Data Center Contract Manager
About The Position
As a Data Center Contract Manager at Google, you will optimize total cost of ownership for Google's growing global data center infrastructure. The Contracts Management team works cross-functionally with Construction, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Internal and External Legal Counsel, Finance, and Capacity Planning to develop and execute comprehensive commercial agreements. You will lead the timely execution of a portfolio of agreement models and help select contracting approaches suited to project-specific goals, risk profiles, design completion, and partner strategy. You will work with internal and external partners throughout agreement review, negotiation, execution, and construction, ensuring terms are implemented and changes and delay entitlements are evaluated. The role is part of Google's Technical Infrastructure organization, which develops and maintains data centers and the platforms and networks that support Google's products.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in agreement management, legal documentation, negotiation, and agreement negotiation.
- 5 years of experience in data center construction, hyperscaler, or mission critical industry.
- Experience with construction contracting and pricing methods of measurement on industrial projects.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as an in-house legal counsel in a large domestic and international construction organization.
- Understanding of international construction, law, and commercial strategy implications.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for timely execution of a portfolio of agreement models for Google’s growing Global Data Center program.
- Influence the development and selection of contracting models based on project-specific nuances, including strategic goals, risk profiles, design completion, and partner strategy.
- Partner with construction, design, and external partners to drive the agreement review, negotiation, and execution life-cycle.
- Interface with the internal Real Estate Legal team to ensure all contractual terms align with corporate risk expectations and standards.
- Provide continuous commercial expertise during construction, overseeing terms implementation, change management, and delay entitlement evaluation.
Benefits
- 20% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
