Corporate Development Strategy and Scouting Associate

The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and 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 (M&A) leaders, investment professionals and integration experts, we're dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive M&A/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, 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 an advisor - helping shape Google’s direction through high-conviction inorganic ideas that accelerate our efforts.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $123000 - $176000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Serve as 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.
• 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.
• Identify acquisitions on acquisitions and 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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 3 years of experience working on business agreements.
• 2 years of experience conducting industry research and developing insights on present and future trends.
  

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 quantitative/qualitative skills with the ability to navigate technical, fast-evolving and at times ambiguous emerging technology areas.
• Excellent people management, executive communications, business judgment and work ethic skills.