Cable Landing Site Operations Lead

This job will be largely based at the San Diego gCLS site, which is outside of San Diego itself. You will also need to be able to drive to other locations in the Southern California area. It is not remote from anywhere in California. It is not based in the Google San Diego office.

This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship. Candidates must be able to work 100% onsite.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9 years of experience in operational team management, within a cable landing station (CLS), or mission-critical technical facility environment.
• Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment, and work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.
• A valid California driver’s licence.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in operational leadership and engineering management, overseeing high-reliability infrastructure.
• Experience maintaining critical power, cooling, and optical network assets (e.g., UPS, backup generators, PFE, SLTE).
• Experience in spares custody, end-to-end inventory lifecycle management, and mission-critical asset reliability (MTTR/MTBF).
• Ability to manage third-party vendor contracts, SLAs, and commercial facilities management (FM) agreements.

Who are we? Global Submarine Networks (GSN) Our mission GSN is part of Global Infrastructure & Energy (go/gie), and ultimately a part of Google Global Infrastructure (go/ggi) and AI2 (go/ai2).At a broad level, GSN will create and manage Google's international submarine transport networks. The gCLS Operate Team is tasked with running our Cable Landing Stations around the globe.

In this role, you will serve as the primary on-site owner’s representative for Google's Cable Landing Stations. You will be directly responsible for local service assurance and safeguarding Google's infrastructure investments by overseeing service provider performance and enforcing Google's engineering and operational standards and will ensure optimal network availability and reliability. You will be a strong operational leader who ensures full compliance with standard operating procedures. You will serve as a key on-the-ground point-of-contact for local stakeholder engagement, customs, security engagement, community relations, and direct coordination with regional governmental bodies and authorities into google as needed. You will act as the dedicated on-site executive sponsor for regulatory compliance, environmental governance, EHS, and statutory site audits, ensuring adherence to local laws and rapid resolution of official findings.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Oversee direct local operations across the Cable Landing Station (CLS), fronthaul, and outside plant (OSP), holding third-party providers strictly to SLAs while driving rapid MTTR and long-term asset reliability (MTBF).
• Enforce technical guidelines, SOPs, access controls, and EHS/environmental policies, executing audits and contractor background checks to maintain audit-ready facilities.
• Maintain direct custody of critical spares, consumables, warranties, and specialized test equipment, managing end-to-end inventory tracking and timely replenishment.
• Supervise facilities management (FM) contracts, power systems (UPS, generators, PFE), cooling, and transmission assets (SLTE) through strict preventative maintenance and continuous security oversight.
• Travel separately and at short notice between operational locations to manage urgent incidents, including safely transporting specialized equipment and tools to sites inaccessible by public transit.

Remote location: California, USA.