Google Looking For Strategic Portfolio Planner at Irvine, CA Full Time

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Boulder, CO, USA; Irvine, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
5 years of experience in strategy planning, management consulting, or real estate portfolio planning.

Experience explaining concepts and solutions to all levels of an organization.

Preferred qualifications:
Experience developing corporate real estate solutions with regional portfolio leads, customers, and cross-functional business partners.

Understanding of real estate finance, investment, financial analysis, construction, and project timelines.

Ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels with partner and vendor teams.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

About the job

The Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) team builds environments that keep Googlers feeling inspired and energized. We’re a team of inquisitive real estate, construction, and facilities operations professionals that are constantly searching for new ways to improve workplace efficiency and make Google a great place to come to work everyday.

Our Strategic Portfolio Planning team develops global, strategic real estate plans so that the execution team can deliver timely solutions to meet the needs of our growing company. In this role, you will be responsible for developing integrated regional strategies that satisfy complex and expanding business needs of Google. You will develop and present multiple scenarios to REWS stakeholders that optimize our real estate portfolio and meet the needs of our clients.

You will build relationships with cross-functional partners including Transactions Directors, finance, HR, and the client-facing teams to anticipate the quantitative and qualitative drivers coming from client groups, assess the options available from a financial perspective, and drive solutions that take into account priorities and requests. As Google’s businesses continue to grow, you will proactively address our real estate solutions based on the changing requirements of the business and the adaptations in our real estate portfolio.

The Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) team creates inspiring spaces and innovative services that bring Google’s culture and values to life. We build and maintain all aspects of what keeps our Googley workspaces operating seamlessly across multiple cities and regions globally. We also manage the industry-leading services that help make Google a great place to work – from how we design healthy and collaborative workspaces, create energizing food experiences, provide convenient transportation and fitness options, to delivering inclusive environments where Google and our employees can thrive.

Additional Information

(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $102,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

• Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

Guide the balance of a regional real estate portfolio and proactively drive solutions that balance local and/or product area needs.

Develop and evaluate multiple portfolio scenarios based on a wide set of internal business and/or external variables.

Work with cross-functional collaborators to lead integration of comprehensive site strategies that tie to both Google and individual Product Areas’ objectives.

Build relationships with REWS leadership and cross-functional partners to synthesize viewpoints and influence stakeholders to make optimal real estate portfolio decisions.

Drive strategic recommendations on best paths forward, gain internal alignment, and guide comprehensive strategy proposals through reviews.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.