Program Manager II, Infrastructure Portfolio Controls
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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Thornton, CO, USA. Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- 2 years of experience in data analytics.
- Experience in a cross-functional role collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- Proficiency in Google Workspace.
- Familiarity with power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, real estate or industrial class development, or other related areas of technical expertise.
- Passionate about trustworthy data, transparent metrics, and making technical jargon accessible to the wider organization.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills with people from different cultures and backgrounds, both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
As our products and services scale the globe, the Energy and Location Strategy (ELS) team works behind the scenes as a dynamic team within Google responsible for delivering the infrastructure capacity needed to support Google's rapidly growing product portfolio. The Cloud and Asset Portfolio Solutions (CAPS) team sits within ELS, and we manage a complex portfolio of infrastructure projects, ensuring that Google's services have the resources they need to operate seamlessly and reliably. CAPS performs location strategy and portfolio management to determine where, why, and how much infrastructure assets Google needs to seamlessly scale into the future. We provide the programs, strategies and tool sets for our regional negotiation and execution teams to consistently make high-quality decisions at scale, faster and with less risk to meet the needs of Google’s business.
- Develop governance processes, standards, and methodologies specifically related to tracking Google’s data center portfolio through the ingestion and acquisition cycle.
- Develop and maintain tooling and workflows for data collection, processing, visualization, and reporting of cost, schedule and throughput metrics for data center acquisition and asset management within Google.
- Track completion, ensure consistency and quality of data collection, and measure progress of acquisitions and project development against defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Provide excellence in communications, actively responding to questions from stakeholders about technical design and process standards, resolving concerns through collaboration and cross-functional stakeholder management.
- Document lessons learned and implement regular change management programs to ensure that ELS’s programs maintain defined quality and accuracy standards.