Cloud Workforce Planning Analyst

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Finance FP&A professional to develop and maintain financial models, forecast budgets, and analyze variances for enterprise-scale decisions.

The role focuses on headcount and payroll planning, with collaboration across GTM and Engineering. Base salary ranges with equity and a 15% bonus target are typical for US roles; compensation is tied to skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• 4 years of FP&A, consulting, or related experience.
• Experience executing budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling in a multinational setting.
• Experience with programming (SQL).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models to underpin planning and decision-making.
• Drive Headcount and Payroll cost planning and forecasting with cross-functional partnership.
• Oversee central analytics and provide insights for Headcount and Payroll at enterprise scale.
• Lead Long Range Planning (LRP) and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) with timelines and templates.
• Support productivity analysis and modeling across GTM and Engineering to optimize talent distribution.

Skills

FP&A experience

SQL

Budgeting & Forecasting

Headcount planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance

Tools

Looker

Tableau

PLX

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

Responsibilities

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• 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.

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