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Energy Initiatives Lead

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Hybrid (Atlanta, GA; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Thornton, CO; Washington, D.C.)$150k - $217kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Strategic Negotiation-focused role within Google's energy initiatives, responsible for understanding the energy landscape, designing partnerships with ENGOs and industry groups, managing budgets and governance, and supporting Google’s low-cost, clean, reliable energy supply for its global data center fleet.

Responsibilities

  • Understand the U.S. energy landscape, energy regulatory environments, and energy advocacy ecosystems, including key industry stakeholders, critical policy issues, and emerging public sentiment across local, state, and regional jurisdictions.
  • Design, build, and steward strategic partnerships with Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs), clean energy advocates, community organizations, and industry alliances to advance shared sustainability and energy goals.
  • Manage large-scale budgets and operational work streams, establish sound financial governance, track impact metrics, and steward formal approval processes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience negotiating and structuring agreements or leading business development.

Skills

Required:Understanding of energy landscape and regulatory environmentsStrategic partnership developmentBudget and governance management

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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