Design Operations Manager, Brand Studio

Company: Google
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X 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. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Portland, OR, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in digital and integrated projects/campaigns. 5 years of experience in operations or project management, including scoping projects and driving execution across stakeholders while meeting budget and scheduling requirements. Preferred qualifications: Experience working with agencies and vendors. Ability to build and maintain constructive working and communications relationships with a community of technical and nontechnical audiences. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally with all levels of management. Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation and organizational skills. About the job Brand Studio is focused on building the Google brand. By combining user insights, strategic thinking, beautiful design and storytelling, our team creates a wide range of work that drives Google’s reputation for being helpful to people, businesses, and communities. Our work also aims to build advocacy and trust in the brand. To achieve that, we’re a multidisciplinary team of marketers, strategists, insights specialists, creatives, producers, and engineers who work together to create exceptional marketing. Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus. As a Design Operations Manager, you will lead complex, multidisciplinary projects. You will plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders and the team. Your projects often span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and it's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines. Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problemsfrom the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google canchanging the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$205,000 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 Define, evaluate, and improve processes. Manage requests, project priorities and support workload distribution. Be able to project manage/lead projects and efforts across multiple stakeholders. Provide frequent project feedback and updates as projects develop (includes flagging issues and helping to identify possible solutions). Educate stakeholders and agencies on processes and guidelines for projects. Be able to directly add technical value to projects (as skills are developed).

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