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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Project teams and the supplier to maintain on-time equipment delivery, expediting and mitigating equipment delivery risks.

• Manage and maintain stage gate deliverables and project-level change management oversight. Status/ reporting/escalations to all stakeholders including project and program level. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) monitor execution KPIs against committed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Scope alignment with all stakeholders including latest redacted documentation, logistics and delivery details, responsibility transfer between vendor and site, and identification of potential scope gaps.

• Guide risk identification and mitigation activities with transfer of ownership, equipment protection plans, and loose ship material management.

• Develop a mutually agreeable process to be used by the contractors for approval/acceptance of shipments delivered to the site. Track internal project-related bugs to support timely resolution.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience in supply chain management.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in change management and communication strategy.

• Experience in partner management or vendor management.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to construct, articulate, and defend simple messages or insights from analysis.