Strategic Negotiator, Data Center Site Acquisition and Development

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Political Science, Statistics, Communications, Real Estate, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in data center related site negotiation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in indirect taxes, economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting and redlining, and presentation development.
• Knowledge of power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, industrial electrical and cooling technology, and other related areas.

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.

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 initiatives necessary to meet Google's ongoing data center needs, including agreement of necessary utility connections (e.g., power, water, etc.) at existing and new green or brownfield sites.
• Monitor progress against objectives, providing regular status reports and advocating financial metrics to support both site and infrastructure related portfolio decisions.
• Manage the strategy for ongoing growth at existing regions and sites.
• Develop metrics for mapping, tracking, and advocating of a broad range of portfolio management issues regarding site/infrastructure development.
• Foster an open workplace for colleagues in day-to-day interactions and conversations.