About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

Google Photos’ Mission is to help users thrive by unlocking the full value of their life's photos. The team focuses on building AI powered user-facing features to bring innovations in LLM and agentic experiences to users.

As the Program Manager on the Google Photos team, you will partner with engineering and product teams to drive Photos’ agentic and generative AI strategy and portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for multiple projects and priorities, identifying risks, proposing solutions, and leading cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver optimized program communication plans including executive and key partner communications.

• Determine phasing and metrics associated with program lifecycle that address continuous improvement including Resource Stewardship (effective deployment of machine and people resources).

• Determine and collect data required to govern programs and drive stakeholder decision-making.

• Anticipate change management requirements that are required by program stakeholders.

• Build trusted relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of senior cross-functional leads and ensuring they have the insights they need to make decisions.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience working on customer-facing features.

• Experience with the software development life-cycle.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

• Experience with GenAI, machine learning, LLMs, or Agents.