
Data Center Strategic Negotiator, Market Development
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About This Role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
* 6 years of experience with leading negotiations or business development.
* Experience in working with cross-functional stakeholders and working with
external partners, including government agencies.
* Experience with economic development issues such as direct or indirect taxes,
tax policy, or infrastructure development.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Experience in data center location strategy or industrial strategy in Asia.
* Experience with power transmission and distribution, telecommunications
infrastructure, data center technology, industrial electrical and cooling
technology, or a related technical area.
* Experience in collocation agreements, site selection for industrial projects,
real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, construction, utility
agreements management, energy tests, implementing clean energy initiatives,
or financial modeling.
* Experience with real estate markets within APAC and establishing
infrastructure in APAC markets.
* Experience in APAC economic development policy in infrastructure
transactions.
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.
In this role, you will be expanding mission-critical infrastructure by securing
agreements with government agencies and executive-level partners. You will focus
on navigating regulatory landscapes and tax policies to build economic
development frameworks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. You will unify
cross-functional efforts by integrating legal, finance, and policy requirements
to influence third-party strategies. You will ensure the delivery of
infrastructure programs while managing partnerships that shape the regional
roadmap.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google
customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and
Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our
customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users
worldwide.
We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering
the development of our AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to
global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to
build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of
world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of
our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center
operations, systems research, and much more.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manage confidential projects with awareness of value and timing, and
contribute to development of project plans.
* Serve as a commercial liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders.
Develop and work on regional or market segment strategy for infrastructure
development programs. Influence third-party strategy at the executive level.
* Collaborate with cross-functional partners including tax, finance, legal,
policy, and communications on multiple economic development matters.
* Provide region specific business advisory support for economic development
agreements, including commercial review of terms, tax implications and
infrastructure funding.

