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.

The Global Submarine Networks (GSN) team plans, builds and operates the subsea network used by Google to provide the products and services. This international team collaborates with internal stakeholders and suppliers to create construction agreements, oversee the delivery of each cable system, then operate and maintain that infrastructure for reliability and security. The GSN team ensures legal and regulatory compliance for all jurisdictions in which we operate. We explore and promote technical innovations in areas of route engineering, marine survey and cable installation. We engage with external stakeholders on matters of seabed sharing and stewardship of the marine environment.

The Cable Build team is a specialized group within GSN responsible for cable system construction. The team blends skills from marine construction, fiber-optic networking, project management and agreement negotiation to deliver this core infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver predictable program communication plans in collaboration with program stakeholders, including communications by stakeholder type.

• Plan phasing and metrics associated with program lifecycle that address improvement including resource stewardship in close collaboration with program stakeholders.

• Plan and collect data required to execute and govern programs. Maintain project trackers and status reports. Identify and execute on program tasks including managing dependencies.

• Execute change management requirements that are identified by program stakeholders.

• Build relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of program stakeholders and ensuring they have the insights they need to make decisions.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience in agreement administration, project management, or commercial operations.

• Experience with managing data in Salesforce or a related Customer Relationship Management or Enterprise Resource Planning (CRM or ERP) software.

Preferred qualifications

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

• Experience in spreadsheet modeling and data presentation.

• Experience in negotiating or structuring agreements.

• Experience in training or onboarding team members on software tools and processes.

• Knowledge of construction agreements and network technology.

• Ability to define and address cross-functional tests using program management methodologies.