Senior Director, Strategy, Core en Google

Senior Director, Strategy, Core

corporate_fare Google place Sunnyvale, CA, USA bar_chart Director Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, a technical or quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or business operations within the technology sector.

• Experience leading and managing strategy teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in a technical/quantitative field.

• Experience in a technology company leading strategy, or transitioning from professional services to an in-house strategy leader.

• Understanding of infrastructure or developer platform landscapes, gained as a leader in a tech company.

• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and synthesize complex data into compelling "data-driven storytelling" and an ability to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and technical product development roadmaps.

• Ability to influence and collaborate across organizational boundaries at scale without direct authority.

About the job

The Core and Experiences team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure such as privacy, safety, and security for Google’s products. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across Alphabet. We do this with AI increasingly at the center of how we think and operate, and with a continued focus on building the right foundations to set us up for Google’s future.

As Senior Director, you will report directly to the Vice President, Core Strategy and Operations (S&O). You will lead the team responsible for driving strategic clarity of Google’s most critical foundational services and products. You will play a role in how Google builds and deploys AI products at scale.

In this role, you will be the bridge between infrastructure, security, and developer tools. You will own the long-range and annual strategy planning process and translate high-level objectives into actionable roadmaps that empower Google’s product areas to innovate at scale. You will act as a trusted advisor to the Core leadership team, synthesizing massive amounts of data into insights that influence critical investment and trade-off decisions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $310,000-$432,000 + 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 aboutbenefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and multi-year strategy process for Core, connecting the dots to understand organizational needs 12–24 months out.

• Drive alignment with Product Area priorities across Google, ensuring Core’s roadmap supports the broader company mission.

• Align the organization on top priorities and clearly define what we don't do to ensure resources are focused on the highest-leverage technical bets. Lead high-priority, horizontal high-impact projects that manage complex, unowned problems quickly to ensure cross-core success.

• Analyze and answer complex strategic questions, providing data-driven recommendations to the Vice Presidents of Core S&O and other executive leaders.

• Attract, develop, and retain a high-performing team of strategy and operations professionals.

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