Chief Energy Risk & Grid Modeling Lead

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 333,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Google seeks a Head of Energy Risk Management and Grid Modeling to lead risk frameworks across its global energy portfolio and to drive advanced grid modeling for price forecasting and scenario analysis.

You will collaborate with procurement, operations, sustainability, and finance to embed risk insights into negotiations and business decisions, while mentoring a team of energy risk professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• 7 years of experience in leadership roles with direct reports.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with production cost modeling software such as PLEXOS or PROMOD.
• Experience with RTOs and TSOs, and their market structures and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute frameworks to measure and mitigate risk across Google's global multi-gigawatt energy portfolio.
• Drive long-term electricity price forecasting using advanced grid modeling to simulate scenarios including capacity expansion, generation mix, and transmission constraints.
• Partner with procurement, operations, sustainability, and finance to integrate risk and pricing insights into agreement negotiations.
• Translate complex modeling and risk metrics into clear, actionable insights for executive decision-making.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a specialized team of quantitative analysts, grid modelers, and energy risk professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

PhD in related disciplines (preferred)

Tools

Python

PLEXOS

PROMOD

Job description

Google seeks a Head of Energy Risk Management and Grid Modeling to lead risk frameworks across its global energy portfolio and to drive advanced grid modeling for price forecasting and scenario analysis.

You will collaborate with procurement, operations, sustainability, and finance to embed risk insights into negotiations and business decisions, while mentoring a team of energy risk professionals.