Global Community Development & Partnerships Lead

Google; Eemshaven; On-site; EUR 154,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is expanding its Community Development and Engagement efforts in the Netherlands. The Community Development Manager will blend community engagement with industry knowledge to support Google’s infrastructure growth, delivering data-driven insights and programmatic engagement across markets.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, cultivate relationships with government officials and community leaders, and research new in-market opportunities to drive measurable social impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience working with local municipalities, associations, key opinion formers, non-profit decision makers, education institutions, and community members.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead global data center community development strategies, investments, and impact for the Netherlands.
• Engage with key opinion formers, community groups such as municipal leaders, industry partners, economic development organizations, schools, education institutions, and non-profits.
• Collaborate with team leaders and peers to develop strategies to scale sub-regional Community Affairs coverage in emerging markets, focusing on place-based frameworks and partnerships to produce location-specific development plans based on research data turned into actionable insights to prioritize community needs.
• Develop communication tools and processes to educate local communities about the role and impact of our data centers, and create locally focused self-sustaining investment plans.
• Build and maintain key internal relationships with a set of internal stakeholders, including Acquisition and Development, Energy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cloud Supply Chain and Operations, Marketing, Google, and local Google data center teams.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Travel readiness

Data-driven decision making

Public-private partnerships

Education

MBA or Master’s degree

Job description

Google is expanding its Community Development and Engagement efforts in the Netherlands. The Community Development Manager will blend community engagement with industry knowledge to support Google’s infrastructure growth, delivering data-driven insights and programmatic engagement across markets.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, cultivate relationships with government officials and community leaders, and research new in-market opportunities to drive measurable social impact.