Director, Ads Strategy Jobs

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Experience synthesizing multiple information sources into a framework and advising executive leaders
• 15 years of strategy experience in strategy and commercially-oriented roles
• Experience managing the strategic planning cycle for an organization with cross-functional engagement and prioritization
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative/business-oriented field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to bring disparate perspectives and personalities together
• MBA or a graduate degree in Management, Engineering, or a technical field
• People management experience
• Excellent business judgment and problem-solving skills
• C-level written and verbal communication skills
• Tech/media/telecom company experience with a passion for technology

About The Job
As a Director of Strategy for the Ads portfolio of products, you will take ownership and drive the creation of ongoing refreshes of a long-term, portfolio-wide Ads Strategy.
In this role, you will partner with executive leaders to understand the existing product roadmaps, perform market analysis, assess trends, and identify growth opportunities. You will serve as a thought partner to several leaders across the Ads product area and own the narrative of the growth strategy for Ads. You will grow in ambiguity and look for opportunities to collaborate across the organization.
Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $240,000-$353,000 + 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 for new hire 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 .
Responsibilities

• Develop content for Board of Director presentations on the Ads business and drive alignment across key executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate the management and ongoing refreshes of Ads long-term, portfolio-wide strategy and drive recommendations for Ads strategic topics.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders supporting the success of the Ads business (e.g., Global Business Organization, Finance, Marketing, Legal, other Product Areas, etc.) and ensure tight alignment of Ads strategy and plans across key stakeholders (e.g. Product Area, Product Area Group), including surfacing duplication of efforts, misaligned road maps, synergistic opportunities, etc.
• Lead team of highly motivated strategists to execute in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive Ads Annual Planning process, working closely with Product Area Groups to develop cross-Ads Annual Plans and build strategic capabilities and frame-workings for Ads Product Area (e.g., data-driven processes, strategic frameworks, analytical tools, etc.).

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