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.

Our team is dedicated to a singular mission to empower people to live longer, healthier lives**.** We develop an ecosystem of health solutions, ranging from wearable fitness technology and mobile applications to a comprehensive health data platform.

We are at the forefront of the shift from reactive care to proactive, personalized health management. By leveraging advanced data insights and AI-driven services, we provide users with the tools they need to understand their health, track their progress, and take informed actions toward their wellness goals.

The Health Platforms and Devices team builds innovative products and services that help our users live longer, healthier lives. We bring together the best of Google technologies and AI, health behavior science, and user-centered design to help users organize the health and wellness data, get insight from it, and take action toward their health goals. We do this with a suite of apps, services, and health wearables. We aim to make consumer health more personal, proactive, and actionable.

Responsibilities

• Author program charters and roadmaps for complex, cross-functional health initiatives. Define project scope, resource requirements, and measurable goals, managing multiple interdependent projects of high complexity to hit roadmap milestones.

• Act as the central point of contact to align multiple teams on product direction and north-star metrics. Facilitate consensus on complex decisions, balancing immediate project needs with long-term technical scalability and engineering feasibility.

• Monitor program progress, anticipate inter-team dependencies, and assess risks. Drive and document key decisions while managing escalations to ensure software projects stay on track.

• Tailor programs communications and status reports for a range of stakeholders. Ensure transparency and clarity on program health, progress, and strategic pivots.

• Foster a high-performing team culture. Identify and implement improvements based on performance metrics and success indicators to accelerate engineering velocity and overall team health.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in project management, including managing multiple projects with engaging priorities.

Preferred qualifications

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

• Understanding of privacy regulations (e.g., General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA)) and their application to health data.

• Strong communication abilities across many stakeholder types with an ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across different functional areas.