Cloud Workforce Planning Analyst, Google Cloud Finance

The Workforce Planning (WFP) Analyst role is a high-impact position at the intersection of Finance, Strategy & Operations, and People Operations. You will drive the transformation of workforce planning in Cloud, to help manage one of Google’s largest expenses and drive sustainable growth. You will play a key role in effective budget management, business reviews, and process transformations across multiple Cloud leaders and functions.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Workforce Planning business partner and strategic advisor to Cloud executive leadership, translating investment priorities into capacity models.
• Synchronize Google Cloud Headcount (HC) and Payroll cost planning, forecasting, and complex cycles (LRP/AOP) bridging internal Finance teams with external Operations partners.
• Lead productivity analysis and AI-driven modeling across Go-To-Market and Engineering organizations to optimize global talent distribution.
• Develop measurable workforce scorecards that translate executive growth strategies into metrics, balancing headcount capacity tradeoffs where priorities overlap.
• Establish a highly accurate enterprise workforce data foundation and leverage internal automation tools to streamline workflows and deliver actionable planning guidance.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, modeling).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in FP&A, strategy, or workforce planning, managing enterprise-scale budgets and large global workforces.
• Experience leading workforce strategies, structuring headcount datasets, and delivering talent recommendations to executives.
• Experience advising C-suite leadership and building partnerships across People Operations, Strategy & Operations, and Finance.
• Experience navigating shifting business priorities, challenging traditional headcount models, and maximizing the return on talent investments.
• Experience utilizing workforce planning tools, advanced analytics, and automation to streamline headcount forecasting and solve capacity constraints.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year