US•Sunnyvale•New York•San Francisco
Hybrid
Senior
Full Time
about 12 hours ago
💰$236,000 - $330,000
Global Data CenterContract ManagerTechnical InfrastructureProgram Manager
Requirements
- •Bachelor's degree in Law, or equivalent practical experience.
- •10 years of technical program management experience working on cross-functional programs.
- •8 years of experience with international construction, law, or commercial strategy.
- •5 years of experience as an in-house legal counsel in a domestic or international construction organization.
- •5 years of experience in data center construction, hyperscaler, or mission-critical industry.
- •5 years of people management experience.
What You'll Do
- •Lead the Global Contracts Team to execute a portfolio of agreement models for Google’s growing Global Data Center program.
- •Influence the development and selection of contracting models based on project-specific nuances, including goals, risk profiles, design completion, and partner strategy.
- •Partner with Construction, Design, and external partners to drive the agreement review, discussion, and execution lifecycle.
- •Serve as the primary interface with the internal Real Estate legal team to ensure all contractual terms align with corporate risk expectations and standards.
- •Provide continuous commercial expertise during construction, overseeing terms implementation, change management, and delay entitlement evaluation.
- •Advocate a culture of claim prevention and resolution, ensuring scalable, commercial risk distribution.
- •Continuously identify and embed opportunities for contracting process efficiency and simplification.
- •Lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish, working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners.
- •Collaborate cross-functionally with Construction, Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, internal and external legal counsel, Finance, and Capacity Planning teams to ensure comprehensive commercial agreements.
- •Leverage industry knowledge of contracting and delivery strategies, construction background, and relationship building to optimize total cost of ownership for global infrastructure.
Nice to Have
- •A Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degree with emphasis on Construction Law.
- •Experience strategizing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements and terms for complex construction agreements.
- •Ability to strategize bespoke commercial strategies with internal and external teams to align to business goals and project nuances at scale.
- •Ability to evaluate construction commercial risk and advise on appropriate risk distribution in a construction agreement.
- •Strong business acumen, flexible personality, good communication skills (oral and written).
- •Ability to operate in multi-cultural and multi-jurisdictional environment.
Benefits
- •25% bonus target
- •bonus
- •equity
- •benefits at Google
