Job Abstract

Research Strategy is a part of the broader Strategy and Operations organization for Research. Our Strategy team plays a vital role in developing and advancing Google Research for impact. The team plays a critical role in creating strategic frameworks that enable Google Research to achieve its mission.

As Director of the Strategy team, you will provide strategic leadership across a range of initiatives, from evolving existing business-critical processes (e.g., objectives and key results, and annual planning), leading the development of new strategic initiatives (e.g. operationalizing the Innovation Lifecycle (ILC)) and refining our approach to portfolio management, that define and enable how the product area can achieve and accelerate towards its mission. Your leadership will be instrumental in fostering a culture of strategic excellence and collaboration across Google Research.

Google Research addresses challenges that define the technology of today and tomorrow. From conducting fundamental research to influencing product development, our research teams have the opportunity to impact technology used by billions of people every day.

Our teams aspire to make discoveries that impact everyone, and core to our approach is sharing our research and tools to fuel progress in the field -- we publish regularly in academic journals, release projects as open source, and apply research to Google products.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $246,000-$354,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

• Manage a team and identify opportunities to support its milestones. Ensure each focus area in Strategy is engaged with each other, Strategy Operations, and the product area to benefit the product area's critical needs. 
  
• Oversee and evolve critical strategic processes (e.g., objectives and key results, and annual planning), ensuring they are integrated with the product area's roadmap, mission principles, and framework.
  
• Take a stance to build on existing goals/initiatives and drive the development of new ones, creating strategies to achieve domain goals, operationalizing the Innovation Lifecycle, and refining our portfolio management approach.
  
• Partner with product area Leadership to define their domains' goals. Create mechanisms that facilitate visibility and decision-making across the leadership team.
  
• Foster alignment across Google by collaborating with Strategy Operations teams in partner product areas to integrate research goals with company goals.
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Math, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 15 years of professional experience.
  
• 10 years of experience developing, implementing, and scaling operational initiatives for technical organizations.
  
• 5 years of experience managing teams.
  
• 5 years of experience leading strategy or operations for research teams.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience establishing polished product area-wide and cross-functional frameworks and processes.
  
• Ability to accommodate rapidly changing external factors or changes, while providing a consistent and stable experience for your team and stakeholders.
  
• Ability to influence and build consensus among executive stakeholders.
  
• Ability to lead with transparency, logic, and empathy.
  
• Trustworthy, excellent at teaming, and personal engagement.