Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Law, Policy, Economics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in policy analysis, policy development, and organizational development.
• Experience within the climate or energy industry.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in wholesale electricity markets and utility tariffs.
• Ability to integrate public policy with business strategy and corporate development.
• Ability to grasp complex technical product aspects, and develop data driven recommendations and action plans.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

About the job

As Google's products and services grow to serve our billions of users, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future. It's a big job that involves everything from operating underwater cables to finding data center space. In this role you combine your deep market knowledge with tech industry savvy to find solutions that support Google's growth. You'll work with specific teams to oversee vendor and partner relationships. Your successful management skills have the potential to impact every part of the business and save Google millions of dollars in operating costs. You'll ensure that we receive contract compliance on our third-party agreements, while identifying the most cost-effective solutions for our needs. You'll take lead on special projects, manage vendors and present your recommendations to Google leadership.

As an Energy Regulatory Strategic Negotiator, you will support market development initiatives to ensure cost effective power suppliers, maintain a path for growth of our data centers and energy-related products, and meet our ambitious carbon-free energy goals. In this role, you will help to drive regional energy-related strategy development and execution, lead individual strategic initiatives and projects, and work with teams across the company in support of Google's energy portfolio and advocate before energy regulators and industry stakeholders.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic evaluations of regulatory and policy environments in the Middle East and Europe at both the EU and national levels, regarding electricity industry trends, stakeholder interests, and electricity institutional structures to assess risks and opportunities for Google's data center electricity supply portfolio.
• Support efforts to further market solutions to Google's electricity supply needs in new markets, including design of regulatory and market engagement strategies as well as implementing tactics.
• Work cross-functionally with others on Google's Global Infrastructure, Public Policy and other teams to develop policy and market positions, and communicate to key constituencies.
• Lead advocacy work through energy trade associations, industry partners, non-profit groups, and other allies to advance Google's strategic energy interests and priorities. Support energy supply negotiations, working closely with site and energy strategic negotiators.