Inorganic Growth Strategy & Scouting Associate

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Corporate Development team identifies and executes growth opportunities worldwide, shaping inorganic strategies through acquisitions, investments and novel structures. You will monitor AI and infrastructure ecosystems, raise high-potential ideas to executives, and advise on strategic directions with senior leadership.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, rigorous analysis, and building external startup relationships to drive impactful decisions and post-merger value.

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.
• 5 years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, strategy and operations, private equity, corporate development or investment banking in tech.

Responsibilities

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• 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.

Skills

Business agreements

Industry research

Executive collaboration

Cross-functional work

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google’s Corporate Development team identifies and executes growth opportunities worldwide, shaping inorganic strategies through acquisitions, investments and novel structures. You will monitor AI and infrastructure ecosystems, raise high-potential ideas to executives, and advise on strategic directions with senior leadership.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, rigorous analysis, and building external startup relationships to drive impactful decisions and post-merger value.