Global Decarbonization & Sustainability Lead

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an Environmental Initiatives Lead within the Global Sustainability team to drive the company-wide decarbonization roadmap. You will lead environmental strategies from site development through operations and translate high-level commitments into low-carbon computing solutions.

You will coordinate across offices and time zones, manage requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure progress and deadlines are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• 12 years of community engagement, environmental, or similar experience.
• 10 years of experience in climate science, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards, and accounting.
• Knowledge of nature and biodiversity frameworks and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional and site-level sustainability action plans to minimize community impact.
• Partner directly with the Data Center Energy and Power team throughout the commercial agreement flow to inform power procurement, infrastructure agreements, and behind-the-meter generation agreements aligned with Google's 24/7 carbon-free energy goals.
• Synthesize complex technical, regulatory, and emissions data into clear narratives and impact plans.
• Establish program frameworks, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation models to execute complex site sustainability strategies under tight commercial timelines and changing constraints.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sustainability teams to resolve customer-specific emissions escalations and co-develop technical solutions to help enterprise clients achieve their climate goals.

Skills

Program/project management experience

Community engagement experience

Climate science/GHG standards

Nature and biodiversity frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Google is seeking an Environmental Initiatives Lead within the Global Sustainability team to drive the company-wide decarbonization roadmap. You will lead environmental strategies from site development through operations and translate high-level commitments into low-carbon computing solutions.

You will coordinate across offices and time zones, manage requirements, schedules, risks, and stakeholder communications to ensure progress and deadlines are met.