Android Strategy Lead

Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company. Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple projects. Experience with project management, cross-functional and stakeholder collaboration. Preferred qualifications: Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience. Experience with R, SQL, spreadsheets, or similar analytics tools. Experience working with product and engineering teams Excellent written and verbal communication skills. About the job Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines. Our roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross-cut our existing organizations and deliver high impact projects. We help Engineers, PMs, UX, and all of our other functions to build amazing products that delight our users, and then get those products into their hands. Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000-$218,000 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 Lead cross-functional project teams to structure and execute a range of analyses and develop executive-level recommendations, including market sizing and opportunity analysis, engaged bench-marking and positioning, build vs buy analyses, etc. Contribute meaningfully to the strength of the Android and Play strategy team by building close relationships with critical teammates and stakeholders. Establish and lead operating processes and tools for effectively managing the organization and achieving goals; Influence team members and executive management to act and drive projects to completion. Partner with Android product and cross functional leadership to identify and evaluate, influence and execute on growth opportunities, focusing on data-driven insights and delivering executive-ready content.

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