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X Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
In-office locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.Remote location(s): California, USA; Illinois, USA; New York, USA.Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Law, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of technical program management experience working on cross-functional programs.
- 8 years of experience with international construction, law, or commercial strategy.
- 5 years of experience as an in-house legal counsel in a domestic or international construction organization.
- 5 years of experience in data center construction, hyperscaler, or mission-critical industry.
- 5 years of people management experience.
Preferred qualifications:- JD or LL.M. degree with an educational or career emphasis on construction law.
- Experience strategizing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements and terms for complex construction agreements.
- Ability to strategize bespoke commercial strategies with internal and external teams to align to business goals and project nuances at scale.
- Ability to evaluate construction commercial risk and advise on appropriate risk distribution in a construction agreement. Strong business acumen, a flexible personality, good communication skills (oral and written) and you are able to operate in multi-cultural and multi-jurisdictional environment.
About the jobA 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 Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
Google Data Centers (GDC) make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures on the planet. The Contracts Management Team collaborates cross-functionally with Construction, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, internal and external legal counsel, Finance, and Capacity Planning teams to ensure Google develops and executes comprehensive commercial agreements to scale a rapidly growing program.
As the Global Data Center Contract Manager, you will leverage your wide industry knowledge of contracting and delivery strategies, construction background, and ability to build and influence relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global, growing infrastructure.
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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $236000 - $330000 (USD) 25% bonus target bonus equity benefits
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Responsibilities - Lead the Global Contracts Team to execute a portfolio of agreement models for Google's growing Global Data Center program.
- Influence the development and selection of contracting models based on project-specific nuances, including goals, risk profiles, design completion, and partner strategy.
- Partner with Construction, Design, and external partners to drive the agreement review, discussion, and execution lifecycle.
- Serve as the primary interface with the internal Real Estate legal team to ensure all contractual terms align with corporate risk expectations and standards.
- Provide continuous commercial expertise during construction, overseeing terms implementation, change management, and delay entitlement evaluation. Advocate a culture of claim prevention and resolution, ensuring scalable, commercial risk distribution. Continuously identify and embed opportunities for contracting process efficiency and simplification.
