Strategic Negotiator, Data Center Leasing and Acquisitions

Google

San Francisco, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Administration, Business Case, Business Development, Cloud Computing, Collocation, Commercial Real Estate, Economic Development, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Executive Relationships, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Metrics, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Google Search Engine, Government, Incentive Programs, Industrial Development, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Leadership, Legal Support Skills, Maintain Compliance, Market Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation Skills, Net Present Value (NPV), Network Operations Center, Operations Research, Performance Analysis, Power Transmission, Pricing, Real Estate, Risk Management, Sales, Sales Pipeline, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Vehicle Driving
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
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.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience leading negotiations or business development.
  • 10 years of experience in commercial real estate, business-focused sourcing, or infrastructure acquisition.
  • Experience in agreement drafting, financial modeling, and analysis (e.g., Yield on Cost, NPV, IRR).

Preferred qualifications:

  • MBA or Master's degree in a relevant field.
  • Experience with data center technology, power transmission/distribution, and cooling technology (e.g., understanding of technical requirements like redundancy models (N+1, 2N) and power density).
  • Experience in managing and negotiating government incentives and economic development agreements.
  • Ability to demonstrate a track record of success working with industrial developers or a major cloud provider.
  • Ability to work in a changing, ambiguous, and global environment, with comfort presenting to C-suite and executive leadership.

About the job

As a Strategic Negotiator, you will be on the front lines of securing the physical infrastructure that powers Google’s global products, including Google Search, Google Cloud, and AI innovation. You will have experience in data center real estate, commercial negotiations, financial modeling, and the ability to drive multi-million-dollar transactions from market analysis to agreement execution.

In this role, you will be responsible for defining and executing the strategy for acquiring and structuring third-party data center (colocation) capacity and build-to-suit and joint venture development projects globally. You will directly translate into accelerated capacity delivery and multi-billion-dollar savings for the company.

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 force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000-$257,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead the execution of high-value, real estate agreements (e.g., colocation, power, fiber) while developing innovative commercial structures (e.g., sale-leasebacks) to optimize capital deployment and meet stringent financial metrics.
  • Draft, redline, and negotiate all commercial and business terms, coordinating with Legal, Finance, Tax, and Technical teams to ensure compliance and mitigate agreement risks, including SLAs and termination clauses.
  • Conduct sophisticated market research and financial modeling to identify capacity, forecast pricing, and pinpoint new markets. Create business cases to justify investment and secure executive approval.
  • Build and maintain a global pipeline of data center opportunities by cultivating long-term, executive-level relationships with colocation providers, developers, and financial partners.
  • Serve as the primary commercial interface, translating technical requirements into achievable terms for internal teams, and implement systems for mapping and reporting on portfolio performance.
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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V