News Program Manager, Global Partnerships - #195116

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in project/program management.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
• Experience working with cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience setting and delivering against goals.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in the News or media sector.
• Experience in program management, particularly in establishing and improving operational workflows, communication channels, and tracking systems.
• Knowledge of budgeting, dashboards and reporting tools.
• Ability to clarify and communicate complex issues for an executive audience internally and externally with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Excellent people skills with ability to develop and manage relationships at all levels, including senior leaders internally and externally, without direct authority.
• Effective project management, problem-solving and analysis skills, combined with sound business judgment.
  
  

About The Job

The North America News Partnerships team works to transform Google’s relationships with the news industry. Our team provides meaningful solutions — from helping news organizations grow and transform their business and find new audiences, to helping our long-term partners anticipate and navigate change in a way that delivers economic and reputational value. We collaborate across Google, ensuring a coordinated approach when engaging with our most complex and strategic partners to grow our business and theirs, build trust, and deepen relationships. Our team collaborates closely with other partnerships teams, GAPP, Marketing, and Comms to highlight our work to tell great stories about our engagement with the news industry and influence key opinion formers.

As a News Program Manager you will engage key stakeholders across the News Partnerships organization to prioritize and work with global program and product teams to enable successful launches and landings of news products, programs, and events.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $107,000-$153,000 + 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

• Implement, track, and prioritize a program calendar of specific initiatives that align to a cross- functional strategy among various stakeholders including Comms, Marketing, Policy, and Product.
• Launch, execute and support regional programs and products for News Partnerships, including conceptualizing, gathering resources, aligning stakeholders and communicating our approach to internal and external audiences.
• Work with regional and central programming teams to align on and regularly review our programming, training, and events strategy.
• Prepare presentations and clearly communicate findings from initiatives to senior management on key trends, issues, market insights, and competitive platform intelligence.
• Own and execute our engagement strategy for smaller partners, at scale.
  
  
  

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