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.

As the New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations Program Manager, you will be instrumental in bringing innovative products to market efficiently and effectively. You will be the primary link between Product Operations/Supply Chain and hardware development, advocating operational excellence and guiding new products through the entire life-cycle, including production ramp within CM/ODM/JDM environments. You will ensure all products are built to Google's stringent quality and manufacturing requirements. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 + 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

• Lead large, complex, cross-functional NPI Program teams within Google Cloud, Platforms Engineering, and external partners to prepare from concept to production ramp along with managing end-to-end product life-cycle transitions.

• Plan and execute NPI operations development activities and ensure successful transition from NPI to production delivering cost, quality and capacity parameters. Ensure successful production transitions meeting program goals and KPIs.

• Manage Manufacturing Ramp readiness with internal teams as well as external partners (i.e., Hardware/Design Product maturity, material availability, Quality/Reliability, Cost/Assembly/Test/BOM/Capacity Ramp readiness and transition plans).

• Drive cross-functional teams to optimize the product operations and supply chain to enable Google Cloud Product Roadmap, accounting for risks, changes in schedule, budget, resources and customer demand.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience in NPI Operations.

• Experience in manufacturing or manufacturing operations.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience in hardware and manufacturing operations.

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

• Knowledge of hardware Bill of Materials (BOMs), process documentation and assembly and test processes.

• Ability to communicate project requirements and schedules.

• Excellent leadership, investigative, quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, creativity and strategic skills.