Manager, Technical Program Manager, AI Foundations

Google•San Jose, CA

20h•$192,000 - $278,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects using engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and guide projects through the full project lifecycle, including managing schedules, identifying risks, and communicating clearly with stakeholders. You explain analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. The role uses technical and leadership expertise to manage Engineering-specific programs and teams. The position is part of Google’s Core team, which builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. The team owns and advocates for underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. It develops central solutions across Google products, breaks down technical barriers, strengthens existing systems, and influences important technical decisions across the company. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The listed US compensation is $192,000–$278,000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in program management.
5 years of experience in a leadership role, with or without direct reports.
Experience managing cross-functional technical programs.

Nice To Haves

8 years of experience managing cross-functional or team projects.
Experience managing the execution of technical programs.
Experience working with engineers, product managers, product specialists, or operations managers to drive product development.
Experience managing product development through its entire lifecycle, from evaluation and planning through design, development, delivery, and transition to maintenance.
Experience leading technical projects with multiple stakeholders.
Experience managing projects and communicating between technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

Define and manage a program portfolio that solves problems targeting high business impact for the organization and product area.
Lead a governance structure that drives effective executive decision-making and exposes and mitigates dependencies.
Establish a reliable, visible cadence for program reviews, decision-making, prioritization, and stewardship of machine and people resources; measure improvements such as efficiency and utilization gains and their organization-wide impact.
Implement communications standards across a portfolio of programs, including executive and key-partner communications.
Identify change-management opportunities that increase program velocity across multiple teams, and apply governance to ensure change management is used effectively.