Data Center Energy Strategic Negotiator
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Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience managing projects or supporting the planning and development of strategic agreements.
- Experience in financial modeling of energy projects and markets, utility and power sector, energy markets, rates, agreement structures, or renewable energy.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in finance or consulting, or in-house corporate development with similar responsibilities.
- Knowledge of energy markets, rates, agreement structures and/or renewable energy.
About the job
As Google's products and services grow to serve our billions of users, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future. It's a big job that involves everything from operating underwater cables to finding data center space. In this role you combine your deep market knowledge with tech industry savvy to find solutions that support Google's growth. You'll work with specific teams to oversee vendor and partner relationships. Your successful management skills have the potential to impact every part of the business and save Google millions of dollars in operating costs. You'll ensure that we receive contract compliance on our third-party agreements, while identifying the most cost-effective solutions for our needs. You'll take lead on special projects, manage vendors and present your recommendations to Google leadership.
The Energy and Location Strategy (ELS) team works behind the scenes to secure electric power for Google's global fleet of data centers. As a Strategic Negotiator, you will analyze and communicate trends, evaluate supply, investment opportunities, and agreement structures. You'll work with project teams to support transactions, energy portfolio planning, and vendor and partner relationship management.
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
- Discuss data center energy supply and infrastructure agreements, project management activities for key projects, and initiatives including creating, building, and managing business relationships with third-parties.
- Perform analyses (e.g., agreement structuring, power market analysis, financial forecasting) and develop salient recommendations based on modeling.
- Interface with a variety of team members (i.e., negotiators, portfolio managers, analytics experts, etc.) and cross-company partner teams (i.e., Engineering, Finance, Accounting, etc.).
- Support development of agreement approvals, investment memos, and other transaction-related materials.
- Focus on modeling, analytics, and presentation of our energy procurement strategy and management of a global portfolio of energy agreements and renewable energy assets.
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