Director, Global Data Center Compliance & Vendor Risk

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 256,000 - 356,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team seeks a Director to define the global operational direction and governance for Google Data Centers. You will lead a team of program managers and drive multi-year planning, value tracking, and organizational transformation across critical infrastructure.

You will partner with Technical Infrastructure, GDC, Cloud CISO, and Engineering to align priorities, implement vendor risk programs, and ensure scalable delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience leading business operations, vendor management frameworks (VMO), or organizational transformation programs.
• 15 years of experience in business operations, strategic program management, or technical infrastructure operations, or 13 years with an advanced degree.
• Master’s degree or MBA in a relevant analytical, business, or technical discipline.
• 20 years of experience leading program management, business strategy, and operations within hyperscale environments.
• Executive-level experience driving New Product Introduction (NPI) and scaling global partner ecosystems.
• Ability to navigate high ambiguity and drive large-scale change across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and direct the overarching multi-year business operations outlook and OKR frameworks for global CSRM.
• Direct CSRM Central Operations, incubating strategic initiatives and scalable operating models.
• Oversee the Vendor Management Office, establishing governance for global partner networks.
• Lead the NPI framework to deploy programs across teams and the fleet.

Skills

Strategic program management

Vendor management

Organizational transformation

Executive leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Operations

MBA or Master’s degree

Job description

Google’s Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team seeks a Director to define the global operational direction and governance for Google Data Centers. You will lead a team of program managers and drive multi-year planning, value tracking, and organizational transformation across critical infrastructure.

You will partner with Technical Infrastructure, GDC, Cloud CISO, and Engineering to align priorities, implement vendor risk programs, and ensure scalable delivery across