Corporate Development Associate, Strategy and Scouting

Corporate Development Associate, Strategy and Scouting

Google | Posted Feb 24, 2026

Full-time

Mountain View

Negotiable

Applicants in San Francisco:
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Note:

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Mountain View, CA, USA;
San Francisco, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience working on agreements.
• 2 years of experience conducting industry research and developing insights on present and future trends.
• 2 years of experience with due diligence documentation and legal frameworks.

• 5 years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, strategy and operations, private equity , corporate development, or investment banking in the technology industry.
• Experience sharing cross-functional perspectives with internal stakeholders and working with founders and investors.
• Familiarity with Google’s business priorities, especially in consumer and enterprise AI or technology infrastructure (e.g., data center, energy infrastructure, silicon, etc.).
• Ability to comfortably navigate technical, fast-evolving, and ambiguous emerging technology areas.
• Excellent quantitative/qualitative skills, and ability to be a strategic and analytical thinker.
• Ability to be results driven with attention to detail. Exceptional communications skills, business judgment, and work ethic.

As a member of the Corporate Development team, you work collaboratively across functions (including Product, Legal, Finance and People Operations) to identify, evaluate, and negotiate both acquisition and strategic investment opportunities. You understand the industry landscape and regional nuances, and provide the management team with the needed insight to drive intelligent, sound decision-making. With an air of humility, you bring strong quantitative skills, strategic thinking and sound business judgment, along with the ability to think about what is -- and what could be.

As a Corporate Development Associate within the Strategy and Scouting team, you will be responsible for helping develop and translate Google’s strategy into the most compelling inorganic opportunities - across acquisitions, strategic investments and other novel agreement structures. You will have a constant pulse on ecosystem trends, investment themes and the startup landscape - particularly in AI, infrastructure and the consumer ecosystem.

You will proactively raise the highest-impact companies and technologies to the most executive Google leaders. You will also serve as a strategic advisor - helping shape Google’s direction through high-conviction inorganic ideas that accelerate our efforts.

The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and strategic investment opportunities across existing and future markets – and then working to make them happen. Consisting of experienced merger-and-acquisition leaders, investment professionals, scouting and strategy specialists, and integration experts, we're dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive team decisions, lead negotiations, and help run post-acquisition integration and performance evaluation.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$176,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

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