Director, New Product Integration and Vendor Risk Management
About The Position
Google's Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team supports all stages of the data center lifecycle and protects the people and assets of Google’s global critical infrastructure through security systems, dedicated guarding forces, and risk management and compliance frameworks. The Director defines and executes global operational direction, strategy, and governance for the Google Data Center CSRM organization. The role leads program managers and operational leaders, driving multi-year business planning, strategic execution, value tracking, and organizational transformation across critical infrastructure. It serves as a strategic executive partner across Technical Infrastructure, Google Data Centers, Cloud CISO, and Engineering, establishing operational frameworks, aligning cross-functional priorities, leading New Product Introductions (NPI), and setting the strategy and implementation of a scalable vendor risk program for data center suppliers. The role also directs the global CSRM business operations outlook and portfolio governance, oversees central operations and the Vendor Management Office (VMO), and leads NPI deployment across teams and the data center fleet.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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 or complex critical infrastructure environments.
- Executive-level experience driving New Product Introduction (NPI) and scaling global partner and vendor ecosystems.
- Ability to navigate high ambiguity, drive large-scale change management, and reconcile competing priorities across globally distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and direct the overarching multi-year business operations outlook, portfolio governance, and OKR frameworks for the global CSRM organization across Google Data Centers.
- Direct the CSRM Central Operations engine, incubating critical strategic initiatives, integrating complex workstreams, and establishing scalable operating models across the entire data center lifecycle.
- Oversee the Vendor Management Office (VMO) and strategic supply base, establishing commercial oversight, performance benchmarking, contractual governance, and fiscal discipline for global partner networks.
- Lead the New Product Introduction (NPI) framework to deploy programs and products across teams and the fleet, driving executive alignment across GDC, Cloud CISO, and engineering teams.
- Lead multi-year business planning, strategic execution, value tracking, and organizational transformation across critical infrastructure.
- Establish operational frameworks and align cross-functional priorities.
- Set the strategy and implementation of a vendor risk program for data center suppliers, supporting scalable delivery and operational excellence.
Benefits
- 30% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits (details available through Google’s benefits information)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
