Senior Analyst - Deals Finance

Job Summary

The Finance and Accounting group at Waymo manages all aspects of the company's finances and serves as trusted advisors for strategic and enterprise endeavors. This includes compiling financial statements, managing cash, ensuring compliance, and partnering with the business to allocate resources, develop compensation initiatives, and generate financial analyses.

Responsibilities

• Partner cross-functionally to build and maintain complex fleet partnership models, ensuring all underlying financial projections align with Waymo's annual and long-term capital deployment goals.

• Collaborate with Business Development and Strategy teams to help structure fleet partnership deals, supporting negotiations with external partners and maintaining financial guardrails.

• Develop data-driven recommendations and prepare presentations that translate multi-dimensional financial interdependencies into clear strategies for leadership.

• Monitor post-deal performance, collaborating with FP&A to execute the post-deal evaluation framework, monitoring deal health and the long-term deployment of capital.

• Drive operational excellence by standardizing financial templates and streamlining cross-functional data inputs, increasing the velocity and success of the broader Finance team through process innovation.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of high-impact experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Public Markets Investing, Corporate Development, or Corporate Strategy with a focus on complex deal execution.

• Strong ability to build models from scratch for diverse transaction types, including Joint Ventures, structured partnerships, M&A, and unique restructuring arrangements.

• Proven experience navigating stakeholder dynamics and coordinating efforts across multiple business functions to solve multi-dimensional problems.

• Solid experience in the deal process, specifically in valuation, due diligence, and translating commercial terms into executable financial structures.

• Exceptional ability to distill vast data sets into principled recommendations that align cross-functional partners on challenging decisions.

Preferred

• Experience within the automotive, mobility, or hardware-based technology sectors, particularly in capital-intensive or fleet-based operations.

• Advanced Degree: An MBA or professional certification (e.g., CFA or CPA) that complements your technical financial modeling expertise.

• Experience in post-close integration or operational management phase of a partnership to better inform pre-deal structuring.

Benefits

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Pay

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is $168,000—$207,000 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.

Schedule

This role is currently available as a hybrid position.