Strategy and Operations Analyst

About the Role

As a Strategy and Operations Analyst at Google, you will provide business critical insights using analytics, ensure cross-functional alignment of goals and execution, help teams drive strategic partnerships and new initiatives forward, and drive sustainable business growth and product adoption. You will focus on aligning the highest-level company priorities with effective day-to-day operations and help evolve early stage ideas into future growth initiatives.

Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, or private equity role, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience in data analysis using SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience generating insights from analysis on large data sets to drive business decisions.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
• Experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment for a complex organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to take complex, ambiguous topics and turn them into compelling narratives for different audiences.
• Excellent problem-solving skills combined with strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Execute business analyses and advanced modeling to draw interpretable insights.
• Contribute to the development of comprehensive strategies that solve complex business challenges and address the needs of stakeholders across various functions to drive incremental growth.
• Assist in the communication of findings to leadership and to the broader organization by preparing polished presentations and identifying key takeaways.
• Partner with teammates to define actionable plans and roadmaps and align cross-functional stakeholders to drive successful implementation of change initiatives.

Key skills/competency

• Strategy Development
• Business Operations
• Data Analysis
• SQL
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Business Acumen
• Financial Modeling
• Project Management