Global Product Solutions Lead, Ads, Cloud and AI

About the job

The Global Product Solutions (GPS) team is the link between Google products and business. Our mission is to be the voice of advertisers and represent global market needs in product development, while also bringing clear, packaged solutions to market that drive business results for our customers. As part of GPS, you'll help to ensure Google adopts the right strategy for our products and use your expertise to help front-line sales partners work their magic quickly and effectively. The Enterprise & Cloud GPS organization's mission is to create positioning clarity around our enterprise & Cloud solutions and maximize product utility for the world’s largest agencies, partners, and advertisers. Within this organization, the Ads, Cloud & AI team's mission is to deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions that bridge the gap between Ads and Cloud to accelerate marketing innovation and maximize performance.

The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and 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.

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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of experience in advertising, marketing technology, management consulting, or product management.
  
• 2 years of experience working with product management or engineering teams, executive leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  
• 2 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree (eg., MBA or Master's in Science).
  
• Experience influencing executive leaders through judgment and data.
  
• Experience with cloud data solutions (e.g., GCP, BigQuery, Ads Data Hub) and core AdTech/MarTech platforms (e.g., DV360, CM360), including familiarity with their associated APIs.
• Ability to drive impact in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead complex operational and strategic initiatives.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both practitioner and exec-level contexts.
  

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and other cross-functional teams within both the Ads and Cloud organizations to identify & commercialize shared go-to-market opportunities.
• Drive strategic alignment on product priorities by synthesizing feedback from internal teams & external customers.
• Serve as an authority on Ads, Cloud, and AI efforts & solutions, with a specific focus on those at the intersection of the three areas.
• Travel globally, when needed, to support and activate sales teams, through roadshows and internal & external meetings.
• Serve as the authority on advanced data & analytics needs.