Data Science Analyst Jobs at Google with Visa Sponsorship

INTRODUCTION

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis of datasets.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Experience within the online advertising industry, particularly Google Ads products and policies.
• Experience in a scripting language (e.g., Python) for analysis and automation.
• Familiarity with organization and Individual verification technologies (e.g., liveness detection, document verification).
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.

ABOUT THE JOB

Trust & Safety team members are tasked with identifying and taking on the biggest problems that challenge the safety and integrity of our products. They use technical know-how, excellent problem-solving skills, user insights, and proactive communication to protect users and our partners from abuse across Google products like Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. On this team, you're a big-picture thinker and strategic team-player with a passion for doing what’s right. You work globally and cross-functionally with Google engineers and product managers to identify and fight abuse and fraud cases at Google speed - with urgency. And you take pride in knowing that every day you are working hard to promote trust in Google and ensuring the highest levels of user safety.

As a part of the Trust and Safety Ads team, the Senior Engineering Analyst will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Google Ads ecosystem by leading critical projects focused on enhancing advertiser onboarding safety and the accuracy of risk controls.

As a part of their cross-functional responsibilities, you will also interface with Scams-Verification teams and serve as a bridge for high-priority incidents and escalations.

Your role requires a domain expert with exceptional problem-solving skills, technical acumen, and the ability to manage projects and stakeholder relationships in a high-stakes environment.

At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the strategy, design, and implementation of projects to secure Google Ads onboarding signup flows, enhancing risk control accuracy and preventing malicious account creation.
• Drive the development, execution, and scaling of advertiser verification methods in partnership with engineering and product teams.
• Design, launch, and analyze validation pilots for new verification techniques and anti-abuse measures, particularly in high-risk markets, iterating based on data-driven insights.
• Act as a liaison to the scams-verification teams, fostering collaboration, sharing insights, and ensuring support for joint initiatives.
• Manage exposure to sensitive content or situations, including graphic, controversial, or upsetting topics or content, while fulfilling on-call schedules outside of working hours, including weekends and holidays.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.