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Workforce Planning Lead, Google Cloud Finance

Google · Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Our mission is to empower every leader to make agile, data-driven workforce decisions in support of their business strategy. We aim to connect People and Finance data to provide a single source of truth for faster, more informed decisions across Google Cloud, offering a unified, flexible, and AI-powered solution to manage headcount, payroll, and organizational health.

As the Workforce Planning (WFP) Lead for Google Cloud Finance, you will architect the future of how Google Cloud plans, deploys, and optimizes its global talent. You will oversee central analytics and subject matter expertise for Headcount and Payroll planning to support managing approximately $21B of projected cost and a workforce of +46k. You will act as the primary Finance partner for workforce strategy, advising Cloud leadership and their Strategy teams on critical resource allocation decisions. You will lead the operational cadence of headcount planning, in year projects, replanning to ensure alignment across People Operations (POps), Strategy and Operations (S&O), and broader Finance organizations.

This position is at the intersection of Finance, Strategy and Operations and People Operations. You will drive the transformation of workforce planning in Cloud, using your investigative skills, excellent relationship skills, and solid business partnering, you will help manage one of Google’s largest expenses to drive sustainable growth. You will play a key role in effective budget management, business reviews, 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: $141000 - $206000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of FP&A, strategy, or workforce planning experience, with expertise managing enterprise-scale, multibillion-dollar budgets ($10B+) and large global workforces (40k+).
  • Experience leading complex workforce strategies, structuring large headcount datasets, and delivering strategic talent recommendations to executives.
  • Expertise in workforce planning tools and advanced analytics, leveraging AI-driven automation to streamline headcount forecasting and solve capacity constraints.
  • Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a proven ability to advise C-suite leadership and build trusted partnerships.
  • Exceptional financial acumen and operational, with the ability to navigate shifting priorities, test traditional headcount models, and maximize the ROI of talent investments.

HR pay context

Based on 1,203 disclosed HR salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $118K/year, with most offers between $90K and $163K (10th–90th percentile: $73K–$195K).

This posting lists $141K–$206K, above the $118K market median.

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