Macroeconomist

Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in Economics, a related field (e.g., Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy, Business, Finance), or equivalent practical experience. 9 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis.

Preferred Qualifications: PhD in economics or a related field with a focus on macroeconomics, industrial organization, or econometrics. Experience in macroeconomics and economic policy making within the private sector (e.g., investment banks) or the public sector (e.g., Treasury, Federal Reserve). Experience managing simultaneous large-scale cross-functional projects and process improvements. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain economic concepts to broad audiences. Passion for technology and its potential to make the world a better place and knowledge of key challenges affecting the sector.

About the Job: Google's leadership team hand-picks thorny business challenges, and members of BizOps work in small teams to find solutions. As part of this team, you fully immerse yourself in data collection, draw insight from analysis, and then zoom out to develop compelling, synthesized recommendations. Taking strategy one step further, you also persuasively communicate your recommendations to senior-level executives, roll-up your sleeves to help drive implementation, and check back-in to see the impact of your recommendations. You will be part of a team of independent consultants working under Google’s Chief Economist, leveraging data and advanced econometric techniques to provide valuable insights and guide decision-making. You’ll work closely with our Chief Economist to review impact studies (including economic and AI-related) and contribute commentary and analysis for policy engagement, working across a wide range of teams and organizations.

Responsibilities: Provide timely insights of the global macroeconomic developments and quantitative assessments of their impact on various parts of Google's business. Review the growing corpus of economic impact reports and AI impact studies with a view to ensure methodological robustness, coherence, and maximum impact. Take the lead on creating interesting data-based narratives using both internal and external sources to contribute to policymaker and public communication engagements. Provide analysis and economic commentary on economic policy developments affecting Google across a variety of areas, e.g., energy, privacy, regulation, competition, taxation.

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