Strategic Negotiator, Energy Market Development, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Job description

info_outline About the job Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth.

You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business. Google builds, owns, and operates the most sophisticated network of data centers in the world. Fundamental to this global computing network is a reliable, scalable, and sustainable power supply.

In this role, focused on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), you will be part of the team responsible for Google’s global energy portfolio, where you will work at the forefront of some of the most challenging energy and infrastructure issues of the day. As a Strategic Negotiator - Energy Regulatory and Policy, you will lead energy regulatory initiatives at FERC to ensure cost-effective power supplies, maintain a path for growth for our data centers, and meet our ambitious 24/7 carbon-free energy goals.

In this role, you will help to drive energy-related strategy development and execution, lead individual strategic initiatives and projects, work with teams across the company in support of Google's energy portfolio, and advocate before energy regulators, stakeholders, and decision-makers.