Operations Program Manager, Budget Governance, Payments

About the job

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.

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

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in funding operations and utilizing related financial or funding tooling.
• Experience managing projects throughout their lifecycle, from identifying operational opportunities to proposing and driving solutions.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to align objectives, resolve complex business issues, and influence without authority.
• Experience synthesizing stakeholder requirements and optimizing workflows within complex, multi-system landscapes.
• Experience leveraging AI capabilities and automation to transform manual workflows and improve operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day funding operations, managing budget governance, finance policy implementation, and approval/payment processes to enable Google.organization to meet global funding goals.
• Provide consultative expertise to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring efficient, effective, and low-friction operational workflows.
• Collaborate with external partners, including vendor operations and Donor-Advised Funds, to set objectives, implement process improvements, and hold vendor teams accountable through metrics and business reviews.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Compliance, Legal, and Partnerships to align goals, drive process improvements, and serve as a domain expert on financial policies.
• Drive change management by developing transition plans, performing implementation risk analyses, providing process training, and creating communication plans.