Commercial Program Manager, Data Center Non-Firm Grid Capacity

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Francisco, CA, USA;
Austin, TX, USA;
New York, NY, USA;
Washington D.C., DC, USA
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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

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience negotiating and structuring agreements or leading business development.
• Experience with energy transaction structuring, US power markets (wholesale and retail), utility tariffs, demand-side technologies, or power infrastructure project management.

• 8 years of experience in demand‑side energy resource project development, utility procurement, or finance/consulting roles with similar responsibilities.
• Experience with power generation resources, power transmission and distribution, data center technology, electrical and cooling systems, or related technical areas.
• Experience with resource adequacy and transmission reliability modeling tools and concepts.
• Experience managing utility agreements, addressing energy‑related issues, applying financial modeling and interfacing with technical engineering teams.

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi‑disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross‑functional partners across the company.

You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

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.

• Support utility contractual negotiations for non-firm grid capacity and align Google business, technical, and operational requirements.
• Drive high-fidelity first party and third party non-firm grid capacity availability modeling at Point of Interests (POIs) and coordinate with data center infrastructure planning, power availability, and engineering design teams.
• Manage overall non-firm grid capacity commercial pipeline, internal systems of record, and coordinate with demand allocation teams.
• Develop and drive approvals for non-firm grid capacity strategy with engineering stakeholders and coordinate non-firm grid capacity market advocacy positions and priorities.
• Ensure operational readiness by coordinating utility/ISO testing/registration requirements and internal power management systems.

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