Program Manager, Strategy and Operations, Google Arts and Culture

Overview

As a Program Manager for Google Arts & Culture, you drive strategic planning, budget alignment, and cross‑functional execution to advance digital access to culture. You coordinate with Product, Engineering, Content, and Marketing to ensure priorities are clear and milestones are met. You act as a bridge to external cultural partners, delivering concise leadership updates and optimizing programs with data-driven improvements. Your work accelerates impact by turning strategy into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic planning rhythms and goal tracking across the organization
• Manage budget planning, allocation, and tracking in line with top-line goals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align priorities and unblock execution
• Serve as operational liaison for external partners (museums, artists, scientific institutions)
• Prepare weekly status reports, budget updates, and executive briefs
• Manage partnerships and program lifecycles, tracking metrics and optimizing tools/processes
• Monitor progress, apply best practices, and improve experiment velocity and operational efficiency

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Operations, or equivalent experience
• 2 years in program management, business operations, or strategy and operations
• Experience with budgets, financial tracking, and resource allocation
• Experience defining and reporting OKRs and KPIs for executive leadership
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders

• clear and concise communication
• cross-functional collaboration
• analytical thinking
• financial modeling
• OKRs and KPI tracking
• advanced spreadsheet tools

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