Google - Sunnyvale, CA

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Sunnyvale, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
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About the position

As a Product Strategy and Analytics Principal for Cloud Databases at Google, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of our databases portfolio. This position requires a blend of analytical capabilities and strategic insight to address the most critical areas within the databases business. You will collaborate with various teams across Google, including engineering, product management, marketing, operations, user interface (UI), and finance, to ensure that data-driven product decisions are made effectively. Your expertise will be essential in crafting and executing strategies that enhance our product offerings and drive business growth. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing industry trends, building comprehensive business plans, and running operational cadences that connect different functions within the organization. You will serve as a leader on the databases Strategy and Operations leadership team, guiding the execution of high-impact projects that align with our overall business objectives. Your ability to communicate complex data insights to both technical and business stakeholders will be crucial in informing product direction and identifying new opportunities for innovation. You will also develop experimentation and measurement frameworks that facilitate complex decision-making processes and increase the velocity of investments. By identifying business problems and translating them into actionable questions, you will process data, perform in-depth analyses, and communicate your findings to stakeholders. Your work will directly influence the future of our databases portfolio and contribute to the overall success of Google Cloud products.

Responsibilities

  • Work with large data sets and develop solutions that can be executed for incremental business growth.
  • Solve non-routine, inter-disciplinary analysis problems by applying advanced analytical methods as needed.
  • Perform leadership consulting across the databases organization to make data driven product decisions and find data driven product opportunities.
  • Develop experimentation and measurement frameworks to increase the velocity of investments and aid complex decision-making.
  • Identify business problems, translate these to tractable questions, process data and perform analysis, and communicate the results to stakeholders to inform the product direction.
  • Work with engineering, product, operations, user research, and go-to-market teams to identify opportunities for analysis.
  • Deliver well-documented datasets, tools, and reports to key technical and business partners.
  • Integrate your findings and output into relevant business and product workstreams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company.
  • 5 years of experience with databases or data analytics within a Cloud-based environment.
  • Experience working with and analyzing data, and managing multiple cross-functional programs or projects.
  • Experience with SQL, R, Python, or other programming/scripting languages to work on datasets.

Nice-to-haves

  • Master's degree or PhD or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience working in an enterprise setting, bringing both experience and an understanding of the data management market segment and competitive dynamics or customer adoption behavior.
  • Experience working with product and engineering teams.
  • Experience informing product decisions through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with both technical and business experts.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Wellness programs
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