Senior Analyst - Deals Finance

Waymo; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Company benefits

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior Finance and Strategy professional to lead complex deal execution in a hybrid role. You will build sophisticated fleet partnership models, structure deals, and align cross‑functional teams with strategic capital deployment objectives.

Responsibilities include integrating finance insights with business development, performing due diligence, and translating data into decisions for leadership. An MBA or CFA/CPA is preferred, with 7–10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of high‑impact deal execution experience in finance.
• Advanced financial modeling for diverse transaction types.
• Cross‑functional collaboration across multiple business functions.
• Strong deal process experience: valuation, due diligence, structuring.

Responsibilities

• Support deal lifecycle by building and maintaining fleet partnership models.
• Help structure fleet partnership deals and support negotiations with external partners.
• Synthesize data to present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Collaborate with FP&A to monitor post‑deal performance and capital deployment.
• Standardize financial templates and drive cross‑functional data efficiency.

Skills

Investment Banking

Private Equity

Public Markets

Corporate Development

Corporate Strategy

Education

MBA

CFA

CPA

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Our Driver may be autonomous, but Waymo's finances are steered by experts like you. The Finance and Accounting group manages all aspects of our finances and serves as trusted advisors for all our strategic and enterprise endeavors. Along with managing compilation of our financial statements, looking after our cash and overseeing compliance, we partner closely with the business in overseeing company wide resource allocation, developing cutting edge compensation initiatives and generating detailed financial analyses to drive the business forward. We also develop advanced capital strategies to support the company's short- and long-term future.

In this hybrid role, you will report to the Head of Strategic Finance, Commercial Finance and Corporate FP&A.

You will:

• Support the Deal Lifecycle: Partner cross-functionally to build and maintain complex fleet partnership models, ensuring all underlying financial projections seamlessly align with Waymo's annual and long-term capital deployment goals.
• Contribute to Partnership Frameworks: Collaborate closely with Business Development and Strategy teams to help structure fleet partnership deals, supporting negotiations with external partners and maintaining financial guardrails.
• Synthesize Insights: Develop data-driven recommendations and prepare presentations that translate multi-dimensional financial interdependencies into clear strategies for leadership.
• Monitor Post-Deal Performance: Collaborate with FP&A to execute the post-deal evaluation framework, monitoring deal health and the long-term deployment of capital.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Standardize financial templates and streamline cross-functional data inputs, increasing the velocity and success of the broader Finance team through process innovation.

You have:

• 7-10 Years of High-Impact Experience: A background in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Public Markets Investing, Corporate Development, or Corporate Strategy with a focus on complex deal execution.
• Advanced Financial Modeling: Strong ability to build models from scratch for diverse transaction types, including Joint Ventures, structured partnerships, M&A, and unique restructuring arrangements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven experience navigating stakeholder dynamics and coordinating efforts across multiple business functions to solve multi-dimensional problems.
• Transaction Experience: Solid experience in the deal process, specifically in valuation, due diligence, and translating commercial terms into executable financial structures.
• Clear Communication: Exceptional ability to distill vast data sets into principled recommendations that align cross-functional partners on challenging decisions.

We prefer:

• Industry Expertise: Experience within the automotive, mobility, or hardware-based technology sectors, particularly in capital-intensive or fleet-based operations.
• Advanced Degree: An MBA or professional certification (e.g., CFA or CPA) that complements your technical financial modeling expertise.
• Post-Close Integration: Experience in the integration or operational management phase of a partnership to better inform pre-deal structuring.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range: $168,000 — $207,000 USD