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You will build and execute economic development strategies, drive infrastructure labor, and workforce development programs, work with industry peers, and present strategies to executive leadership. You will advocate for Google and the data center industry, while identifying and addressing industry trends.\nIn this role, you will primarily lead the development of the company’s global economic development program for data centers. You will work closely with a network of internal stakeholders as well as strategic vendors to support the growth of Google’s products and services, and to provide the infrastructure that will help expand the company’s global reach. You will lead business discussions with the key stakeholders. Your knowledge of economic development, compliance, relationship and coalition building, policy and regulation, and company goals will position you to be an advocate for development and management of the global data center portfolio.\nAdditionally, you will embed community and workforce development best practices within a rapidly expanding organization, serving as a subject matter expert on WFD delivery, strategic community engagement, and labor market opportunities for data center communities. You will identify future talent resource needs and collaborate with local and regional organizations to bridge skills gaps, creating a sustainable workforce pipeline for the data center ecosystem. You will collaborate with education and training organizations to establish talent pathways, ensuring data center communities benefit from the digital economy.\nBehind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. 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We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.\nIndividual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Ireland: €224000 - €229000 (EUR) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits\nLearn more about benefits at Google.\nResponsibilities\nUnlock new markets, reduce overall total cost of ownership, and improve community and stakeholder engagement.\nSupport the development of content to broaden and amplify our messaging and planning around the data center lifecycle, and take a leading role in industry coalitions, legislative efforts, policy advancement, and mitigation of industry headwinds.\nPracticeretail data center diplomacy, community by community, listening sessions, meeting with local leads or grassroots organizers.\nUncouple agitation from core grievance and create strategies that build community in both productive and challenging environments.\nGrow, develop, and manage a global community engagement team that includes Public Affairs, Workforce Development to drive in-market sentiment and optimize local market operating environments.\nQualifications\nMinimum qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Public Policy, Business, Political Science, or Economics or equivalent practical experience.\n15 years of economic development experience within a corporate organization (e.g., tax, policy, legal, real estate, etc.), law firm, accounting firm, consultancy, or government agency.\nExperience in people management.\nExperience developing business to business partnerships.\nAbility to communicate in 3 languages prevalent in the region (e.g., Dutch, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian) fluently to support client relationship management in this region.\n\nPreferred qualifications:\nJD, MBA, or other relevant professional certification.\nExperience with any of the following: industrial-scale projects, or real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, and construction, or utility contracts, or energy-related issues and clean energy initiatives.\nExperience with economic development impact studies or economic development marketing.\nGovernment affairs and public policy experience.\nExperience or familiarity with a range of economic development issues such as indirect taxes, economic development policy, infrastructure development, contract drafting and redlining, and presentation development.\nAbility to work cross-functionally while coming up with commercially and technically creative solutions.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4701,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Swedish","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"Norwegian","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"Finnish","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"Dutch","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"Danish","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"French","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"German","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Digital Media","Marketing Analytics & Attribution","Streaming & OTT Platforms","Consumer Internet Groups"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T14:23:44Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker; 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