Business Operations Program Manager, Global Data Centers (Finnish, English) at Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in accounting and managing accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Ability to communicate in English and Finnish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in vendor relationships and agreement management.
• Experience in providing support for budgeting, forecasting, and purchase orders.
• Knowledge of local authority requirements to ensure the successful running of the data center.
• Excellent communication skills.

About the job

As a Data Center Site Business Program Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the maintenance agreements of Data Center related systems. As a key stakeholder, you will lead cost control, contractor management, and procurement projects, collaborating with other stakeholders like the Environment, Health, and Safety department. You will actively support local data centre technicians by ensuring they are sufficiently informed regarding relevant processes You will serve as a local escalation point for Finance-related matters. Your role extends to supporting site management and other Business Program Managers (BPMs) in maintaining key metrics, providing data, and conducting analyses to facilitate informed decision-making.

This position calls for a proactive individual with expertise in budget creation, procurement and management, with excellent financial analysis skills, and the ability to oversee the execution of projects. Excellent communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders is also a must.

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive annual budget development aligned with objectives, providing estimates for operational and capital budgets while regularly reviewing and communicating variance analysis and clear insights.
• Evaluate proposals using structured decision-making and ensure seamless stakeholder communication.
• Gather and analyze cost data, support management in maintaining key performance metrics, and provide data-driven insights for planning.
• Manage the on-boarding process for new suppliers by providing local language assistance, guidance on legal compliance, and serving as the primary point of contact for audits.
• Execute assignments across varying supervision levels with self-initiative and adaptability, co-ordinating tenders and agreements for essential services including mechanical and electrical maintenance, landscaping, cleaning, catering, waste disposal, and recycling.