Regional Strategy Operations Manager

Google; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company based in Singapore seeks a Technical Program Manager to oversee APAC Data Center Operations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, 8+ years in program management, and 5+ years in leadership. This role involves managing business reviews, financial strategy, and leading a regional team to drive operational excellence. Strong expertise in data center operations is essential, alongside a proven track record in managing complex projects and teams.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in program management or business operations.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience working in data centers or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage APAC DCOps business, including reviews and KPI tracking.
• Define and implement core functional pillars for APAC DCOps.
• Lead efforts to simplify and standardize operations.
• Drive regional financial strategy and oversee workforce plans.
• Manage a regional team of Program Managers.

Skills

Program management

Team leadership

Operational excellence

Data center operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

Google welcomes people with disabilities.

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have valid working rights in Thailand and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Singapore; Inzai, Chiba, Japan; Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia; Nong Yai, Nong Yai District, Chon Buri, Thailand; Puyan, Puyan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management or business operations.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience working in a data center, manufacturing, logistics, or similar operational environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in designing and building new operational or strategic functions in a global environment.
• Experience leading large‑scale, cross‑functional business transformation and change management programs.
• Experience managing OpEx/CapEx budgets and complex workforce models.
• Track record of managing operations through periods of significant scaling or business transformation.

About The Job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle.

This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade‑offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering‑specific programs and teams.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting‑edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world‑leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the APAC Data Center Operations (DCOps) business, including regional business reviews, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) tracking, financial reporting, and executive‑level communications.
• Partner with global teams to define and implement core functional pillars (e.g., business management, operational excellence, regional readiness) that serve as the operating system for APAC DCOps.
• Lead regional efforts to simplify and standardize operations. Own the governance framework for managing regional exceptions to global standards, balancing speed with risk.
• Drive the regional financial strategy, including Operational Expenditure/Capital Expenditure (OpEx/CapEx) governance and the annual budgeting process. Oversee the regional workforce plan, tracking headcount and organizational health.
• Manage a high‑performing regional team of Program Managers to lead their respective strategic pillars and deliver regional results.

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.

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