Public Affairs Manager, Regional Data Centers
About The Position
As our products and services scale the globe, the Energy and Location Strategy (ELS) team works behind the scenes as a dynamic team within Google responsible for delivering the infrastructure capacity needed to support Google's rapidly growing product portfolio. The Data Center Market Development (DCMD) team sits within ELS and leverages market development, economic development, public affairs, partnerships and industry experience to help deliver and sustain technical infrastructure for Google. In this role, you will be focused on issue risk mitigation, stakeholder management, and strategically positioning Google for long-term success at scale. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in public affairs.
- Ability to travel 25% of the time as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with public policy teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience developing and executing strategies to deliver exceptional solutions.
- Experience executing cross-functional projects.
- Ability to identify opportunities and areas for improvement, and operate in a changing environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and political/communication skills and ability to operate independently.
Responsibilities
- Safeguard the data center lifecycle in existing and future data center markets through public affairs strategies and ongoing stakeholder engagement.
- Build and maintain critical relationships with government officials, community leaders, and key opinion formers to ensure a positive and sustainable operating environment for our facilities.
- Manage public affairs projects across multiple states, ensuring a cohesive and impactful strategy and collaborate with a broad set of internal teams and external partners to bring projects from concept to completion, upholding the highest standards of the organization.
- Serve as a key ambassador for Google by amplifying Google's economic, energy, sustainability, and social contributions with key stakeholders.
- Translate our initiatives into local benefits, positioning Google's presence for growth and innovation and act as a key advocate for Google's priorities as they relate to data center market development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
