Strategy and Operations Senior Associate Analyst, YouTube Ads
Google, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
The application window will be open until at least February 19, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Bruno, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA .
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in a leadership role in a technology or marketing firm or other related industry.
Experience with SQL or comparable coding and data visualization (e.g., dashboarding, tableau).
Experience with Project or Program management.
Preferred qualifications
5 years of experience in strategy consulting, finance, or sales operations.
Experience with controlled experiments, causal studies, and communicating results to non-technical audience.
Experience managing relationships and executing operational initiatives within global organizations.
Familiarity with Google Ads products or experience building reporting to support product and sales teams and strategies.
Ability to have an excellent business acumen; interest in thinking critically and about growth drivers and opportunities.
Ability to build presentations and briefing documents to communicate insights and collaborate on decision making.
About The Job The Go-to-Market Operations (GTM) team ensures Google's ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. Team members are strategic and investigative, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done. We provide business critical insights using analytics, ensure cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and help teams drive strategic and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives.
In this role, you will partner closely with the YouTube Ads GTM leadership to deliver priorities and manage the day-to-day processes and workflows. You will partner closely with teams across GTM and Global Business Organization (GBO) as well as cross-functionally with a varied set of stakeholders including Finance, Ads, YouTube (YT) Organic and others. This is a great opportunity to apprentice with and learn from executive leaders and work with them to address both the top issues and opportunities for our business, and be in the "room where it happens" when decisions are made. The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.
The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $118,000-$170,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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
Design and maintain data workflows (e.g., business intelligence platform) to answer product activation and sales activities questions.
Empower the broader YT ads GTM team to drive accountability and decision making on our activation priorities by creating infrastructure to track the business.
Lead end-to-end quantitative projects, including study design, development, execution, analysis, insights development, and insights sharing.
Communicate findings to executive leadership by preparing and delivering polished presentations and identifying key takeaways and recommendations.
Ensure work/outputs are compliant with Google policies: Establish thorough processes for documenting, sourcing, and maintaining work.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Bruno, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA .
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in a leadership role in a technology or marketing firm or other related industry.
Experience with SQL or comparable coding and data visualization (e.g., dashboarding, tableau).
Experience with Project or Program management.
Preferred qualifications
5 years of experience in strategy consulting, finance, or sales operations.
Experience with controlled experiments, causal studies, and communicating results to non-technical audience.
Experience managing relationships and executing operational initiatives within global organizations.
Familiarity with Google Ads products or experience building reporting to support product and sales teams and strategies.
Ability to have an excellent business acumen; interest in thinking critically and about growth drivers and opportunities.
Ability to build presentations and briefing documents to communicate insights and collaborate on decision making.
About The Job The Go-to-Market Operations (GTM) team ensures Google's ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. Team members are strategic and investigative, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done. We provide business critical insights using analytics, ensure cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and help teams drive strategic and new initiatives forward. We stay focused on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations, and help evolve early stage ideas into future-growth initiatives.
In this role, you will partner closely with the YouTube Ads GTM leadership to deliver priorities and manage the day-to-day processes and workflows. You will partner closely with teams across GTM and Global Business Organization (GBO) as well as cross-functionally with a varied set of stakeholders including Finance, Ads, YouTube (YT) Organic and others. This is a great opportunity to apprentice with and learn from executive leaders and work with them to address both the top issues and opportunities for our business, and be in the "room where it happens" when decisions are made. The Go-to-Market Operations (GtM) team ensures Google's complex and ever-evolving Ads business runs smoothly. We are instrumental in setting go-to-market strategy, and ensuring flawless execution and operations against the strategy. We have teams embedded in each of the major Ads business areas as well as global teams that work across the business areas. Team members are analytical and strategic, with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done.
The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $118,000-$170,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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
Design and maintain data workflows (e.g., business intelligence platform) to answer product activation and sales activities questions.
Empower the broader YT ads GTM team to drive accountability and decision making on our activation priorities by creating infrastructure to track the business.
Lead end-to-end quantitative projects, including study design, development, execution, analysis, insights development, and insights sharing.
Communicate findings to executive leadership by preparing and delivering polished presentations and identifying key takeaways and recommendations.
Ensure work/outputs are compliant with Google policies: Establish thorough processes for documenting, sourcing, and maintaining work.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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