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's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project life-cycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your projects often span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and it's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines.
As a Technical Program Manager on the Energy and Power product development team, you will help lead our efforts in developing and scaling software solutions for accelerating clean, affordable, and reliable AI growth. You will support the development of Google’s load flexibility and demand response capabilities. You will collaborate with internal engineering and commercial teams, as well as with external partners and solutions providers. You will have experience in software programs or product management in the energy industry.

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 $138,000-$198,000 + 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

• Identify gaps and opportunities for scaling and operationalizing energy software solutions.

• Manage programs including scoping, resourcing, stakeholder communication, and execution with various Google groups in collaboration with external vendors.

• Support the development of data center load flexibility and demand response capabilities.

• Provide expertise and support on specific projects and commercial negotiations.

Minimum qualifications

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

• 2 years of experience in program management.

• Experience in demand response, energy markets, power system operations, API integrations, or communication protocols (e.g., IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR).

• Experience managing software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent.

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

• Experience working in data center power management, controls, or compute infrastructure.

• Experience managing technical data science and software engineering-based cross-functional projects.

• Experience developing, managing, and communicating project roadmaps.