Corporate Development Associate

Google•Mountain View, CA

2d•$123,000 - $177,000

About The Position

As a member of the Corporate Development team, you work collaboratively across functions (including Product, Legal, Finance and People Operations) to identify, evaluate, and negotiate both acquisition and strategic investment opportunities. You understand the industry landscape and regional nuances, and provide the management team with the needed insight to drive intelligent, sound decision-making. With an air of humility, you bring strong quantitative skills, strategic thinking and sound business judgment, along with the ability to think about what is -- and what could be. As a Corporate Development Associate, you will understand the agreement process to take the lead on organizing due diligence workstreams, creating approval materials, owning the financial model/valuation, and executing the transaction with limited direct support but high-level feedback from executive leads. You will demonstrate working knowledge of finance, corporate strategy, agreement execution, and product/technology concepts for a specific product area. You will use domain experience and pattern recognition to take and defend a point of view with executive team members or sponsors, taking into account factors within the ecosystem and within Google. The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and strategic investment opportunities across existing and future markets – and then working to make them happen. Consisting of experienced merger-and-acquisition leaders, investment professionals, scouting and strategy specialists, and integration experts, we're dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive team decisions, lead negotiations, and help run post-acquisition integration and performance evaluation.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
3 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, or venture capital or private equity within the technology industry.
2 years of experience conducting industry research or analyzing market trends.
2 years of experience with due diligence documentation and legal frameworks.
Experience working in the internet, communications, e-commerce, or cloud industries.

Nice To Haves

4 years of experience understanding and consulting on different financial models existing across the industry.
4 years of experience working in a consulting or venture capital organization including experience with legal terms/procedures.
Google product knowledge and strong cross-functional perspectives.
Excellent quantitative and qualitative skills, including experience building financial models and valuing companies.
Strong attention to detail; exceptional people management and communications skills, business judgment and work ethic.

Responsibilities

Research industry trends, engaged landscape and internal product development efforts.
Identify, evaluate, and value acquisition and investment opportunities.
Develop ecosystem relationships and attend events to understand key trends/perspectives.
Help drive management team decisions, and support agreement negotiations and execution.
Interface with Google product and engineering teams.