Senior Manager, Clean Energy and Power

1 Month ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Manager, Clean Energy and Power at Google, you'll lead a team securing reliable and cost-effective power for Google's data centers in APAC. Responsibilities include negotiating energy supply agreements, advising on data center location strategy, contributing to strategic energy initiatives, and managing vendor relationships. You'll collaborate with internal teams (Engineering, Finance, Legal) and external stakeholders. This role requires building and developing a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, and providing regular feedback and coaching. You will also contribute to improving current or inventing new approaches to solve business problems and ensure objectives are achieved. The role demands experience in the international energy market, commercial negotiation (PPAs, renewable energy financing), and managing complex multi-stakeholder challenges.

Must have:

10+ years international energy market experience
Experience in commercial negotiation (PPAs)
Team management and development skills
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Strong stakeholder management skills
APAC regional team management

Good to have:

Master's degree
Multilateral organization experience
Knowledge of macro-level energy markets
Understanding of power generation and grid infrastructure

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Law, Economics, Technology, or Science, or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in the international energy market, working with electric utilities, regulators, clean energy advocates or policymakers.
Experience in commercial negotiation (e.g., power purchase agreements, renewable energy financing, procurement).
Experience with industry players, business models, and operational nuances.
Experience in building and managing teams, delivering results, developing talents, and fostering collaboration.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or a related field.
Experience working with multilateral organizations.
Knowledge of macro-level energy markets and policy trends.
Understanding of power generation (conventional and renewable), grid infrastructure, regulations, and pricing.
Ability to solve complex multi-stakeholder challenges.
Excellent verbal and written communication and project management skills.

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.

As an Energy Manager, you will lead a team responsible for securing reliable and cost-effective power for Google's data centers, and you will contribute to key strategic energy initiatives and large-scale infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities include structuring energy agreements, negotiating agreements, and managing vendor relationships. You will also foster a collaborative team environment, develop talents, and contribute to uphold Google's culture and values.

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

Manage the APAC Regional team of Strategic Energy Negotiators. Foster a collaborative team environment by upholding norms, valuing everyone, enabling support, respect, open communication, and connection.
Negotiate and manage DC energy supply, and advise on the energy market for new data center location strategy.
Contribute to key strategic initiatives and projects related to data center energy and evaluate potential energy supply and infrastructure investment opportunities. Improve current or invent new approaches, creating solutions to solve business problems and ensure objectives are achieved.
Collaborate closely with internal project teams (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Legal) to support energy transactions and manage and build strong relationships with energy vendors, partners, and other external stakeholders.
Develop talents by defining expectations aligned with roles and goals and offering regular feedback and coaching to drive results.