Data Center Services Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value stemming from competitive compensation, critical role in operations management, and global project exposure.
- Manage large data center projects within a global organization
- Competitive salary range setup with bonuses and equity
- Flexible working arrangements with significant travel
Pros
- Engagement with large-scale, international data center projects
- Opportunity to develop leadership skills within a vital industry
- Remote work flexibility with potential for global travel
Cons
- Requires significant travel that may not suit all lifestyles
- High expectations and accountability for complex projects
- Cross-functional relationships may require extensive coordination
Who it's for
Senior / Managerial • Hybrid
Good fit
- Experienced managers in program and project management
- Candidates with backgrounds in mission-critical facilities
- Professionals seeking a hybrid work environment with flexibility
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without substantial project experience
- Individuals averse to travel and dynamic project requirements
- Those preferring a less technical management focus
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Data Center Services Manager
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Remote location: Texas, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in program or project management across multiple global regions, specifically within mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, chip fabrication plants) or a design-build/real estate development environment.
- 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time as required.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with construction planning and scheduling fundamentals, spanning from programming through commissioning.
- Experience in the design, construction, and commissioning of facilities with medium voltage and low voltage electrical distribution systems.
- Experience with facilities equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).
- Experience managing changing capital projects.
- Understanding of start-up and commissioning processes.
About the job
A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + 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
- Collaborate with external stakeholders, including leadership from key vendors, trades, and commissioning agents, to foster excellent relationships, proactively identify potential risks and opportunities, and ensure alignment on project objectives.
- Execute a clear project delivery strategy and effectively communicate it to internal teams and extended stakeholders. Drive alignment around key milestones, workflows, and critical path management for capital improvement and greenfield, and brownfield projects.
- Oversee project schedule and cost control activities, ensuring adherence to program-level controls, safety, and quality initiatives.
- Lead the design, construction, and capital project support for ongoing operations within a critical region, provide tactical leadership over data center construction projects.
- Develop and mentor teams of engineers and project managers, serve as a key partner and vendor development lead for general and trade contractors.
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