Program Manager Regional Lead, Workforce Development, Google Data Centers

Google; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Program Manager Regional Lead for Workforce Development in London. This role involves managing complex projects, driving workforce development initiatives, and collaborating with stakeholders across regions to meet business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in program management and a strong background in workforce development.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in creating/managing workforce development programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple large, cross-functional matrixed programs.
• Provide regular reporting on labor market trends and program performance.
• Build and maintain key cross-functional internal relationships.

Skills

Program Management

Stakeholder Influence

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Program Manager Regional Lead, Workforce Development, Google Data Centers

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info_outline X Info Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Brussels, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; London, UK. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Brussels, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; London, UK.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  
• Experience in creating/managing workforce development programs, managing cross-functional programs and matrixed-teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing and launching state, national or global public-private partnerships.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Data Centers, Utilities, Government, Advanced Manufacturing, or capital intensive industries.

About the job

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 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.

As the Program Manager Regional Lead for Workforce Development EMEA, you’ll manage the programs necessary to address the mission critical talent and pipeline needed to realize and sustain Google Data Center’s (GDC) near and longer term business goals in your region. As a member of the Economic and Community Development Team, you’ll manage infrastructure development programs in workforce development and will be accountable for an increasing number of vendors and partners, globally across your region. You will generate ideas for new project initiatives and possible market opportunities related to workforce development initiatives and engagement with key stakeholders, in your region.

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple large, cross-functional matrixed programs and projects to meet Workforce Development (WFD) objectives across your region; outline and track key initiatives, goals, and metrics for success.
• Provide regular reporting on labor market trends, program performance, and workforce growth across the data center portfolio in your region; prepare and present reports on program progress, impact, and metrics.
• Build and maintain key cross-functional internal relationships to better address labor market risks and opportunities, as well as external relationships with tertiary or post-secondary institutions - colleges, trade schools, polytechnic/vocational institutions, universities, etc. and workforce-focused NPO’s in your region.
• Drive results by tracking project plans, risk and dependencies, key operational metrics, identifying process improvement opportunities and delivering on strategic initiatives.

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