Director, Regional Location Strategy and Development Lead, Cloud
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Public Policy, Finance, Real Estate, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of experience building and executing asset strategies in the context of the Americas region.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, industrial class electrical and cooling technology, or other related areas of technical expertise.
- Experience in collocation agreements, site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, construction, utility agreements management, energy challenges, implementing clean energy initiatives, or financial modeling.
- Experience in economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting/redlining, and presentation development.
About the job
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're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
As the Americas Lead for data center Acquisition and Development, you'll work within Google’s global Energy & Location Strategy team. You will be accountable for delivery of all data center locations, including site selection, acquisition, and base infrastructure work in North and South America. In this role, you will also play a key role in overall portfolio execution for existing data centers sites and related infrastructure.
You'll be responsible for consolidated planning for new site selection and expansion of existing sites, acting as a point of escalation, and participating in critical high-level meetings in the field, as required. You will develop deep relationships with regional leadership in partner organizations and global functions, ensuring regional planning and execution is consistent with the standards and protocols set globally.
In addition, you'll be accountable for dynamic reporting of metrics to efficiently support leadership updates. You will support development of a holistic view of supply choices and associated trade-offs, and serve as the single face and point of escalation when engaging with cross-functional planning teams.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $253,000-$363,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Be accountable for delivery of all data center site selection and base infrastructure development work in North and South America.
- Play a key role in expansion efforts at existing data centers sites and related infrastructure.
- Be responsible for a strategy that encompasses dozens of markets across two continents.
- Act as a key leader for Global Technical Infrastructure, engaging with other leaders across the region and globally.
- Convert and represent our core priorities and values with regional political leadership and other external parties.
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