Program Manager Iii, Shopping Experiences, Google Shopping

Google Google · Big Tech · Pittsburgh, PA +3

Program Manager III for Google Shopping Experiences, responsible for leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish, managing stakeholders, project schedules, risks, and communication across cross-functional teams. Focuses on optimizing program communication, defining phasing and metrics for continuous improvement, governing programs with data, and managing change.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and deliver optimized program communication plans including executive and key partner communications.
  2. Determine phasing and metrics associated with program lifecycle that effectively address continuous improvement including Resource Stewardship (effective deployment of machine and people resources), short and long-term objectives.
  3. Determine and collect data required to govern programs and effectively drive stakeholder decision-making.
  4. Anticipate change management requirements that are required by program stakeholders.
  5. Build trusted relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of executive cross-functional leads and ensuring they have the insights they need to make effective decisions.

Skills

Required

  • program management
  • project management
  • software development lifecycle
  • working with engineering teams

Nice to have

  • managing cross-functional or cross-team projects
  • managing engineering projects with heavy cross-team, cross-functional interactions/implications
  • process efficiency improvements
  • technical material, processes and applications
  • organizational abilities
  • written and verbal communication skills