Business Intelligence Analyst, Compute Operational Excellence

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is hiring a Business Intelligence Analyst within the Compute Trust and Safety organization. You will own executive reporting and operational insights, handling high-visibility analytical requests with minimal guidance.

Your role requires presenting data-driven narratives to leadership, sizing improvement opportunities, and building robust performance metrics that guide policy and operations. This position emphasizes data-driven decision-making and cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature
• 7 years of experience in business intelligence or data analytics
• Experience in statistical programming languages (Python, R) for advanced modeling

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute high-visibility analytics requests for the Compute Trust and Safety organization.
• Manage and evolve executive reporting and operational insights for leadership visibility.
• Identify, size, and propose operational improvements using scenario planning and capacity modelling.
• Act as trusted advisor to trust and safety leadership, defining metrics and data needs.
• Translate findings into compelling data-driven narratives to influence decisions.

Skills

BI/Data analytics

Statistical programming (Python/R)

Education

Bachelor's degree (quantitative)

Master's degree in Business/Data Science/Operations

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics or Finance), or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in business intelligence or data analytics.
• Experience in statistical programming languages (e.g., Python, R) for advanced diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive modeling.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Data Science, Operations, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience working within trust and safety, risk management, or complex human review operations analytics.
• Experience defining metrics, structuring ambiguous problems, and executing analytical projects from end-to-end.
• Track record of presenting complex data effectively to executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.

About the job

As a Business Intelligence Analyst within the Operational Excellence Analytics team, you will serve as a Strategic Advisor and Lead Analyst for the Compute Trust and Safety (T&S) organization. You will take ownership of our executive reporting and operational insights, handling ambiguous, high-visibility, and high-urgency analytical requests. Your work will directly impact our operations by identifying and sizing operational improvement opportunities, developing scenario plans, and establishing robust performance metrics. You are expected to operate with minimal guidance, leveraging a full spectrum of problem solving skills—from descriptive and diagnostic to predictive and prescriptive. Beyond technical execution, you will advocate data-driven decision-making by crafting compelling narratives and influencing trust and safety leadership across cross-functional domains.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $141000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead and execute complex, high-visibility analytics requests for the Compute Trust and Safety organization, navigating ambiguity with minimal guidance.
• Manage and evolve executive reporting and operational insights, ensuring leadership has clear, actionable visibility into operational health and risk.
• Identify, size, and strategically propose operational improvement opportunities, utilizing robust scenario planning and capacity modeling for human review operations.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to trust and safety leadership, analyzing multifaceted situations to determine the precise measures, metrics, and data required to build and support strategic opinions.
• Translate complex analytical findings into compelling, data-driven narratives that influence decision-makers and drive policy and operational changes.

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.