Business Operations Program Manager, Third Party Data Centers
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in partner/vendor management.
- Experience in accounting with a focus on managing both accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experiences in a finance including budgeting, forecasting, and purchase order management.
- Experience with local authority requirements to ensure service and product delivery.
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software like SAP, Oracle, or Sage.
- Experience in project management software (e.g., Asana, Trello, Jira, or others).
- Experience in vendor management and agreement negotiation.
About the job
As a Third Party Data Center Business Operations Program Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the maintenance agreements of Data Center related systems. As a stakeholder, you will lead cost control, contractor management, and procurement projects, collaborating with other stakeholders like the Environment, Health, and Safety department.
In addition, you will actively support local Data Center Technicians by ensuring they are informed regarding relevant processes You will serve as a local escalation point for Finance-related matters. Your role extends to supporting site management and other business program managers in maintaining metrics, providing data, and conducting analyses to facilitate informed decision-making.
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
- Develop Request for Information (RFIs), Request for Proposal (RFPs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and service agreements, evaluate proposals, award contracts, and onboard new suppliers, ensuring local language support and legal compliance.
- Lead annual budget creation, provide operational and capital budget estimates, and conduct variance analysis with insights.
- Review budget requests, identify cost-saving opportunities, and propose solutions for financial efficiency.
- Continuously track and reconcile the approved annual budget, identify accruals, and ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
- Collect and analyze cost data to support key performance metrics and planning.
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