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Portfolio Manager, Data Center

Portfolio Manager, Data Center

3 Hours ago • 6 Years + • DevOps

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Job Description

This role involves driving location strategy, site selection, and portfolio management for Google's data centers and related infrastructure. You will lead data center site evaluations, negotiate agreements with vendors and landowners, manage the growth at existing sites, and develop portfolio management metrics. Responsibilities include working with internal and external technical teams, providing regular status reports and financial metrics, and developing an inclusive workplace. The role contributes to Google's global energy portfolio strategy, supporting its carbon-neutral goal. You will help secure cost-effective infrastructure solutions impacting Google's operational costs and business functions.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
6+ years negotiating real estate and infrastructure agreements
Project delivery management (scope, time, budget)
Data center site evaluation and selection
Agreement negotiation with vendors and landowners

Good to have:

Experience in economic development policy
Financial modeling and infrastructure development
Agreement drafting/redlining and presentation development
Power transmission and distribution expertise
Experience in Asia Pacific real estate markets

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Public Policy, Finance, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience negotiating bilateral real estate and infrastructure agreements.
Experience managing project delivery, including project scope, time, and budget.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting/redlining, and presentation development.
Experience in power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, and electrical and cooling technology.
Experience with real estate markets within Asia Pacific region and establishing infrastructure in markets.
Ability to provide commercial and technical solutions.

About the job

Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth. You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business.

In this role, you will help to drive location strategy, site selection, and portfolio management for new and existing data centers sites and related infrastructure. You will support the development of the company's global energy portfolio strategy (e.g., identifying and helping in the creation of industry renewable energy projects), to support the company’s goal to be carbon neutral.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

Work with internal and external technical teams to identify, define, and pursue site selection projects and initiatives necessary to meet Google's ongoing data center needs.
Lead data center site evaluations and selection processes, and monitor progress against objectives, provide regular status reports and financial metrics to support portfolio decisions.
Lead the acquisition of appropriate data centers and develop agreements with vendors, landowners, and suppliers for space and utility services.
Manage the strategy for ongoing growth at existing sites and develop metrics for the mapping and tracking of portfolio management issues regarding site/infrastructure development.
Develop inclusive workplace for colleagues in day-to-day interactions and conversations.

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