Operations Program Manager, Budget Governance, Payments

Job description

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.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
Preferred qualifications:
• Experience in funding operations and utilizing related financial or funding tooling.
• Experience managing projects throughout their lifecycle, from identifying operational opportunities to proposing and driving solutions.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to align objectives, resolve complex business issues, and influence without authority.
• Experience synthesizing stakeholder requirements and optimizing workflows within complex, multi-system landscapes.
• Experience leveraging AI capabilities and automation to transform manual workflows and improve operational efficiency.
About the job
Google’s founders committed a portion of our profits to help solve the world's toughest problems. At Google.organization, our mission is to deliver on that promise by using Google’s innovation, research, and resources to promote progress and unlock potential for everyone, everywhere.
As part of Google.organization, the Services team manages the investments that advance these funding goals. We partner with teams across Google and collaborate with our extended workforce to deliver funding to organizations worldwide.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $136000 - $196000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities
• Oversee day-to-day funding operations, managing budget governance, finance policy implementation, and approval/payment processes to enable Google.organization to meet global funding goals.
• Provide consultative expertise to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring efficient, effective, and low-friction operational workflows.
• Collaborate with external partners, including vendor operations and Donor-Advised Funds, to set objectives, implement process improvements, and hold vendor teams accountable through metrics and business reviews.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Compliance, Legal, and Partnerships to align goals, drive process improvements, and serve as a domain expert on financial policies.
• Drive change management by developing transition plans, performing implementation risk analyses, providing process training, and creating communication plans.
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 .