Benefits Specialist, Data and Insights

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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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; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience working with benefits data.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience conducting survey-based analytics and developing statistical models within the R environment.
• Experience socializing and presenting analysis, proposals, and strategies to organizational leaders.
• Expertise in SQL and experience managing and executing SQL-based projects, writing SQL scripts, and creating dashboards.
• Ability to evaluate and synthesize data into accurate and unbiased results, actionable interventions, and recommendations that drive broader program strategy.
• Ability to understand new datasets and manipulate data structures, and passion for transforming data sets into a compelling story with data visualizations and reports.
• Strong communication and influencing skills and ability to articulate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences.
  
  

About The Job

Google's known for our innovative technologies, products and services -- and for the people behind them. Whether you are making our staffing systems more efficient, planning for our growth, building relationships on college campuses or cultivating the next generation of computer scientists, you have an eye on the staffing needs of Google and the broader hiring landscape. You are focused on cultivating outstanding candidates for Google's long-term hiring needs, and work across a cross-functional and international group of staffing teams. You are both scrappy and resourceful, creative and driven -- and excited to share the magic of working at Google.

In this role on the Benefits Analytics team, you will be instrumental in analyzing critical benefits data related to employee leaves, time off, accommodations, healthcare, mental health, and benefits operations. Your insights will directly inform our program strategies, help us identify trends, measure program impact, and ultimately drive positive business outcomes. You will also design, build, and maintain a suite of benefits dashboards to provide accessible and actionable insights for stakeholders, including senior leaders, enabling data-driven decision-making.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$194,000 + 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

• Conduct robust analysis of complex benefits data, including health programs, leaves, accommodations, mental health and benchmarking, to identify trends, measure key indicators (e.g., absenteeism, presenteeism, productivity), and distill actionable insights.
• Apply advanced analytical techniques (e.g., writing SQL scripts, joining information from multiple source tables, defining metrics) to large datasets to support in-depth analysis. Design, build, and maintain a suite of comprehensive benefits dashboards, including underlying business logic and workflows.
• Package and communicate complex analytical findings as clear, compelling insights and strategic recommendations to stakeholders and senior leaders. Guide decisions on the short and long-term impacts of benefits programs.
• Manage claims-based and survey-based analytics projects to identify opportunities to improve employee health and well-being, and address ad-hoc analytical requests within the global benefits function. Conduct statistical analysis of survey data within the R environment.
  
  
  

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 .