About the job

As a Data Center Security Manager, you deliver full pieces of a project and make significant contributions with minimal guidance. You use your knowledge of security technology, data analysis, and data visualization to plan efforts of a team responsible for small to medium sized initiatives by delivering value-added perspectives and influencing project direction. You contribute to cross-team collaborations, identify and recommend multiple creative ways to solve defined problems. You also demonstrate the behaviors expected of all Googlers as captured in Google's cultural pillars, and you engage in community contributions to improve and sustain our culture and operations, making Google a better place to work.

The CSRM Center of Excellence (CoE) is the globally accountable entity for the strategy, governance, and operationalization of technical security services. Our mission is to formalize and stabilize global infrastructure by optimizing the systems, people, and processes required to protect our fleet during hyperscale growth. We serve as the Single Source of Truth for security asset life cycles, ensuring maximum uptime through Enterprise Data Governance (EDG). This role serves as the Global Process Owner (A) for the programmatic management of our Embedded, Reactive, and Preventive Maintenance workstreams.

In this role, you will centralize management by eliminating regional silos and supply chain bottlenecks. You will govern global vendor partnerships, stabilize the Device Supply Chain via Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)/Maximo, and drive a reduction in break-fix lead times, ensuring unified oversight and financial integrity from a centralized hub.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$180,000 + 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

• Standardize the deployment of dedicated technician resources worldwide while ensuring total adherence to global policies and standard operating procedures.

• Manage global escalation paths for critical failures and drive a predictive maintenance roadmap to transition from a reactive model to an uptime first strategy.

• Lead the transition of asset management from manual processes to enterprise tools like PLM and Maximo to stabilize the device supply chain.

• Establish global inventory governance to reduce lead times and act as the primary coordinator for the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.

• Manage global procurement to ensure financial integrity and zero "off-catalog" spending.

Minimum qualifications

• 7 years of experience in project management and client facing.

• 7 years of experience in security operating systems.

• 7 years of experience in project execution.

• 5 years of experience in vendor management.

• 5 years of experience in assessment strategy.

• Experience in financial planning and budgeting.

Preferred qualifications

• Certification in Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen.

• Experience driving global supply chain efficiencies and leveraging Kinaxis for Material Requirements Planning (MRP), forecasting, and inventory Min/Max optimization.

• Knowledge of integrator service models (e.g., JCI, Tyco, M.C. Dean) in hyperscale data centers.

• Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (Ariba/SAP), Global Part Number (GPN) creation, and End of Life (EOL) sunsetting.

• Knowledge of Ariba Punchout, international tax (VAT/GST), and Enterprise Data Governance.

• Proficiency in SQL or Tableau for executive vital signs dashboards.