Risk Governance Analyst

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google's gTech Risk team seeks a seasoned risk professional to design and oversee reporting frameworks, quantify risk exposures, and drive governance across Google’s technology platforms. The role focuses on transforming processes toward automated, intelligence-driven risk management in a high-impact environment.

You will partner with data, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into governance outcomes, and to deliver real-time insights for executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a project management or a customer-facing role.
• 5 years of experience in data analytics, risk quantification and risk reporting.
• Experience with Python or R for statistical analysis and model development.
• Experience working within an ERM or GRC framework.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain reporting frameworks for Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to deliver real-time risk visibility for gTech executive leadership.
• Architect and deploy quantitative metrics to evaluate risk exposures across gTech business workflows, replacing point-in-time assessments.
• Lead the business risk reporting cadence and support the effective execution of governance routines and executive mandates within the gTech Risk Council.
• Build and integrate an intelligence ecosystem that provides actionable insights for cross-functional engagement and executive decision-making.
• Partner with data, engineering, and business stakeholders to communicate risk posture and translate strategic priorities into governance outcomes.

Skills

Python

R

Data analytics

Project management

Risk reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree in Business/Statistics/Math/Economics/Engineering or Applied Science

Job description

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

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a project management or a customer-facing role.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Applied Science, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience managing projects and working with analytics, software coding, or customer-side web technologies.
• 5 years of experience in data analytics, risk quantification and risk reporting.
• Experience with Python or R for statistical analysis and model development.
• Experience working within an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) framework.

About The Job

gTech Risk helps protect Google and its users by identifying and implementing controls for significant risks. To ensure gTech's security and agility, the team analyzes gTech business processes to find control gaps, collaborates with stakeholders to resolve these gaps, and provides risk expertise to engineer innovative solutions.

Within this organization, the Risk Strategy & Engagement pillar serves as the strategic intelligence core and the primary bridge to our business partners. We are transitioning gTech from a reactive, manual risk model to an automated, intelligence driven operating system.

Google creates products and services that make the world a better place, and gTech’s role is to help bring them to life. Our teams of trusted advisors support customers globally. Our solutions are rooted in our technical skill, product expertise, and a thorough understanding of our customers’ complex needs. Whether the answer is a bespoke solution to solve a unique problem, or a new tool that can scale across Google, everything we do aims to ensure our customers benefit from the full potential of Google products.

To learn more about gTech, check out our video .

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $114000 - $163000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Design and maintain reporting frameworks for Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to deliver real-time risk visibility for gTech executive leadership.
• Architect and deploy quantitative metrics to evaluate risk exposures across gTech business workflows, replacing point-in-time assessments.
• Lead the business risk reporting cadence and support the effective execution of governance routines and executive mandates within the gTech Risk Council.
• Build and integrate an intelligence ecosystem that provides actionable insights for cross-functional engagement and executive decision-making.
• Partner with data, engineering, and business stakeholders to communicate risk posture and translate strategic priorities into governance outcomes.

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 .