Technical Program Manager III, Compute Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google•Kirkland, WA

About The Position

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. The Google Compute Engine (GCE) Node team empowers our customers with a comprehensive suite of bare-metal and virtual machine instances that harness the latest advancements in CPU (x86/ARM), storage, networking, and GPU/TPU virtualization. All our offerings are backed by industry-leading security, reliability, and performance to drive innovation in the AI/ML, enterprise, and cloud-native landscapes. We drive Google wide goals and innovation across dimensions including security, reliability, performance, observability, manageability, compliance, and on-demand capacity, helping customers build their businesses on Google Cloud Platform. As a Technical Program Manager with Google Cloud Platform, you will lead multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You will plan requirements and usher projects through the entire project life-cycle. You will manage project schedules, identify risks, and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders. You will be equally at home explaining your program’s analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with managing infrastructure on cloud platforms.
Experience with one or more of these technology areas (e.g., CPU, storage, network, accelerators).

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
5 years of experience in a software focused program management and in the business technology market in IaaS, cloud computing or emerging technologies.
Experience partnering with development managers to facilitate the design and delivery of products.
Ability to drive successful technical program outcomes from idea to launch within various professional contexts.
Ability to craft compelling, audience-tailored messages by blending technical acumen with accessible language to deliver memorable and impactful narratives.
Ability to translate technical concepts into plain language for business stakeholders and communicate business objectives effectively to technical teams.

Responsibilities

Provide the required project management, cross-functional coordination, inter/intra team communications and leadership engagement to deliver outstanding program outcomes.
Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and other engineering teams to drive high-quality products and features through the product life-cycle (e.g., scope, develop, build, test, and release on time).
Manage project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders and leadership.
Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones, keeping up a high velocity in a changing environment.
Lead several technical programs for the Google Cloud, setting priorities for products and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to take products to market, ensuring success metrics are informing future efforts, and quickly fine tuning the program as needed.