Sustainability Manager for Germany, Google Sustainability

This position is based in Berlin, Germany, with travel to Hamburg, Brussels, and Mountain View as needed.

The area: Energy and Sustainability

The Energy and Sustainability Team strives to make Google a global leader in sustainability and clean energy. The team ensures that Google's operations are as sustainable as possible through innovative technologies and business practices. In addition, the team seeks ways to have a broader impact beyond our operations by catalyzing change externally.

The role: Sustainability Manager for Germany, Google Sustainability

As a contributor to multiple cross-functional teams, you'll be responsible for developing, evaluating, advocating, and implementing strategies for Google and our users in Germany to be more environmentally sustainable. In this wide-ranging role, you can find yourself spearheading internal sustainability initiatives or pushing for smart grid policies in Germany and the broader EU. You have extensive technical expertise, yet you feel equally comfortable applying your problem-solving skills in policy and marketing contexts. Your overarching objectives are to coordinate and increase Google's contributions to Germany's "Energiewende" energy transformation, and to communicate these contributions to the public. Sample projects include: electricity market, renewable energy, and smart grid policy advocacy in Germany and the EU; advising and collaborating with the renewable energy investments team; bringing customer sustainability products to the German market; and working with our marketing and communications team to share Google's activities with both high-level decision makers and the general public.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with sustainability policy makers, industry associations, non-profit groups, and other stakeholders in Germany and in Brussels to develop and advance Google's policy agenda.
• Monitor and research current and relevant emerging policy issues.
• Advise product and engineering teams serving the German market on sustainability issues.
• Research and analyze technical and business issues as well as current best practices related to sustainability to make strong compelling recommendations for high impact programs that align with Google's overall sustainability strategy and with Germany's political "Energiewende" (energy transformation) goals.
• Incubate projects. Find creative ways to structure and launch projects and work cross functionally with other internal teams to leverage resources most effectively to have substantial impact.
• Build compelling cases for projects that will create excitement and consensus among cross-functional teams and motivate executives. Advocate/champion projects with executives.
• Manage internal and external sustainability initiatives including existing vendor relationships and internal business partners. Work with internal partners to establish and report on regional sustainability efforts.
• Be the technical expert within the German context. Keep abreast of latest sustainability trends as well as those specific to technology; ensure research, best practices, and new methods of measuring impact are disseminated among internal teams, acting as key contributor and providing support to various teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (3.8 GPA).
• 4 years experience in management consulting with an energy efficiency & sustainability focus.
• 1 year German Chancellor Fellowship in solar policy with the German Solar Industry Association.
• Demonstration of excellent performance through increasing levels of responsibility.
• International network across government agencies, utilities, financial institutions, technology providers, and industry associations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional fluency in German.
• Public speaking experience at international conferences such as GreenBuild and the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (PVSEC).
• Experience in diverse aspects of sustainability, including: energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart grid, electricity markets, corporate and local government sustainability initiatives, green buildings (LEED AP O+M), and transportation.
• Understanding of Google's culture of innovation through years spent living and working in the Silicon Valley region.
• Familiarity with basic computer science and computer system concepts.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, model potential outcomes, work independently, and deliver high quality results from conception through execution.
• Distinctive problem solving and analytical skills, combined with impeccable business judgment and ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with highly technical management team.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail with ability to be personable yet persistent.