Program Manager, Data Center Market Development

Google; Visakhapatnam; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary Data Center projects from initiation to closure, coordinating requirements, schedules, risks, and communications across cross-functional teams. You will partner with vendors and internal stakeholders, shape regional strategies for infrastructure development, and ensure alignment with tax, finance, legal, policy, and communications.

The role emphasizes coordinating across offices, time zones, and markets to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in leading negotiations or business development.
• 5 years of experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners, including government agencies in India.
• 5 years of experience with economic development issues such as direct or indirect taxes, tax policy, or infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

• Manage confidential projects with awareness of value and timing, and contribute to development of overall project plans.
• Serve as a commercial liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders. Develop and work on regional or market segment strategy for long-term infrastructure development programs. Influence third-party strategy at the executive level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including, but not limited to, tax, finance, legal, policy, and communications on a variety of economic development matters.
• Provide region specific business advisory support for economic development agreements, including commercial review of terms, tax implications and infrastructure funding.

Skills

Negotiations leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in leading negotiations or business development.
• 5 years of experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners, including government agencies in India.
• 5 years of experience with economic development issues such as direct or indirect taxes, tax policy, or infrastructure development.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in data center location strategy or industrial strategy in India.
• Experience with power transmission and distribution, telecommunications infrastructure, data center technology, industrial-class electrical and cooling technology, or other related technical areas.
• Experience in collocation agreements, site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, construction, utility agreements management, energy challenges, implementing clean energy initiatives, or financial modeling.
• Experience with real estate markets within India and establishing infrastructure in Indian markets.
• Experience in Indian economic development policy in infrastructure transactions.

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage confidential projects with awareness of value and timing, and contribute to development of overall project plans.
• Serve as a commercial liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders. Develop and work on regional or market segment strategy for long-term infrastructure development programs. Influence third-party strategy at the executive level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including, but not limited to, tax, finance, legal, policy, and communications on a variety of economic development matters.
• Provide region specific business advisory support for economic development agreements, including commercial review of terms, tax implications and infrastructure funding.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .