Program Manager, Energy Strategy and Operations

On-site in London·Added 12 days ago (last checked 1 Oct)

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Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience managing cross-functional projects and working with technical energy experts and business teams.
Experience with energy sector, energy markets, infrastructure, and AI tools.
Experience in business strategy and building roadmaps.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with managing utility agreements, energy-related issues, implementation of clean energy initiatives, and financial modeling.
Experience shaping strategy in complex regulatory and policy environments.
Experience with power delivery systems and interest in learning more.
Experience on flexibility, energy storage and demand-response technologies.
Background in data center cooling and power design.

The role

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. That's why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you'll 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 across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

As the Program Manager of Energy Strategy and Operations, you will serve as a strategic partner to leadership and the driving force behind the Energy and Power team's most critical initiatives. Your mission spans two connected mandates: partnering on strategy, long-term planning, and special projects that shape the future of Google's energy portfolio, and building, optimizing, and overseeing the internal operational engine that powers day-to-day execution.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor and representative for leadership shaping long-term business planning, evaluating strategic options, and sorting through competing priorities to protect executive focus.
Lead coordination across key teams (Legal, Finance, Policy, Infrastructure) to improve cross-team collaboration, align goals and timelines, and drive complex initiatives forward.
Scope, lead, and deliver business-critical projects from initial framing through execution, turning ambiguous challenges into clear, measurable outcomes.
Identify and remove operational bottlenecks, streamline day-to-day processes, and build the playbooks, resources, and training needed to support sustainable team growth.
Own the operating schedule for leadership, overseeing executive reporting, team offsites, and key leadership meetings to drive decision-making and accountability.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.