Senior Technical Program Manager II, AI Transformation, Core Systems

Google•Kirkland, WA

15h•$240,000 - $333,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will use technical expertise to lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from start to finish. You will work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners, while explaining recommendations to executives and discussing technical tradeoffs with engineers. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will lead priority technical programs that deliver AI transformation and increase Googler velocity, provide foundational infrastructure, and drive security, compliance, and governance across the company. You will navigate ambiguity, drive long-term technical strategy, coordinate complex execution across a broad ecosystem, and promote operational excellence and scale throughout the software development life cycle. The role spans technical, product, and organizational complexity. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products, including underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. The team develops central solutions, removes technical barriers, and strengthens systems across Google’s products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in program management.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, agentic AI frameworks and agent development, or the model development life cycle.
Experience leading software programs and technical initiatives across multiple product areas.

Nice To Haves

10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience leading process transformation and product strategy.
Strong engineering background and ability to partner as a peer with principal and distinguished engineers, including conducting in-depth searches into complex architectural problems as needed.
Ability to synthesize technical insights to influence executive leadership and align cross-functional engineering teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

Direct the complete life cycle of complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives from strategic inception through delivery and continuous optimization across core platform teams.
Turn complex engineering execution and risk profiles into actionable executive reporting, using metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve cross-team operational visibility.
Drive critical architecture decisions, proactively mitigate technical risks, and manage complex system migrations and deprecations to keep partner teams unblocked.
Advocate ecosystem integration across engineering groups and product areas, driving clarity, dependency resolution, and milestone alignment in ambiguous environments.
Streamline cross-functional execution processes, partner with leadership to optimize platform tooling, and mentor TPM peers to expand organizational capability.