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Google DeepMind · 5 hours ago

Tech Strategy Senior Director, Compute, Google DeepMind

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Google DeepMind is a team of scientists and engineers advancing artificial intelligence for public benefit. They are seeking a Tech Strategy Senior Director to lead AI strategy and infrastructure investments, driving high impact decisions that will define the success of Google and the future of AI. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and synthesizing strategic options for senior leadership.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentFoundational AIMachine Learning

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Investigate and drive clarity on some of Google’s hardest long range strategic questions in AI

Create new and partner with existing virtual teams across Google to create comprehensive product and policy plans that stand the test of time

Model scenarios and various tradeoffs to create opinionated strategies for maximizing AI value and optimizing AI investments across Google

Create SVP+ forum content (presentations, communications, mandates)

Help develop a per-mandate monitoring view to keep programs accountable

Collaborate with operational teams and forums in AI to ensure that company-wide SVP+mandates are set up for success -- well organized, staffed and delivering on desired goals

Stay connected across Google to maintain a living catalog of ongoing experiments & proposed innovations that may become worthy of discussion at NRC

Identify gaps in our processes and information and propose/implement solutions

Qualification

Product management experienceAI strategy developmentTechnical initiative foundingOrganizational talentData fluencyMachine learning experienceProduct operations experienceInfluencing skillsPeople management experienceCommunication skillsCreative problem solving

Required

BA/BS degree in Computer Science/ EE or equivalent practical experience in a technical and/or business area

15+ years of product management experience for a technology-driven company, at scale, including a proven track record in driving 0->1 product capabilities and founding or incubating new, high-impact technical initiatives

Exceptional organizational talent running high velocity, high impact, strategic programs

Stellar verbal and written communication; past experience with SVP/VP+ level audiences

Extensive experience in product operations and business strategy

Strong analytics, strategy, and data fluency experience

Experience in a role that deals with machine learning and/or compute

Innovative problem solver that can turn ambiguous problem spaces into clear solutions

Ability to influence without direct authority, you adeptly work on and with technical and cross-functional or highly matrixed teams in a way that leads to aligned decision making

Preferred

Familiarity with the role of compute and data in building LLMs and the capabilities of these models

Strong product vision and sensibility, ideally with prior and proven experience embedding applied AI capabilities into products and a track record of leveraging AI productivity tools

5+ years of product strategy work experience in managing highly-complex, technically-challenging projects spanning a wide set of stakeholders

A quantitative and analytical mentality to understand Google PA and external user needs

Experience navigating sensitive organizational dynamics

Collaborating within data-driven or quantitative-focused teams

A consistent record of creative problem solving and a bias towards action

Outstanding business judgment

Outstanding organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills

Excellent communication skills

A proven track record of building positive relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing strong personalities within a complex business environment

Experience in corporate planning

Ability to manage multiple concurrent complex interactions with geographically disparate teams

Past people management experience; Experience in hiring and leading teams, including distributed teams

Company

Google DeepMind

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Google DeepMind aims to research and build safe artificial intelligence system to solve intelligence and advance science and humanity. It is a sub-organization of Google.

Founded in 2010

London, England, GBR

501-1000 employees