Senior Financial Analyst, Google DeepMind

Google•Mountain View, CA

2h•$141,000 - $205,000

About The Position

Google DeepMind’s Finance team supports decisions about how to invest resources in its AI research and products. The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a finance business partner for Google DeepMind, driving strategic resource allocation, financial architecture, and long-term planning across AI Product and Research portfolios. The role leads financial strategy for commercial go-to-market initiatives and major compute infrastructure investments, partnering with senior technical and product leaders to turn AI research and compute requirements into financial insights, inform strategic roadmaps, and build scalable models for sustainable growth. The analyst works with leaders developing AI models and products, advising on the financial considerations of training, inference, and infrastructure scaling. The role includes advising stakeholders on investment trade-offs, optimizing compute return on investment, and aligning stakeholders across global time zones, including central Google Finance and leadership based in California and London.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
Seven years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.
Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling, in a multinational company setting.
Experience with SQL and Generative AI.

Nice To Haves

Experience working directly with Product, Research and Development teams in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning (AI/ML).
Experience building detailed financial models to track and evaluate return on investments.
Experience working with large datasets using SQL and SAP financial data systems.
Experience using Generative AI tools in a professional environment.

Responsibilities

Partner with Product and Research leadership on long-term financial strategy, budget planning, and capital allocation, including compute and infrastructure ROI optimization.
Lead financial modeling and scenario planning to evaluate the cost implications of technical, infrastructure, and go-to-market trade-offs.
Design, establish, and scale financial frameworks, governance models, and automated forecasting processes to improve accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency.
Synthesize and communicate complex financial, technical, and operational narratives to product leads, research directors, and central Google Finance leadership.
Build collaborative partnerships across Technical Infrastructure, Corporate Finance, Commercialization, and Google DeepMind leadership to streamline strategic planning.