Data Center Contract Manager

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.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in agreement management, legal documentation, negotiation and agreement negotiation.
• 5 years of experience in data center construction, hyperscaler, or mission critical industry.
• Experience with construction contracting and pricing methods of measurement on industrial projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience as an in house legal counsel in a large domestic and international construction organization.
• Understanding of international construction, law, and commercial strategy implications.

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

Google Data Centers (GDC) make up one of the largest and most effective computing infrastructures on the planet. The Contracts Management team collaborates cross-functionally with Construction, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Internal and External Legal Counsel, Finance, and Capacity Planning teams to ensure Google develops and executes comprehensive commercial agreements to scale a rapidly growing program. As the Data Center Contract Manager, you will optimize our total cost of ownership for our global and growing infrastructure.

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

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Be responsible for timely execution of a portfolio of agreement models for Google’s growing Global Data Center program.
• Influence the development and selection of contracting models based on project-specific nuances, including strategic goals, risk profiles, design completion, and partner strategy.
• Partner with construction, design, and external partners to drive the agreement review, negotiation, and execution life-cycle.
• Interface with the internal Real Estate Legal team to ensure all contractual terms align with corporate risk expectations and standards.
• Provide continuous commercial expertise during construction, overseeing terms implementation, change management, and delay entitlement evaluation.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.