Technical Program Manager, Energy Risk

Google•San Francisco, CA

10d•$192,000 - $278,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will lead complex, multidisciplinary programs from start to finish, working with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners. The role requires translating technical analyses and recommendations for executives and discussing product-development tradeoffs with engineers. Within Google’s AI and Infrastructure team, this position focuses on risk management across Google’s global, multi-gigawatt energy portfolio. You will connect quantitative risk modeling, financial analysis, and software and data engineering to inform energy strategy, infrastructure decisions, commercial transactions, and portfolio management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field, such as Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in program management.
Experience in technical program management bridging quantitative risk modeling, financial analysis, and software or data engineering.
Experience in the energy sector, including wholesale power markets, renewable energy transactions, or utility-scale portfolio management.
Experience with energy agreement structuring, energy risk management principles, and quantitative analysis.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Expertise in major wholesale electricity markets such as PJM, ERCOT, or CAISO, and experience structuring complex transactions across multiple global regions.
Proficiency in programming or query languages such as Python, SQL, or C++ to build, review, or scale advanced financial mathematics models, including option pricing, stochastic modeling, and Monte Carlo simulations.

Responsibilities

Establish, manage, and refine frameworks to measure and mitigate complex risk exposures, including price, shape, and counterparty risks, across Google’s global, multi-gigawatt energy portfolio.
Translate risk analytics, quantitative metrics, and wholesale power market dynamics into actionable insights that shape Google’s long-term energy strategy and infrastructure footprint.
Lead high-impact technical programs connecting Energy Origination, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Data Science to embed robust risk frameworks in portfolio decision-making.
Provide strategic guidance to commercial transaction teams on risk allocation, hedging, and mitigation strategies so complex agreements remain within acceptable risk limits.
Collaborate with software and data engineers to build and scale automated, programmatic technical tools and analytics dashboards for portfolio and agreement evaluation.