People Strategy and Operations Partner, GenAI, DeepMind

Minimum qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 7 years of experience in program or project management.

* 3 years of experience leading organizational change management or mergers and acquisitions (M&A) initiatives.

* 3 years of experience in operations, including data-driven process improvement and use of SQL or business intelligence tools.

Preferred qualifications:

* MBA or Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field.

* Experience partnering with HR or People and Culture leadership in a technology organization.

* Experience in management or internal process consulting, with a focus on organizational effectiveness.

* Experience designing or implementing AI-driven workflows to optimize operational efficiency.

About the jobAs a People Strategy and Operations (StratOps) Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to the Director, Head of Partnering for GenAI. You will lead the direction and operational rhythm for people-related activities within an organization of approximately 3,000 employees.

In this role, you will drive critical unit-wide initiatives, focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and transfers (M,A&T), culture, and organizational development. You will work in close partnership with the broader People and Culture ecosystem—including Business Partnering teams, Program Managers, Centers of Excellence, and cross-Google partners—to transform ambitious strategy into operational success. You will lead the execution of priority projects, translating high-level goals into operational reality. Simultaneously, you will serve as a trusted advisor, providing counsel, proactively assessing risks, and shaping the decisions that enable our people to grow.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000-$239,000 + 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

* Partner with the Unit Head of Partnering to translate business priorities into a scalable roadmap, leveraging data-driven insights to guide organizational focus.

* Facilitate synchronization, leadership forums, and planning sessions to align priorities and objectives, tracking progress against milestones to ensure unified, effective execution across the leadership team.

* Lead the design and execution of critical initiatives, converting programs into actionable, scalable, and measurable cross-functional work streams.

* Define and implement comprehensive change management strategies for organizational reorganizations and mergers, acquisitions, and transfers, while proactively advocating AI automation to reduce manual effort and operational friction.

* Optimize governance flows between People and Culture teams, and provide advisory guidance on unit-specific context, process efficiency, and stakeholder alignment, while building cross-functional partnerships to align input and share knowledge.

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