Product Operations and Strategy, Google Cloud Market Insights

Note: Google’s hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Raleigh, NC, USA; Durham, NC, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.
Remote location(s): United States.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 6 years of experience in commercial economics, pricing, valuation, and/or product management in a cloud/ IT company, management consulting, or private equity across industries.

• Experience in a management, scientific, technical or engineering field.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in a Finance, Management, Science, Technical, or Engineering field.
• Experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and benchmarking.
• Understanding of the business value drivers of cloud/IT infrastructure, loud/infrastructure finance, and cloud/IT infrastructure technology.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across Product, Finance, Operations, and GTM organizations to lead complex strategic initiatives.
• Excellent problem-solving and financial analysis skills, and excellent business judgment.

About the job

The Google Cloud Market Insights team drives cross-platform and cross-functional Strategic Initiatives and Insights for all of Google Cloud, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Workplace.

We develop insights into the cloud infrastructure market from a customer and vendor perspective, covering topics across business performance, product offerings, financial metrics, and operational goals. We also drive and collaborate on key strategic initiatives defined by Google Cloud leadership.

We partner with teams Google Cloud, with a goal to provide insights that consider the whole of our business rather than a specific product or function.

In this role, you will help ensure Google Cloud is setting the correct operational and financial goals for all aspects of the Google Cloud business. You will partner with product, finance, technical infrastructure, and go-to-market (GTM) functions to set insightful goals for their business performance based on market benchmarks. You will provide thought partnership and guide executives leaders in business based on market dynamics.

Additional Information
(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $147,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep insights into the cloud infrastructure market landscape to understand business performance metrics, cost and business growth drivers, financial metrics, and operational goals.
• Understand market insights, benchmarks, and commercial/operational efficiency based on available financial data in the market.
• Lead creation, development, and implementation of a consistent set of financial, operational, and business performance metrics for Google Cloud Platform.
• Engage directly with Google Cloud leadership on market insights, and provide actionable recommendations on strategic initiatives to capture opportunities.
• Drive a range of cross-Google Cloud strategic initiatives based on proactively-identified opportunities as well as Google Cloud leadership needs.

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