Customer Value Analyst, Play, Financial Planning and Analysis

Minimum qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in analysis, data science or equivalent experience (e.g., Lifetime Value (LTV), Churn Analysis, Growth Key Performance Indicator (KPI)).
• 2 years of experience in Machine Learning fields.
• Experience with statistical analysis, interpreting data, identifying trends, root cause findings, and making data-driven decisions.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or Applied Math, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a data-driven role such as quantitative finance, data science, or business analytics.
  
• Experience in SQL for querying complex, large-scale datasets.
• Experience in statistical and predictive modeling using Python or R.

About the job

Business Analysts ensure that Google makes effective business and operational decisions. As a Business Analyst, your work, whether it's modeling business scenarios, tracking performance metrics or building metrics that matter, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. Working on multiple projects at a time, you'll focus on the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture challenges. You'll lead individual projects to transform planning, tracking and control processes, as well as provide executive level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.

Our Finance team works on the Google Play Store, a platform serving billions of users and driving billions in consumer spending. We dive deep into Play Store business, forecasting trends and delivering critical insights to executive leadership. We have a direct impact on strategic decisions and business cases, working alongside the Apps and Games business general managers and other Play executives. We are passionate about optimizing Return on Investment (ROI) and ensuring investments are made with a clear understanding of their financial implications, especially as we navigate a complex and changing regulatory landscape. We collaborate closely with finance and cross-functionally to develop sound financial options. If you are eager to work on a massive scale, influence business strategy, and present directly to leadership, this is the team for you.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Be the team's expert on valuation and data analytics, leading the creation of core financial models including customer lifetime value that directly influence business strategy.
• Partner with business and product teams to quantify the financial impact of new features, promotions, and business models, translating complex data into clear financial outcomes.
• Collaborate with data science teams across the organization, providing financial expertise to ensure their analyses are accurate and lead to sound business conclusions.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to uncover key insights, measure the financial value of various initiatives, and help guide important investment decisions.