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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive ambiguous, and technical programs within the Edge Network Operations (ENO) team, such as next-generation network automation, tooling development, major platform migrations, operational transformation initiatives

• Lead, scope, shape, and manage programs, co-developing program strategies, goals, priorities, and success metrics with the wider team and stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain project plans, and build effective mechanisms to monitor and review program performance.

• Perform technical due diligence to evaluate engineering scope, establish milestones, timeframe, and engineering resourcing needs.

• Build effective cross-functional program teams by guiding alignment on goals and direction, ensuring efficient ways of working.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience managing technical projects in a changing industry.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in a network operations or design, Network SRE, or environment and with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) networking products and infrastructure.

• Experience working in a network operations or design, Network SRE, or environment.

• Understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies (e.g., BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, optical networking, CDN).

• Ability to develop technical analysis, tools, and processes that support engineering execution, excellence, and velocity.

• Ability to succeed in ambiguity and break down problems into actionable plans and to demonstrate independent problem-solving leadership.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience in collaborating with executive leadership.