Head of Energy Risk Management and Grid Modeling at Google

Head Of Energy Risk Management And Grid Modeling

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute frameworks to measure and mitigate risk across Google's global multi-gigawatt energy portfolio.
• Drive long-term electricity price forecasting using advanced grid modeling to simulate scenarios including capacity expansion, generation mix, and transmission constraints.
• Partner with procurement, operations, sustainability, and finance to integrate risk and pricing insights into agreement negotiations.
• Translate complex modeling and risk metrics into clear, actionable insights for executive decision-making.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a specialized team of quantitative analysts, grid modelers, and energy risk professionals.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $240000 - $334000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits.