Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.
We are looking for a highly motivated Technical Program Manager with demonstrated design, operations and construction oversight experience in the area of complex systems with multiple stakeholders. Mission critical construction management/technical design experience is preferred.
As a Technical Program Manager you will be deeply involved in multiple strategic and tactical programs focused on improving our data center planning and execution. You will act as an interface between a variety of internal stakeholders to ensure improvement initiatives are supported. Additionally, you will organize and manage program initiatives through completion including successfully delivering and communicating to the business operational improvements, Machine Learning progress, and project delivery learnings/policy updates. These program initiatives will focus on the processes, procedures and tools within the programmatic end to end data center delivery plan and execution process of our hyper-scale capital improvement projects.
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Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $192000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Create program initiative charter, working with internal stakeholders to strategize, plan, and prioritize objectives and success criteria, estimate task durations.
- Manage, monitor and communicate progress, risks, and mitigations of the project initiative during the development.
- Drive recurring meetings, track action items, and ensure forward momentum for DCDE Leadership agreed priorities.
- Develop communication and roll out strategy to both management and execution teams including training, direct engagement and general awareness notifications.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in program management.
- 5 years of experience working with data center or other equipment/environments.
- 5 years of experience managing process improvement or construction programs in an environment.
- 5 years of experience with managed and executed projects, served in a program role supporting back office operations and experience working across various stakeholders and teams.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- 8 years of experience with Machine Learning progress, and project delivery learning/policy updates.