The Consumer Apps Marketing (CAM) Strategy and Operations (S&O) team is a nimble and entrepreneurial team responsible for setting marketing strategy, overseeing business operations and executive communications, and executing priority projects across the CAM organization, which covers 15+ Products/Initiatives—everything from AI to mature 1B+ products like Search. Our mission is to empower CAM leadership with the right strategy, processes, and infrastructure to run an effective and efficient organization. As a Senior Strategy Manager, you will help craft the cross-Google EDU marketing strategy and support business operations. In this role, you will sit in CAM’s central Strategy and Operations (S&O) team, but be embedded as a part of the dynamic EDU Marketing team. Google’s goal for EDU is to be the most innovative and helpful company in education by bringing AI solutions, like Gemini and Search, to students, teachers, and institutions, while supporting them with Workspace, Chromebooks, and Classroom. The EDU Marketing team plays a critical role in driving these ambitious business goals. You will partner directly with the Senior Director of EDU Marketing and the CAM S&O leadership team, acting as a thought partner to shape the team’s strategy and execute critical business priorities. You’ll also act as the connective tissue with cross-functional partners (incl. Finance, Product, HR) to identify opportunities for collaboration and create efficiencies in how we work. Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problems--from the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google can--changing the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities • Act as a thought and operating partner to the EDU Marketing team. • Support annual marketing planning for the teams and cross-functional initiatives, including establishing priorities and making the business case for resources to executive stakeholders. • Lead high priority initiatives that address critical/evolving needs of the EDU Marketing business and leadership team. • Oversee and manage key team resources, including budget and headcount. Minimum qualifications: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. • 8 years of experience in management consulting or strategy and operations in tech, or 6 years of experience with an advanced degree. • 4 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives with stakeholders and teams. • 4 years of experience working with executive stakeholders. Preferred qualifications: • Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to solve complex, multi-layered problems and streamline business or development workflows. • Ability to be comfortable with ambiguity, evolving business needs, and work in a changing environment. • Strong people skills with the ability to partner across teams/functions to connect the dots across insights and initiatives. • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to distill complex analysis to simple communications. • Excellent written and verbal communication, flexing across both executive leadership and on-the-ground execution. • Track record of delivering large-scale projects and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously (and globally).