Finance Manager, Data Center Equipment Procurement and Supply Chain

Google; Kirkland, Austin (WA, TX); On-site; USD 171,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in Kirkland, WA is hiring a Finance Manager for Data Center Equipment Procurement and Supply Chain. The role partners with the TI Finance team to drive optimal decision-making, cost control, and capital efficiency across multiple data center sites including Kirkland, Austin, and Sunnyvale.

Qualifications include 10+ years FP&A experience, 7+ years in data center procurement, and a quantitative degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of data center equipment procurement experience at a cloud service provider company or data center equipment supplier.
• 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Leverage deep technical expertise to independently identify opportunities and make recommendations to optimize cash flow and drive cost savings.
• Identify the key metrics to measure success, set goals, and actively drive performance against those metrics alongside business partners.
• Partner with Engineering to influence design decisions to optimize cost and efficiency, and reduce supply chain complexity.
• Lead work, develop, and build community for the Data Center Finance team.
• Guide the development, automation, and consolidation of financial tools to scale team.

Skills

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Leadership

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Finance Manager, Data Center Equipment Procurement and Supply Chain

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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
• 7 years of data center equipment procurement experience at a cloud service provider company or data center equipment supplier.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience influencing business decisions using data.
• Experience with partnership and collaboration across stakeholders.
• Ability to take initiative and self-direct in an unstructured environment; comfortable with ambiguity.
• Excellent business and financial acumen.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills.

About the job

Technical Infrastructure (TI) is the backbone of Google - the global data centers, networks, and integrated hardware and software that power both Google customer products and services, including Google Cloud, and our internal operations. Google builds and operates one of the largest private data center fleets in the world. It is a complex technical area with very large operating and capital budgets growing year over year.

The TI Finance mission is to partner cross-functionally drive optimal decision-making, provide insights for strategic and tactical decisions, and bend the cost curve down to provide Google with a competitive advantage.

In this position, you will partner with Data Center Equipment team responsible for the procurement and supply chain management of the equipment that powers and cools data centers such as transformers, switchgear, generators and airhandling units. You will play a key role in shaping strategy and drive efforts to ensure optimal use of Google capital to expand a rapidly growing data center footprint.

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

About the job

Technical Infrastructure (TI) is the backbone of Google - the global data centers, networks, and integrated hardware and software that power both Google customer products and services, including Google Cloud, and our internal operations. Google builds and operates one of the largest private data center fleets in the world. It is a complex technical area with very large operating and capital budgets growing year over year.

The TI Finance mission is to partner cross-functionally drive optimal decision-making, provide insights for strategic and tactical decisions, and bend the cost curve down to provide Google with a competitive advantage.

In this position, you will partner with Data Center Equipment team responsible for the procurement and supply chain management of the equipment that powers and cools data centers such as transformers, switchgear, generators and airhandling units. You will play a key role in shaping strategy and drive efforts to ensure optimal use of Google capital to expand a rapidly growing data center footprint.

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

US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Leverage deep technical expertise to independently identify opportunities and make recommendations to optimize cash flow and drive cost savings. Drive large, complex initiatives spanning multiple organizations.
• Identify the key metrics to measure success, set goals, and actively drive performance against those metrics alongside business partners.
• Partner with Engineering to influence design decisions to optimize cost and efficiency, and reduce supply chain complexity.
• Lead work, develop, and build community for the Data Center Finance team.
  
• Guide the development, automation, and consolidation of financial tools to scale team.

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