Cloud Finance: Workforce Planning Lead

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google Cloud Finance is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead to architect global talent planning and cost optimization. You will partner with Cloud leadership to oversee headcount and payroll forecasting and drive data-driven workforce strategies across 46k+ employees and a $21B cost base.

This role blends finance, strategy, and people operations to transform workforce planning. The position offers broad interaction with executives, responsibility for budget management, and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of FP&A, consulting, or related function experience, or an advanced degree.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling in a multinational company.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary WFP partner to Cloud executive leadership, translating investment priorities into capacity models.
• Bridge Finance teams with external partners; synchronize Headcount and Payroll cost planning, forecasting, and cycles.
• Lead productivity analysis and AI-driven modeling across GTM and Engineering to optimize talent distribution.
• Provide insights by translating growth strategies into workforce scorecards and KPIs for executives.
• Establish a single source of truth at enterprise scale with a connected workforce data foundation for actionable guidance.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Executive communication

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workforce planning tools

Advanced analytics tools

Job description

Google Cloud Finance is seeking a Workforce Planning Lead to architect global talent planning and cost optimization. You will partner with Cloud leadership to oversee headcount and payroll forecasting and drive data-driven workforce strategies across 46k+ employees and a $21B cost base.

This role blends finance, strategy, and people operations to transform workforce planning. The position offers broad interaction with executives, responsibility for budget management, and opportunities to