Strategic Negotiator, Network Acquisition - London

London UK

Competitive Salary

This position is based in London, UK.

When we're not planning and designing our next secret data center, we focus on selecting, negotiating for and acquiring the space, power and networks to expand Google's global reach. Our team works closely with strategic vendors worldwide to support the growth of Google's products and services and to provide the infrastructure that will take the company to the next level.

As Google's Strategic Negotiator, you will spearhead the acquisition and allocation of Google's global networking infrastructure. Strategic negotiators must interact closely with outside vendors to design, develop, and deliver highly innovative contracts for fiber, collocation, peering, voice, SMS, and data services across the world. You must posses substantial knowledge of global networks, in-depth technical expertise, and strategic analysis skills in addition to rock-solid negotiation, collaboration, and delivery capabilities. You are someone, who has a track record that matches our philosophy of leading by innovation, who has a detailed understanding of both the technological and the commercial sides of networking infrastructure, and has the ability to deliver against aggressive deadlines with a driving passion for cost reduction and highly scalable solutions. Google's strategic negotiators are dynamic personalities who can work successfully across diverse geographies, circumstances, expectations, environments, cultures, paradigms, and technologies. Please apply if you are a smart, highly technical, business savvy individual with a driving passion to help build one of the world's largest networks.

• Collaborate with internal business and networking technical teams to identify and define strategic initiatives necessary to meet Google's ongoing needs for both expansion and cost reduction


• Build strategic relationships with vendors; identify unique opportunities for partnership or expansion with these teams; determine specific routes and deals that meet commercial, technical, and timing requirements


• Identify, negotiate and close contracts with vendors providing submarine cable capacity, wavelength, dark fiber, and colocation services (terrestrial and undersea networks)


• Lead and close contract negotiat