🌍 Program Manager I – Environmental Metrics Accounting at Google Sustainability
📍 Location Options:
- San Francisco, CA
- Boulder, CO
- New York, NY
- Mountain View, CA
📅 Application Deadline: At least until May 14, 2025 (subject to change depending on business needs)
🔎 Overview of the Role
Are you passionate about sustainability, environmental data, and impactful corporate change? Google, a global leader in innovation and responsible technology, is hiring a Program Manager I – Environmental Metrics Accounting to join its Global Sustainability team. This opportunity is a chance to play a key role in shaping the environmental future of one of the world’s most influential tech companies.
As a Program Manager I, you will manage key sustainability metrics such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water, and waste data. You’ll ensure accurate reporting and transparent disclosures while supporting cross-functional projects that influence Google’s global strategy for environmental responsibility.
🧩 About Google Sustainability
Google’s Global Sustainability team exists to build a sustainable future for all. From carbon reduction to circular economy programs and water stewardship, this team drives the implementation of environmental solutions across the company’s global operations. It works at the intersection of technology, data, and environmental responsibility to lead the world in sustainable innovation.
📌 Job Highlights
- Title: Program Manager I – Environmental Metrics Accounting
- Department: Google Sustainability
- Job Type: Full-time
- Base Salary Range (US): $105,000–$151,000 (excludes bonus, equity, benefits)
💬 Note: Final compensation depends on work location, experience, and job-related skills. Additional performance-based equity and bonuses are also included.
✅ Minimum Qualifications
To be considered for this role, candidates must have:
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- At least 1 year of program/project management experience
- Experience working with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and methodologies such as:
- Economic Input-Output (EIO)
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Familiarity with greenhouse gas accounting, life cycle assessment, or environmental metrics
🌟 Preferred Qualifications
While not mandatory, these qualifications will make your application stronger:
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects
- Proficiency in all three GHG accounting methodologies:
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Data assurance
- Strong attention to operational details and analytical thinking
- Deep knowledge of environmental metrics accounting (e.g., water, GHG, waste)
- Prior work in corporate environmental inventory development
- Proven ability to collaborate, organize, and execute effectively in fast-paced settings
🧠 What You’ll Do
As a Program Manager I in this sustainability role, your responsibilities include:
📊 Data Management & Program Governance
- Determine and collect relevant data to support sustainability programs
- Maintain project trackers, status reports, and program schedules
- Manage dependencies and ensure timely task execution
♻️ Environmental Metrics Accounting
- Lead and support Google’s annual corporate sustainability reporting across:
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
- Water usage
- Waste reduction
- Ensure all sustainability data aligns with industry standards and protocols
🔐 Assurance & Process Controls
- Contribute to the development and implementation of process controls
- Maintain thorough documentation
- Support third-party assurance efforts for environmental reports
📚 Framework Interpretation & Challenge Resolution
- Interpret key frameworks like the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
- Identify and resolve issues in data collection, metrics reporting, and emissions accounting
🌎 Why Join Google’s Global Sustainability Team?
Google isn’t just a search engine—it’s a company that believes in leaving the planet better than it found it. The Global Sustainability team is the driving force behind that mission. When you join:
- 🌱 You help combat climate change at scale
- 📈 You contribute to industry-leading transparency and environmental reporting
- 🧩 You work alongside brilliant minds solving the world’s most pressing challenges
- 💼 You gain exposure to corporate leadership, innovation, and sustainability strategy
🧑🤝🧑 Company Culture & Commitment
At Google, diversity and inclusion aren’t buzzwords—they’re fundamental principles. The company fosters a culture where:
- Everyone belongs, regardless of race, gender, religion, or background
- Equal opportunity is not just policy—it’s practice
- Employees are empowered to grow in a safe, innovative, and inclusive environment
🛑 Google is an equal opportunity employer. Read more about our EEO policy and your rights here.
💡 Additional Information
💼 Working Locations Available:
This position offers flexibility. You may choose your preferred location from:
- San Francisco, CA
- Boulder, CO
- New York, NY
- Mountain View, CA
⏳ Application Window:
- Open until May 14, 2025, or longer depending on business needs
- Apply as early as possible for priority consideration
🔐 Privacy and Application Info:
Your application and profile information will be handled as per Google’s Candidate Privacy Policy.
⚠️ Note to Recruitment Agencies:
Google does not accept agency resumes. Unsolicited resumes sent to Google or its employees will not be considered and may lead to fees being rejected.
🏆 Perks & Benefits
When you work at Google, you receive more than just a paycheck:
| Benefit Type | Description |
| 💰 Competitive Salary | Transparent base salary + bonus + stock options |
| 🏥 Health & Wellness | World-class medical, dental, vision plans |
| 🧘 Mental Health Support | Employee assistance programs, wellness apps |
| 🍼 Parental Benefits | Generous parental leave, baby bonding benefits |
| 🌴 Time Off | Flexible vacation + paid holidays |
| 🎓 Learning & Development | Access to courses, certifications, and internal training |
| 🌍 Sustainability Programs | Work in carbon-neutral offices with green goals |
| 🏡 Work Flexibility | Hybrid options and remote collaboration tools |
💬 Benefit availability may vary based on your chosen office location.
📣 How to Apply
Ready to build a better world through technology and data? Here’s how to get started:
- Prepare a tailored resume highlighting your experience in environmental metrics, data collection, and project management
- Submit your application through the Google Careers Portal before May 14, 2025
- During the application process, select your preferred work location from the listed options
- Be ready to showcase how you’ve applied the GHG Protocol, LCA, or environmental inventory techniques in past roles
🧭 Ideal Candidate Snapshot
You’re a perfect fit if:
- You’re data-savvy, detail-oriented, and passionate about sustainability
- You can manage complex programs with precision and transparency
- You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments
- You believe in using data to drive measurable climate action
📌 Quick Summary
| Job Title | Program Manager I – Environmental Metrics Accounting |
| Location Options | San Francisco, Boulder, New York, Mountain View |
| Application Deadline | May 14, 2025 (subject to change) |
| Salary Range | $105,000–$151,000 (base) + bonus + equity |
| Experience Required | 1+ year in project/program management |
| Skills Required | GHG Protocol, environmental metrics, data analysis |
| Employment Type | Full-Time |
| Industry | Sustainability, Environmental Data, Corporate Responsibility |
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✅ Apply Today and Shape the Future
Help Google lead the world into a more sustainable, data-informed future. As a Program Manager I – Environmental Metrics Accounting, your insights and coordination skills can have a global impact.
Apply now and make sustainability part of the world’s most powerful tech platform.
