Business Program Manager, Data Center Operations

Business Program Manager, Data Center Operations

Location:

The Dalles, OR, USA

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Accounting, Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program/project management or facilities operations, with experience in data center infrastructure and EHS requirements.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Statements of Work (SOWs) and service agreements.
• Experience in corporate accounting, managing purchase order life cycles, and accounts payable/accounts receivable processes.

• Experience managing multi-year/multi-million dollar service agreements, strategic vendor relationships, and end-to-end procurement life cycles (RFP/RFQ, SOWs, and FSAs).
• Experience with facilities management and data center critical infrastructure, including Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and legal compliance processes.
• Experience planning and managing multi-million dollar Cap Ex and OpEx budgets, including financial forecasting, accrual reporting, and variance analysis.
• Ability to collect, synthesize, and visualize complex data sources to identify operational gaps and drive process standardization or cost-reduction recommendations.
• Strong collaboration and executive communication skills, with a proven track record of implementing continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., LEAN, Six Sigma).

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

You will develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency.

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 keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

As a Data Center Operations Business Program Manager (BPM), you will be responsible for supporting GDC facilities operations and driving business excellence at a site level. Your core responsibilities include robust financial support, strategic negotiations with partners, non-critical infrastructure project management, and co-driving regional strategic initiatives with different stakeholders. Additionally, you will oversee data center business operations, including budget planning, RFPs, procurement life cycles, supplier contract lifecycle management, and facilities services.

You will also manage critical and non-critical building maintenance and repairs and with resolving complex vendor-related matters. By leading with functional excellence, you will ensure the best value of services and eliminate inefficiencies to lead data centers.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $90,500-$128,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and…