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.

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will use your technical expertise to lead multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners across the company. You are equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $163,000-$237,000 + 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

• Review global equipment field reliability performance and its Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) impact, identify and address systemic issues based on lessons learned during Data Center construction, commissioning and operation.

• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to establish the roadmap for and subsequent execution of field reliability practices for key Electrical, Controls and Power Distribution systems in our Data Center infrastructure portfolio to enable consistent feedback to design, supply chain, construction and operations, increase fleet predictability/performance and excellent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

• Collaborate with Global Commodity Managers to connect field performance measurement back to manufacturers that can relate to their field performance systems.

• Review key metrics pertaining to a program, monitor potential metric deviations, and define corrective actions for critical deviations.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in program management.

• 5 years of experience with data center mechanical or electrical infrastructure systems, in design, operation, and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

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

• Experience in (High/Medium Voltage) HV/MV Mechanical Power Systems, Switchgear, Transformers, UPS, Busway, Product Life Cycle (PLC) Control systems, etc.

• Experience with Weibull++, JMP, Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW , C, C++ or other programming languages for data analysis.

• Experience in performing root cause analyses and failure analyses on the mechanical equipment.