Strategic Community Development Lead — Partnerships

Google LLC; Skien; On-site; NOK 950,000 - 1,550,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC seeks a Community Development Manager for the Strategic Partnerships Office to lead global data center community development strategies in Norway, focusing on place-based partnerships and local engagement.

You will work with municipal leaders, industry partners, educational institutions, and non-profits to align initiatives with community needs while coordinating cross-functional teams across markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience managing a team of managers.
• Experience developing and launching local, 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.
• Experience using data and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead global data center community development strategies, investments, and impact for Norway.
• Engage with key opinion formers, community groups such as municipal leaders, industry partners, economic development organizations, schools, education institutions, and non-profits to ensure initiatives are centered around community needs and accelerating business objectives.
• 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 data centers, and create locally focused investment plans that are self-sustaining, localizing and implementing community development initiatives in each community.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Google LLC seeks a Community Development Manager for the Strategic Partnerships Office to lead global data center community development strategies in Norway, focusing on place-based partnerships and local engagement.

You will work with municipal leaders, industry partners, educational institutions, and non-profits to align initiatives with community needs while coordinating cross-functional teams across markets.