Google

Innovation and Strategy Lead, Delta, Google Cloud

Google$174K — $252K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar experience.
  • 10 years in a customer-facing role related to innovation strategy or product management.
  • Experience with AI technologies and cloud platforms.
  • Background in advising executives and leading complex engagements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design thinking workshops and co-creation sessions with clients.
  • Direct customer journey mapping and user research for digital touchpoints.
  • Build product narratives utilizing expertise in AI and cloud technologies.
  • Translate client needs into user stories and sprint backlogs, focusing on scalability.

Benefits

  • Access to a flexible work environment across multiple locations (Atlanta, Austin, Boulder, Chicago).
  • Opportunity to collaborate with top-tier strategic clients.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge AI technologies within Google Cloud.
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
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X The application window will be open until at least August 20, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in a customer-facing role within innovation strategy, design strategy, product management, or management consulting.
  • Experience with AI technologies (e.g., Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), machine learning, or AI agent architectures) and cloud platforms.
  • Experience advising enterprise leaders (Vice President/CxO) and leading cross-functional engagements.

Preferred qualifications:
  • MBA or Master's degree in Strategic Design, or a related field.
  • Experience leading design/innovation firms and tier-1 strategy consulting firms.
  • Experience with Google Cloud's AI stack (Gemini, Vertex, GECX), building ROI models and repeatable product frameworks.
  • Track record of pattern recognition to transform bespoke customer wins into scalable, industry-wide innovation plays.
  • Track record of building product roadmaps, rapid value cases (qualitative and quantitative ROI models), user experience prototypes, and repeatable product frameworks.


About the job

As an Innovation and Strategy Lead within the Delta Innovation practice at Google Cloud Consulting, you will be a key leader driving cross-industry digital transformations for Google Cloud's most strategic global enterprise clients. You will bridge strategic business goal with rapid execution, helping customer executives re-imagine core business processes, customer experiences, and operational models using cloud and artificial intelligence.

Operating with a product-centric mindset-distinguishing scalable product creation from bespoke project delivery-you will succeed in navigating ambiguous enterprise environments alongside VP and C-suite (CxO) executives. You will combine human-centered design strategy, cross-sector innovation methodology, and deep AI and agentic technology expertise to translate complex enterprise challenges into transformative, production-ready solution roadmaps. You will partner seamlessly with account leadership, technical delivery squads, and the broader Google ecosystem to lead innovation engagements from discovery through to value realization.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Lead design thinking workshops, discovery sprints, and co-creation sessions with clients to identify, validate, and prioritize high-impact AI use cases aligned with key business outcomes.
  • Direct customer journey mapping, user research synthesis, and rapid experience prototyping for retail customer touchpoints, omnichannel shopping, and digital store operations.
  • Apply applied expertise in artificial intelligence, generative AI, and agentic technology (including Gemini, Vertex AI, and GECX) to build compelling product narratives and define qualitative and quantitative business value cases.
  • Translate abstract client needs into actionable product goals, user stories, success metrics, and sprint backlogs, ensuring solutions are built as scalable products rather than bespoke project deliverables.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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