Senior Program Manager, Commercial Partnerships, Advanced Energy Technologies

About The Job

The Google Advanced Energy Technologies team is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Program Manager for Commercial Advanced Energy Partnerships. In this critical role, you will be instrumental in securing strategic partnerships and commercial agreements to bring advanced energy technologies and new deployment approaches to meet Google's global data center energy needs.

Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28‑30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Applicants in San Francisco:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
New York, NY, USA;
Mountain View, CA, USA;
Seattle, WA, USA;
San Francisco, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in energy project development, commercial negotiations, or business development for infrastructure, power generation, data center projects, or related industries.
• Experience developing and negotiating energy or infrastructure partnerships (e.g., Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) or utility interconnection agreements).
• Experience with energy technologies, such as next-generation geothermal, advanced nuclear, energy storage (batteries or non-electrochemical), and decarbonization solutions (e.g., carbon capture).
• Experience managing cross-functional programs.

• 8 years of experience in power generation, utility, or data center industry in distributed or onsite energy resources.
• Experience in programmatically scaling commercial models and partnerships for new or emerging technologies.
• Ability to develop and negotiate energy partnerships (e.g., Power Purchase Agreements) with developers, utilities, or government entities across international markets.

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize attractive commercial partners, project opportunities, and innovative deployment models for advanced energy solutions to meet Google's data center clean energy needs.
• Lead negotiations for a variety of complex agreements, including offtake, joint development agreements, and investments related to advanced energy projects.
• Drive alignment and buy-in with internal and external stakeholders to secure project approvals and investment.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the advanced energy landscape, including emerging technologies such as next-generation geothermal, nuclear, energy storage, and carbon capture, translating technical advancements into viable commercial opportunities.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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