Technical Program Manager III, Data Center Capacity Planning, Google Cloud
Kirkland, WA, USA · Mid
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About the role
- About the job A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all.
- The Data Center Planning (DCP) organization is responsible for identifying the most cost-efficient set of data centers to meet a 5-year forecast demand signal and for identifying and planning the Product Areas (PAs) who will occupy them.
Responsibilities
- Codify, maintain, and update Google product area technical and business requirements in partnership with Product Area Resource Managers (PARMs), and use them to influence execution and Google's spend and capacity allocation decisions.
- Implement new data center power planning initiatives, including automation with engineering support and cross-functional policy changes.
- Work with the customer on to manage and resolve all data center capacity related issues and escalations.
- Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs that span across Google through the end-to-end lifecycle.
- Offer clear, concise, and logical judgment and actionable recommendations to partners and executives in a timely manner regarding Google's data center capacity needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program management.
- Experience with data center capacity planning, network planning, or power planning.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure concepts and architecture.
Nice to have
- 5 years of experience in capacity planning, strategic operations planning, data analytics, inventory optimization, or management/operations consulting.
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with executive-level written and verbal communication.
- Experience collaborating and influencing stakeholders spanning across multiple organizations and different levels of responsibilities.
- Comfortable shifting between direct detailed analysis and big picture thinking and customizing communication based on the audience.
- A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all.
- You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.
- Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry.
Compensation
- US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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