Strategy and Operations Manager, Europe, GAPP

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Warsaw, Poland; Madrid, Spain.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business-oriented, or public policy field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience working within strategy or sales operations groups.
• Experience in managing the planning cycle with cross-functional engagement and prioritization.
• Experience working with international, senior teams and a variety of stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

• 4 years of experience with analytical problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and communicating findings to executive management.
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Ability to work across teams, build relationships, and influence executives.
• Ability to develop and understand strategy.

About the job

In this role, you will work closely with the GAPP Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and other StratOps leads to run strategic initiatives, and work across the team and Global Affairs function to help the team be more effective. You will help run the business cadence (budgeting, planning, reviews), run strategic projects related to roles and responsibilities and organizational design, draft and manage team materials and briefings, and communicate strategy and decision-making to the management team and other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, resource allocation (HC and budget), and follow through on execution of major initiatives and top-level OKRs in collaboration with central and cross-functional teams.
• Analyze existing process effectiveness and efficiency, design improvements, drive stakeholder alignment, and oversee implementation and measurement of operational improvements.
• Lead and execute cross-GAPP special initiatives across a range of topics in partnership with cross-functional teams (e.g., Global Affairs, POps, Google Works, Finance) to drive GAPP operating agenda.
• Lead on coordinating and developing GAPP SLT materials, managing workstreams, and AIs.

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