Strategic Partnerships & Community Growth Manager

Google; Virginia; Remote; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager in Virginia to lead multi-disciplinary projects spanning offices and time zones. You will coordinate stakeholders, plan requirements, manage schedules, identify risks, and keep partners aligned on progress and deadlines.

The role sits within the Strategic Partnership Office and focuses on accelerating local infrastructure growth, public-private partnerships, and community engagement while ensuring Google's license to operate globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Experience working with local municipalities, associations, key opinion formers, non-profit decision makers, education institutions, and community members.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time as required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Formers (KOF), municipal leaders, industry partners, and non-profits to ensure initiatives align with both community needs and 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 and insights to prioritize community needs.
• Develop communication tools to educate local communities on data center impact and implement localized, self-sustaining investment plans and workforce innovation goals.
• Build and maintain internal relationships with stakeholders across Acquisition and Development, Energy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cloud Supply Chain and Operations, Marketing, and local Data Center teams.

Job description

Google is seeking a Program Manager in Virginia to lead multi-disciplinary projects spanning offices and time zones. You will coordinate stakeholders, plan requirements, manage schedules, identify risks, and keep partners aligned on progress and deadlines.

The role sits within the Strategic Partnership Office and focuses on accelerating local infrastructure growth, public-private partnerships, and community engagement while ensuring Google's license to operate globally.