Corporate Development Strategy and Scouting Associate

Google

Mountain View, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acquisition Integration, Acquisition Strategy, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banking Services, Business Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Corporate Planning, Cross-Functional, Due Diligence, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Trend Analysis, Industry/Trade Analysis, Investment Services, Investment Strategy, Leadership, Legal, Legal Documents, Management Consulting, Mergers and Acquisitions, Operational Strategy, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Product Development, Product Engineering, Quantitative Analysis, Research Skills, Startup, Strategic Planning, Thought Leadership, Trend Analysis, Venture Capital
LOCATION
Mountain View, CA
POSTED
10 days ago
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: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience working on agreements.
  • 2 years of experience conducting industry research and analyzing present and future trends.
  • 2 years of experience with due diligence documentation and legal frameworks.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, strategy and operations, private equity, corporate development or investment banking experience in the technology industry.
  • Experience sharing cross-functional perspectives with internal stakeholders as well as working directly with founders and investors.
  • Familiarity with Google’s business priorities, especially in consumer and enterprise AI or technology infrastructure.
  • Excellent people management, executive communications, business judgment and work ethic skills.
  • Excellent quantitative/qualitative skills with the ability to navigate technical, fast-evolving and at times ambiguous emerging technology areas.

About the job

The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and strategic investment opportunities globally across existing and future markets - and then working to make them happen. Consisting of experienced strategy and scouting specialists, merger and acquisition leaders, investment professionals and integration experts, we are dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive mergers and acquisitions/investment decisions, lead agreement negotiations, and help run post-acquisition integration and performance evaluation.

As a member of the Corporate Development Strategy and Scouting team, you will be responsible for helping develop and translate Google’s strategy into the most compelling inorganic opportunities - across acquisitions, strategic investments and other novel agreement structures. You will have a constant pulse on ecosystem trends, investment themes and the startup landscape - particularly in AI, infrastructure and the consumer ecosystem. You will proactively raise the highest-impact companies and technologies to the most executive Google leaders. You will also serve as a strategic advisor - helping shape Google’s direction through high-conviction inorganic ideas that accelerate our efforts.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$176,000 + 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

  • Be a provocative thought leader in driving inorganic strategy - working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, etc. to present opportunities to Executive Leadership.
  • Have a pulse on internal product development efforts across consumer and enterprise AI, technology infrastructure, deep-technical and adjacent industries.
  • Research industry trends and perform engaged analyses on thematic areas of focus. Build strong relationships externally across startups, venture funds/technical industry ecosystems and internally with Google business and product leaders.
  • Ideate on acquisitions and strategic investments opportunities by translating ecosystem findings into actionable insights and agreement recommendations.
  • Collaborate on transaction execution - including opportunity framing/thesis building, diligence, financial analysis, agreement structuring and executive reviews to help drive agreement decisions.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V