Cloud Workforce Planning Analyst

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and-dis-

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days

Job summary

Google is seeking a Cloud Workforce Planning Analyst in Chicago to develop financial models and drive headcount and payroll cost planning. You will partner with multiple functions to provide analytical insights for strategic decisions related to Google Cloud

The role requires FP&A experience, strong modeling skills, and proficiency in SQL to manage enterprise-scale data and reporting. A commitment to accurate forecasting and data-driven decisions is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative field.
• 4 years of FP&A, consulting, or related function experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling.
• Programming experience with SQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models for planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Drive headcount and payroll cost planning and forecasting at scale.
• Oversee analytics and provide guidance to business partners.
• Lead planning cycles like LRP and AOP with timelines and templates.
• Support productivity analysis and evaluate AI efficiency gains.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Modeling

Business analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Job description

Cloud Workforce Planning Analyst

Google

US: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Benefits

• 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: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
• Experience with programming (i.e. SQL).

Preferred qualifications

• 7 years of financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, strategy, or workforce planning experience, with expertise managing enterprise-scale goals payroll budgets and large global workforces.
• Experience designing complex workforce strategies, structuring large headcount datasets, and delivering talent recommendations to executives.
• Experience developing strategies in a changing engaged environments with impeccable business judgment for resource allocation.
• Experience with building data infrastructure (e.g., designing data schemas, building pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring) and implementing reporting solutions (SQL, PLX, Looker, Tableau).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across a wide variety of departments, take complete project ownership, set clear objectives, and drive results.

About the job

The name Google came from \"googol\", a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models to underpin business planning and critical decision-making, encompassing forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, workforce planning, allocation analysis, and scenario modeling.
• Drive Google Cloud Headcount (HC) and Payroll cost planning and forecasting, ensuring seamless partnership, transparency, and execution across organizations to drive deep fiscal accountability.
• Oversee central analytics and provide subject matter expertise for Headcount and Payroll at enterprise scale, delivering actionable insights and planning guidance to business partners.
• Lead the orchestration of complex planning cycles, including Long Range Planning (LRP) and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), establishing timelines, templates, and consolidation models to ensure alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Support productivity analysis and modeling across GTM and Engineering, leveraging key productivity metrics (e.g., CAC payback, R&D spend) to optimize global talent distribution and evaluate internal AI efficiency gains.