Business and Operations Strategy Associate position available at Google

I think this is a first on this blog, but I was contacted by a recruiter about what sounds like a great position at Google and thought I’d pass it along. This job sounds like a fast-paced opportunity to be involved with the most innovative company to come along in many years. If you’re interested please email the recruiter, Alexandria Jacobs, directly at ajacobs-AT-google.com. She’s told me that she’s ready to give all the information that she can about these openings and you might just come out of it with a great job.

I come across a lot of these sorts of job opportunities through my networks, so, if you guys are interested in seeing more of them, let me know and I’ll start posting them up here.

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Google
Business and Operations Strategy Associate – Mountain View Department


Business Operations, Google’s business strategy group, is looking for seasoned and savvy professionals for the role of Associate. The Business and Operations Strategy group leads company-wide strategic and operational initiatives critical to the ongoing growth of the company.

Recent projects have included:
Developing the strategy for and leading the implementation of a next-generation advertising product
Developing and executing market entry plans (China, Eastern Europe, etc.)
Leading the post-merger integration of a recent acquisition
Defining the business model and pricing strategy for a soon-to-be-
launchedproduct Implementing a new sales channel strategy in Europe
Building Google’s market development plan for an under-served area of the world.

Associates provide the analytic horsepower, communications skills, and business judgment to drive these initiatives. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong performance in a consulting, investment banking, management or management trainee role and have graduated at or near the top of his or her class from a leading academic institution. We are looking for self-starters who can work in a rapidly changing industry, tolerate ambiguity, and demonstrate problem-solving capability with limited oversight. Previous hires into the Associate position have brought between 2 and 8 years of post-college business experience, including top-tier management consultants with up to two years post-MBA experience.

Responsibilities:
-Play a pivotal role in all aspects of company-wide strategic and operational improvement initiatives – identifying issues, forming hypotheses, synthesizing conclusions into recommendations, and helping implement change
-Provide the business analytic horsepower to help drive initiatives that are critical to the ongoing growth of the company
-Help communicate findings and recommendations to company leadership
-Manage discrete pieces of the problem at hand
-Lead smaller initiatives (applicable to candidates with project management experience or graduate degrees)

Requirements:
-BA/BS Degree, preferably from a leading institution
-Masters degree or MBA preferred, but not required
-Technical degree or knowledge of / curiosity for technology strongly preferred
-2 to 4 years experience in management consulting, investment banking, or a management trainee/rotation program preferred
-Demonstrated strong performance in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence
-Distinctive problem solving and analysis skills and impeccable business judgment
-Superior Excel financial modeling skills; proficient PowerPoint skills
-Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
-Enthusiasm for the software, Internet, and/or media industries a must!