Strategy and Operations Lead, Google Cloud

On-site in London·Added 9 days ago (last checked 22 Oct)

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, London
Experience: 6+ years

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 year of experience in sales management, management consulting, or Strategy/Sales Operations in an Enterprise Software firm.
Experience working in an Enterprise Software/Cloud Sales/Consulting organization.

Nice to have

Experience in leading large programs or consulting projects at a consulting firm with a focus on the enterprise sales space.
Experience influencing and collaborating with senior stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and fast paced environment, with limited direction, balance competing priorities, and manage several time-sensitive projects at once.
Ability to project manage and work with minimal guidance.
Comfortable crafting and communicating insights from data, as well as attentio- to-detail and an interest in metrics/understanding trends and patterns in business performance.
Excellent strategic, problem-solving, analytical, presentation and communication skills.

The role

As a part of the EMEA Business Strategy and Operations team, you will provide business critical insights, ensures cross-functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward. You will stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives.Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's 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.

What you'll do

Partner with UKI Leadership team to develop the organization's strategy, growth, and business plan, becoming an integral part of the leadership team and trusted advisor.
Tailor the UKI business strategy and narrative for the local markets, leveraging data to identify specific vertical, horizontal, and competitor risks and opportunities.
Drive the business forward by developing and executing initiatives to accelerate our growth and scale the business.
Shape the way we work and run the business as a Strategy and Sales Operations team, and manage the business for your region, own key processes, foster collaboration, and measure progress towards goals.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.