Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience in go-to-market strategy, sales operations, strategy and operations, management consulting, finance, or program management. Experience leading a team, managing rhythm of business activities, such as annual business planning, headcount management, running business reviews, or goal setting. Experience in building, managing, and developing teams. Preferred qualifications: Experience in Cloud, Enterprise IT, or specifically within Big Data and AI/Analytics sectors. Experience navigating complex organizations and influencing executive leadership. Ability to build and land long-term roadmaps in a technical environment. Ability to synthesize complex data sets into actionable business insights and strategic pivots. Ability to craft compelling narratives for executives through structured presentations and data visualization. About the job The EMEA Business Strategy and Operations team provides business critical insights, ensures cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and helps teams drive strategic partnerships 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. As the Head of Data Cloud Strategy and Operations in EMEA, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic direction of the Data Cloud organization, covering data analytics, cloud-native databases, Looker and Apigee. Collaborating closely with the EMEA Data Cloud leadership team, you will act as a trusted advisor for the Regional Data Cloud Sales Leader in EMEA as well as their leadership team, driving the business forward by developing strategy, effective planning, driving operational excellence, and execution of high-growth strategies. You will also be a member of the EMEA Strategy and Operations leadership team, as well as leading a team of 3 direct reports who are responsible for driving strategy and operations within their respective domains. You are excited about solving problems, working with complex data ecosystems, and finding solutions to help the greater team succeed. You are a natural collaborator, able to facilitate cross-functional alignment between technical teams and commercial stakeholders. You have an appetite for in-depth insights to help shape strategy and plans, combined with a coaching mindset and the courage to challenge the status quo. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. Responsibilities Partner with the EMEA Customer Engineering VP and his Leadership team to develop and deliver the organization’s strategy becoming an integral part, and a trusted advisor. Develop cross-functional initiatives to accelerate growth and scale the business, leveraging change management skills to ensure successful implementation across a large organization. Shape how we work by defining the operational rhythm of the business, including the content of reviews, improvement initiatives, and metrics, insights, and reporting that guide our decisions. Own key processes such as business reviews and planning, and foster a culture of collaboration and best practice sharing within the region and globally. Identify and bridge gaps against goals, facilitating management discussions. Optimize the day-to-day activities of our Customer Engineers, ensuring our go-to-market strategy is effective in practice, and identifying and remediating business gaps to drive better outcomes.