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  Business Operations

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

  • Business Analyst

   

We're looking for...
analysts and structural strategists to keep Google on the path of organizational innovation.


Business Analyst

Google is the number one internet search engine and is also one of the most-visited sites on the internet. We are a privately held company with over 1,000 employees and have been profitable for over two years. Google's mission is to: Organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. We are looking for seasoned, savvy and energetic professionals for Business Analyst roles in either Business Operations or Corporate Development.

The ideal candidates for these roles will have demonstrated top quartile performance in a consulting, investment banking or management trainee role, and have graduated at or near the top of their class from a leading undergraduate academic institution. We are looking for self-starters who can work in a rapidly changing industry, tolerate ambiguity and demonstrate problem-solving leadership with limited oversight.

Responsibilities for Business Operations Track:

  • Play a pivotal role in all aspects of company-wide strategic and operational improvement initiatives – identifying issues, forming hypotheses, synthesizing conclusions into recommendations and helping implement change.
  • Perform analyses that underpin findings and recommendations on critical initiatives.
  • Help communicate findings and recommendations to business group leadership.
  • Manage discrete pieces of the problem at hand.
  • Provide the business analytic "horsepower" to help drive initiatives that are critical to the ongoing growth of the company.

Responsibilities for Corporate Development Track:

  • Perform due diligence and build financial models for potential acquisitions; assess expected revenues and associated risk.
  • Perform valuation analysis, competitive analysis, and market research.
  • In conjunction with the product management team, research, analyze and evaluate landscape of potential new products or partnerships.
  • Build financial models for potential new products and partnerships; assess expected revenues and associated risk.
  • Support all aspects of existing partner relationships.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree, or equivalent, from a leading institution; degree in computer science, engineering or other technical field preferred, but not required.
  • 2 to 3 years experience at the analyst level in management consulting, investment banking or in a management trainee/rotation program.
  • Demonstrated top quartile performance in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence.
  • Distinctive problem solving and analytic skills, combined with impeccable business judgment.
  • Experience in the software, internet or media industries helpful, but not required.
  • Superior Microsoft Excel financial modeling skills; proficient PowerPoint skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly organized, time-management and attention to detail a must.

For immediate consideration, please send a Word or text version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Business Analyst.

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