Strategic Negotiator, Data Center Site Acquisition and Development

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.

As a Data Center Strategic Negotiator, you will work with the team to identify locations and sites of interest for third-party data centers, establish agreements and build relationships with vendors, operators and financial institutions, economic development officials, power grid and energy companies, telecommunications companies and government officials, data center developers, as well as data center providers. You will lead discussions for purchase and service agreements with these key stakeholders such as managing a broad range of compliance issues, site/infrastructure development strategy and milestone tracking.

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.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Infrastructure, Real Estate or related fields or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience managing projects or supporting the planning and development of agreements.
• Ability to communicate in French and English fluently to support client relationships in the region.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in indirect taxes, economic development policy, financial modeling, infrastructure development, agreement drafting and presentation development.
• Experience with any of the following: site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate transaction, real estate evaluation, development, construction, discussing or managing utility agreements, energy-related issues, implementation of clean energy initiatives, financial modeling, large collocation agreements.
• Experience developing data centers or similar industrial assets within Belgium.
• Knowledge of power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, industrial electrical and cooling technology, and other related areas.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external technical teams to identify, define, and pursue initiatives necessary to meet Google's data center needs, including agreement of necessary utility connections (e.g., power, water, etc.) at existing and new green or brown field sites.
• Manage existing data center portfolios of leased and owned sites throughout Belgium.
• Manage the strategy for portfolio growth at existing sites.
• Develop metrics for mapping, tracking, and managing a broad range of portfolio issues regarding site and infrastructure development.
• Cultivate relationships with key industry partners, economic development officials, and utility providers.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.