Data Center Energy Strategic Negotiator

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.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

As a Data Center Strategic Negotiator, you will combine your real estate development knowledge with technical industry savvy to ensure we have a healthy portfolio of sites ready for development to support Google's growth. You will work with specific project teams on site development, delivering off-site utility infrastructure, managing relationships with local officials, utilities, and authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), and presenting portfolio recommendations to our Technical leadership.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead transaction agreements and structuring for energy supply, power infrastructure, and other data center energy agreements, including supply agreements, interconnection agreements, power purchases agreements, partnerships, etc.
• Support site specific energy supply growth efforts and data center interconnection strategy and execution in partnership with local utilities and transmission system operators.
• Implement commercial strategies for new power generation resources, transmission system expansion, and other novel approaches of capacity delivery for new large loads.
• Help set strategy for Google's energy procurement program, including renewable and carbon-free energy procurement in support of Google's clean energy goals.
• Develop and lead agreement approvals, investment memos, and other transaction related materials with executives and partner teams.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Finance, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience leading energy transaction structuring and negotiations, utility procurement, energy project development or finance/consulting roles.
• Experience in European power markets (e.g., wholesale and retail) or and carbon-free energy technologies.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in real estate development, evaluation, acquisition, construction, and site selection for industrial-scale projects.
  
• Experience with power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, industrial-class electrical and cooling technology, or other related technical areas.
  
• Experience in indirect taxes, economic development policy, infrastructure development, agreement drafting, presentation development, and data center real estate markets.
• Experience managing utility agreements and energy-related issues, with a focus on financial modeling and the implementation of clean energy initiatives.
• Knowledge of european transmission and distribution systems operations (TSO/DSO), or energy market operations (e.g., imbalance, day ahead/real-time settlement, or renewable energy).