Community Development Manager, Strategic Partnership Office

Google; Georgia; On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Community Development Manager to support data center growth in Georgia. You will work with the Strategic Partnership Office to translate community assessments into actionable engagement, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive social impact and local partnerships.

You will manage day-to-day program execution, research new in-market opportunities, and coordinate with government officials, KOFs, and local organizations to accelerate development aligned with management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Education, Public Relations/Policy, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in Data Centers, Utilities, Government, Advanced Manufacturing, or capital intensive industries.
• Experience developing and launching local, state, national or global public-private partnerships.
• Experience using analytics to make decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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 our data centers and create locally focused investment plans that are self-sustaining; localize and implement community development initiatives in each community.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, including Acquisition and Development, Energy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cloud Supply Chain and Operations, Marketing, and local Google data center teams.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

MBA or Master’s degree in Education, Public Relations/Policy, related field, or equivalent experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or Master’s degree in Education, Public Relations/Policy, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Data Centers, Utilities, Government, Advanced Manufacturing, or capital intensive industries.
• Experience developing and launching local, state, national or global public-private partnerships.
• Experience using analytics to make decisions.

About the job

As a Community Development Manager, you will combine your community engagement and industry knowledge to support Google’s infrastructure growth in the state. You will support Strategic Partnership Office (SPO's) community development goals by providing data-driven insights and programmatic engagement that are based on community assessments for existing and prospective data center markets. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive measurable social impact, develop and maintain relationships with key opinion formers (KOFs)/stakeholders and government officials, and engage with a portfolio of community leaders, associations, and nonprofit organizations in your region. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day execution of programmatic community development plans, working cross-functionally to drive global data center community impact by researching new in-market opportunities, and supporting accelerated delivery of new data center development projects aligned with management goals. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• 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 our data centers and create locally focused investment plans that are self-sustaining; localize and implement community development initiatives in each community.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, including Acquisition and Development, Energy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cloud Supply Chain and Operations, Marketing, and local Google data center teams.

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