Acquisitions Underwriter, Data Center Real Estate

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The application window will be open until at least November 14, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience managing projects or supporting the planning and development of business agreements.
• 4 years of experience in underwriting.
• Experience conducting data analysis in spreadsheet or other modeling software.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Ability to comfortably work in ambiguous, collaborative, and fast-moving environments.
• Ability to support multiple projects at once.
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.
  
  

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.

The Data Center team designs and operates electrical and HVAC systems.

As a Data Center Strategic Negotiator, you will combine real estate development knowledge with tech industry savvy to ensure we have a healthy portfolio of sites ready for development to support Google's growth. You'll work with specific project teams on site development, delivering off-site utility infrastructure, managing relationships with local officials, utilities, and AHJ’s (Authority Having Jurisdiction), and presenting portfolio recommendations to our Tech leadership.

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 $122,000-$174,000 + 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

• Underwrite and analyze agreement proposals for data center acquisitions to assess cost and risks, support team members in agreement negotiation.
• Leverage real estate or business investment expertise to distill broad trends through acquisition benchmarking analysis, and quantitative analysis around cost drivers to inform negotiation teams.
• Develop and progress financial models, including calculation that can compare across use cases including agreement specific details and portfolio-wide impacts.
• Develop and progress calculation and use of internal financial metrics, build a repeatable method of ingesting agreement financials from dedicated models into various other internal tools.
• Work collaboratively across teams on financial analytics.
  
  
  

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