Strategic Program Lead, Google Cloud

The Engineering Excellence (EE) team drives consistent and repeatable execution to benefit the technical community ecosystem and its stakeholders. We define the roles, operations, tools, and processes unique to the technical sales function. Our team supports three types of business challenges: designing for the future, delivery of global Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, and facilitating processes between internal organizations.

As a Strategic Program Lead, you are an essential architect and coordinator of our community ecosystem. In this role, you will lead the organization's execution of strategic initiatives that break down silos and unify essential tools and processes, reduce friction for technical sellers, and foster environments for collaboration and innovation. Your work will be inherently cross-functional, you will garner support, frame complex underlying issues, and influence stakeholders to gain alignment and drive action, while simultaneously engaging with other organizational projects that intersect with the broader technical sales organization or our overarching strategic priorities.

In this capacity, you will advocate critical program and project teams, relentlessly driving execution across traditional organizational silos. By automating key workflows and standardizing operational frameworks, you will scale process efficiency and technical insights on a global level. A core part of your mission will be to ensure that our guidance, playbooks, and documentation are continuously updated with relevant key messages, effectively reducing friction and empowering leadership to implement change seamlessly.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $186000 - $269000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and establish end-to-end global program frameworks, translating complex, high-level business strategies into actionable, structured execution plans and long-term roadmaps.
• Drive the execution of high-impact strategic workstreams globally, ensuring cross-functional alignment, defining clear milestones, and managing program delivery against rigorous timelines.
• Build robust governance models, standardized operational processes, and repeatable playbooks that scale technical sales communities and ensure proactive unblocking of strategic initiatives.
• Design and execute comprehensive change management and strategic communication plans to drive global adoption of new processes, align stakeholders, and provide regular executive updates.
• Partner closely with senior GTM, Sales Operations, and regional enablement teams to secure leadership buy-in. Define key program success metrics, establish structured KPI tracking.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, product management, or strategy and operations in a technology company.
• Experience working with data to drive program improvements and community health.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex, high-impact projects.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Cambridge, MA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Irvine, CA, USA; Miami, FL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

The application window will be open until at least August 07, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.