Strategy and Operations Lead, News Partnerships
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The application window will be open until at least August 26, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Miami, FL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Austin, TX, USA.Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in management consulting, business operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, private equity or corporate advisory, or 4 years of experience with an advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or graduate degree.
- Experience leading strategy work on ambiguous business problems, collaborating with wide sets of stakeholders in a organization.
- Experience in News or Media industries.
- Ability to operate effectively and collaboratively across different functions and levels in a large organization.
- Ability to yield results with bias toward action.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
About the job
The Global News Partnerships Team brings a one Google face to the news ecosystem in order to source content used across Google product areas, provide critical support and funding to the ecosystem, drive adoption of Google products, and shape constructive regulation that is in the best interests of Google and the ecosystem. The News Partnerships Strategy and Operations team are critical business partners in developing partnership strategies, building and aligning operating priorities, and driving global execution. We are critical thinkers, influencers, and leaders with ability in managing scaled programs at pace.
In this role, you will support the Latin America (LATAM) News Partnerships team, as well as shaping and driving strategic initiatives with the global NP team. You will play a critical role in shaping the direction of our partnerships, and you will partner with News and other cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on high priority initiatives. You will be able to flex across both strategic and operational responsibilities, aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations. and will be comfortable thinking critically about issues, relentlessly optimizing operations, executing quantitative and qualitative analyses, preparing briefings and decision framing documents, and structuring and organizing execution. You will take ownership of projects and work collaboratively to deliver impactful outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide thought partnership to the LATAM Director of News Partnerships and leadership team on high priority topics and escalations, developing clear, simple and persuasive communications to influence executive stakeholders.
- Drive the core operating cadence for the LATAM News Partnerships team setting the management teams weekly agenda, monitoring and reporting on objectives and key results (OKR) and operational metrics status, coordinating communications, and managing global processes for the organization.
- Drive projects supporting the broader News Partnerships organization, conducting research, analyses, and developing presentations in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop specific product, partner, and ecosystem opportunities to deliver against product areas goals and support growth objectives.
- Serve as primary liaison with Global Operations team to ensure cohesion and alignment with News Partnerships processes, policies and best practices.
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