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analysts and structural strategists to keep Google on the path of organizational innovation.


Business Analyst

Based in Mountain View, CA.

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 a seasoned, savvy and energetic professional for a Business Analyst role in the Business Operations group.

The ideal candidate 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:

  • 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.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree, or equivalent, from a leading institution; degree in computer science, engineering or other technical field 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 - Mountain View.


Decision Support Research Analyst

Based in Mountain View, CA.

The market space in which Google operates changes very rapidly and has many complex dynamics that are inter-related. In this environment traditional business modeling and analytical frameworks are helpful but they can no longer fully describe the way our business works. Decision Support seeks to inform Google's critical decision-making in strategy, marketing, partnerships, operations, and organization through rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis. Decision Support is a multi-disciplinary team with first and foremost superlative analytical skills combined with business understanding and impactful communications.

Responsibilities:

  • Business research using statistical and other analytical methods.
  • Quantitative (structural) modeling of business dynamics.
  • Developing business-relevant conclusions from analysis and effectively communicating them.
  • Working with other Google groups (e.g. finance, business development, sales) to address specific business decisions.
  • Contributing and maintaining the body of knowledge developed the group.

Requirements:

  • Experience and coursework in statistical data analysis (i.e. linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models, sampling methods).
  • Business interest; business experience a plus.
  • Strong written and oral communications.
  • Team and interpersonal skills.
  • BA/BS or Masters degree from a field with quantitative and/or statistical emphasis. Statistics degree preferred.
  • 1-2 years of work experience in a analytical context a plus.
  • Experience with user/customer survey design a plus.
  • Database query experience (e.g. SQL) a plus.
  • Web design ability a plus.

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 Decision Support Research Analyst - Mountain View.


Decision Support Research Associate

Based in Mountain View, CA.

The market space in which Google operates changes very rapidly and has many complex dynamics that are inter-related. In this environment traditional business modeling and analytical frameworks are helpful but they can no longer fully describe the way our business works. Decision Support seeks to inform Google’s critical decision-making in strategy, marketing, partnerships, operations, and organization through rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis. Decision Support is a multi-disciplinary team with first and foremost superlative analytical skills combined with business understanding and impactful communications.

Responsibilities:

  • Research on Google’s business model using statistical and other analytical methods.
  • Working with senior business leaders to address critical business decisions.
  • Quantitative and qualitative modeling of business dynamics.
  • Developing business-relevant conclusions from analysis and effectively communicating them.
  • Contributing to the body of knowledge by proactively identifying areas for further investigation as well as innovating the methods with which to analyze/understand them.
  • This role will support ongoing contribution and participation in academic forums.

Requirements:

  • PhD in Statistics or MS with significant experience in statistical modeling.
  • Deep expertise and experience with statistical data analysis (i.e. linear models, multivariate analysis, stochastic models, sampling methods) in both academic coursework and project/work experience.
  • Strong track-record of developing intellectual capital (e.g. publications).
  • Strong written and oral communications.
  • Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
  • Business experience in strategy, marketing, and/or finance a plus.
  • Experience with user/customer survey design a plus.
  • Database query experience (e.g. SQL) a plus.

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 Decision Support Research Associate - Mountain View.

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