Google

Corporate Development Strategy and Scouting Associate

Google$123K — $176K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years experience with business agreements.
  • 2 years experience in industry research and trend analysis.
  • 5 years experience in tech-focused consulting or investment roles (preferred).
  • Expertise in Google’s business priorities in AI and technology infrastructure (preferred).
  • Strong skills in quantitative/qualitative analysis and navigating emerging technology (preferred).
  • Exceptional communication and people management abilities (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Drive inorganic strategy by collaborating with cross-functional teams to present opportunities to leadership.
  • Stay updated on product development in AI and technology infrastructure.
  • Conduct detailed analyses on focus areas, building relationships within industry ecosystems.
  • Identify and recommend acquisition and investment opportunities based on ecosystem insights.
  • Assist in transaction execution including thesis development, financial analysis and agreement structuring.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
  • Generous paid time off and holidays.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Access to personal and professional development resources.
  • Work-life balance initiatives.
Full Job Description
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X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum 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.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, strategy and operations, private equity, corporate development or investment banking experience in the technology industry.
  • Experience sharing cross-functional perspectives with internal stakeholders as well as working directly with founders and investors.
  • Familiarity with Google's business priorities, especially in consumer and enterprise AI or technology infrastructure.
  • Excellent quantitative/qualitative skills with the ability to navigate technical, fast-evolving and at times ambiguous emerging technology areas.
  • Excellent people management, executive communications, business judgment and work ethic skills.


About the job
The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and investment opportunities globally across existing and future markets - and then working to make them happen. Consisting of experienced strategy and scouting specialists, merger and acquisition (M&A) leaders, investment professionals and integration experts, we're dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive M&A/investment decisions, lead agreement negotiations, and help run post-acquisition integration and performance evaluation.

As a member of the Corporate Development Strategy and Scouting team, you will be responsible for helping develop and translate Google's strategy into the most compelling inorganic opportunities - across acquisitions, investments and other novel agreement structures. You will have a constant pulse on ecosystem trends, investment themes and the startup landscape - particularly in AI, infrastructure and the consumer ecosystem. You will proactively raise the highest-impact companies and technologies to the most executive Google leaders. You will also serve as an advisor - helping shape Google's direction through high-conviction inorganic ideas that accelerate our efforts.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $123000 - $176000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • 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.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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