Program Manager III, Environmental Metrics Strategy, Google Sustainability - Google
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Economics, Quantitative Social Sciences, or related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in greenhouse gas accounting, life cycle assessment, or environmental metrics accounting.
- Experience with the Greenhouse Gas (GHS) Protocol and methodologies (i.e. Economic Input-Output, Life cycle assessment (LCA), etc).
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- 5 years of experience in greenhouse gas accounting, carbon reduction initiative quantification, and developing new accounting methodologies.
- Experience with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and other relevant accounting standards.
- Understanding of collaboration, organizational skills, and a focus on execution.
- Excellent written, verbal, and communication skills to clearly communicate technical concepts with multiple cross-regional and cross-functional stakeholders.
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.Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.
In this role, you will work in partnership with a number of internal teams working on Google’s environmental metrics accounting and zero target: the Climate Operations team; data owners and accounting teams across the organization; the digital footprint team, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Controllership team; the Sustainability Data Infrastructure team; and the Zero Advocacy team to support their advocacy efforts.
As the Environmental Metrics Lead for Strategic Initiatives, you will be a part of the Google Climate Operations team.
The Global Sustainability team enables Google to build a more sustainable future for everyone by driving strategy and solutions. We drive the development and implementation of Google’s global sustainability strategy to further empower action, ensure alignment and prioritization, identify leadership opportunities, and mitigate risks. We drive sustainability strategy and programs on carbon, circular economy, water, product integration, reporting, and employee engagement, while serving as a sustainability leadership advocate internally and externally.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$207,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute a number of projects related to metric accounting, such as developing and operationalizing a recalculation and baseline process, planning regulatory readiness work stream in partnership with ESG Controllership and the business, and developing and operationalizing custom criteria accounting.
- Drive the cross-functional governance processes for environmental metrics accounting, including codifying of new or updated methodologies and policies, in partnership with the methodology team, and managing executive approval process.
- Establish and manage an internal documentation system for the metric accounting program.
- Build trusted relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of executive cross-functional leads and ensuring they have the insights they need to make effective decisions.
