data management.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience in structuring strategy for business organizations including background in either management consulting or within internal strategy teams.
• Knowledge of the partner and market landscape for Platforms and Devices products.
• Familiarity with key products/business including mobile devices, OEMs, Telcos, and AI.
• Familiarity with Android.

About The Job

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.

The Platforms and Devices (P&D) Partnerships Strategy and Operations team creates and drives cohesive business strategy across the suite of P&D products; Android, Play, Chrome OS, Photos, Privacy Sandbox and more.

The team understands the partner ecosystem and the markets in which these products operate, applying structured analysis and reasoning to develop and execute strategy. They also provide leadership across products and markets to inform strategic decisions for the P&D and broader Google Policy (GP) leadership teams. The team partners closely with key stakeholders in Business Development (BD), Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and the broader Partnerships/Go-To-Market (GTM) organizations to drive scalable impact for the business and product partners.

In this role, you will drive our business strategy for scaled and emerging products within P&D at Google. You will work at the forefront of product and business innovation across the Android Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ecosystem. You will partner with and learn from experienced BD leaders, collaborating with the strategy and operations (S&O) team within the P&D Partnerships Strategy organization.

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 $142,000-$211,000 + 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

• Lead commercial/business strategy and operations for the Android OEM and Technology teams within P&D Partnerships.
• Drive strategic initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams to deliver on our business objectives and contribute to Android growth and engagement.
• Run end-to-end initiatives supporting key business objectives including new technologies and features, premium device adoption, device longevity.
• Support BD Leads as chief of staff (CoS) covering key team initiatives including team strategy, executive communications, team meetings, and off-sites.
• Serve as a thought leadership and strategic partner to P&D leadership to inform critical decisions, risks, and opportunities.

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 .