Position summary

Google is hiring a Technical Program Manager to lead energy portfolio risk management across its EMEA data center energy portfolio. Working in close partnership with the Contract and Asset Management team, the role leads risk management charters across energy contracts, utility tariffs and agreements, reviewing the risk of new deals and owning the portfolio risk metrics and stress-testing models that inform executive decision-making.

Why this role matters

Google’s Data Center team designs and operates some of the world’s most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems, underpinned by a large portfolio of energy contracts and carbon-free energy. This role protects that portfolio by assessing and managing risk across European power markets, optimising risk-adjusted resource allocation and capturing economies of scale.

Key responsibilities

• Lead EMEA risk management charters across the portfolio of energy contracts, utility tariffs and agreements, in close partnership with the Contract and Asset Management team.
• Review risk of new agreements including Power Purchase Agreements, Grid Connection Agreements, Utility Supply Agreements and investments before execution, agreeing risk terms early with the Commercial Structuring team.
• Own portfolio risk metrics and stress-testing models to inform executive decision-making, optimise risk-adjusted resource allocation and capture economies of scale.
• Assess exposures by working with the Contract and Asset Management team on schedules, financial exposures, hedging positions and contract amendments for power assets across European markets.
• Build cross-functional alliances across energy, finance, legal and accounting, aligning leadership on key risk communications and advocating risk management priorities across the EMEA portfolio.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits within Google’s Data Center team and partners closely with the Contract and Asset Management, Commercial Structuring, energy, finance, legal and accounting teams, aligning leadership on risk priorities.

Key details

• Based in London, UK.

Requirements

Essential

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management (energy risk management, quantitative portfolio analysis or energy portfolio operations), including leading portfolio risk workstreams.
• 5 years of experience in team leadership/management.
• Experience in the electric power industry (electric utilities, energy regulators, project development, project finance, energy policy, corporate energy procurement, energy commodities or energy consulting).
• Experience in European power markets (e.g. Transmission and Distribution System Operations) and carbon-free energy technologies.
• Experience in two or more of: electricity tariffs, rate structures, wholesale energy market contracts, energy portfolio operations, energy contract management.

Preferred

• An advanced degree in a quantitative, engineering, business or energy-related discipline.
• Experience in energy risk management, quantitative portfolio analysis or energy portfolio operations within wholesale electricity markets.
• Experience writing SQL queries, developing relational data models, building risk dashboards and transforming datasets into business analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional risk management programs and aligning stakeholders on risk priorities.
• Experience working with contract and asset management teams, decomposing risk into workstreams and mentoring peers.
• Experience deploying AI, LLMs or scripting to automate quantitative risk models and workflows.