Product Strategy and Operations Lead, Cloud Storage

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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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 11 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
  
• Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple cross-functional programs or projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD.
• Experience with R, SQL, spreadsheets, or similar analytics tools.
  
• Experience working with product and engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Expertise in the cloud hyperscaler ecosystem (GCP), with a firm grasp of cloud economics and infrastructure product lifecycles.

About the job

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines.


Our roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross-cut our existing organizations and deliver high impact projects. We help Engineers, PMs, UX, and all of our other functions to build amazing products that delight our users, and then get those products into their hands.

The Product Strategy and Operations team for Cloud Storage serves as the strategic backbone of the organization within Data Cloud, bridging the gap between high-level Google Cloud goals and disciplined execution. By managing the central rhythm of the business, the team ensures that leadership stays aligned through rigorous executive reviews and a streamlined operating model. This function transforms organizational complexity into clarity, allowing product and engineering teams to remain focused on innovation while maintaining a cohesive direction.

Through advanced analytics and business intelligence, the team monitors product adoption and market trends to provide a single source of truth for decision-making. This analytical rigor ensures that every strategic bet is backed by evidence and that key performance indicators are accurately tracked to measure the health of the networking portfolio.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000-$257,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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

• Define and lead the Rhythm of the Business (RoB), including executive business reviews, leadership offsites, and cross-functional alignment forums.
  
• Act as the primary point of contact between the Storage Eng/Product organization and the GTM teams to ensure strategic alignment.
  
• Act as the connective tissue between Product, Engineering, Finance, and Go-to-Market teams to eliminate silos and resolve operational bottlenecks.
  
• Lead high-priority, cross-functional programs such as organizational redesigns, market entry strategies, or complex product-readiness workstreams.
• Prepare and present regular GTM performance reviews to Engineering/Product leadership, highlighting key trends, challenges, and opportunities to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

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.