Program Manager Ii, Software Engineering, Google Ads

Google Google · Big Tech · Kirkland, WA +3

Program Manager II for Google Ads, specifically focusing on the Enterprise Platform (EP) which includes Search Ads 360 (SA360) and Display and Video 360 (DV360). The role involves driving feature planning, prioritization, and execution, managing cross-functional stakeholders, and developing strategic plans for executive audiences within the advertising technology domain.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive development and execution of feature planning and prioritization, and include relevant cross-team and cross-functional stakeholders for unified planning.
  2. Represent DV360 product and engineering teams across Google and ads to uncover dependencies and drive shared Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Stakeholders could include cross-ads partners, legal, privacy, user experience, machine resources, sales, engineering productivity, and many others.
  3. Establish the necessary programs and one-off projects for the team to plan and execute in order for the teams to be successful.
  4. Develop and deliver strategic plans for executive audiences.
  5. Develop and execute internal operational processes at scale.

Skills

Required

  • 2 years of experience in program or project management.
  • Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Release Management (SRM), or feature planning and prioritization.

Nice to have

  • 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience managing end-to-end feature planning or prioritization efforts on software releases.
  • Experience with Ads domain (e.g., search, display, video, shopping, measurement) or UX.
  • Experience with machine learning or data science.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non technical audiences.