Technical Program Manager III, Long Haul Planning, Cloud Networking

Google • Reston, VA

5h • $156,000 - $229,000

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 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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want
Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a
Google for everyone, we build and aim to cultivate throughout the company.

As part of this team, you will plan, design, and acquire the scalable network
infrastructure to deliver the fastest, most reliable experience to users across
the region and around the globe. You will connect Google's fleet of data
centers, Cloud customers, and users by planning and acquiring long-haul and
metro terrestrial dark fiber networks, colocation space and power, and other
critical assets.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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in technical program management.
• Experience in network reliability or network health management for hyperscale optical networks (e.g., long-haul terrestrial dark fiber, metro networks, or carrier hotels).
• Experience planning and executing network migrations or infrastructure expansions (e.g., capacity planning, asset transitions, or fiber route upgrades).

Nice To Haves

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Knowledge of regional network providers and fiber networks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a data-driven problem-solving approach to solve issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal business and cross-functional networking technical teams to identify and define tactical initiatives necessary to meet Google's network infrastructure needs for both expansion and cost optimization.
• Translate demand forecasts into regional capacity plans over time, taking into account market trends and technology changes to ensure the most optimized and cost effective network solution, translating this to asset/infrastructure requirements.
• Present network plans and roadmaps for approval by all internal stakeholders that range from short-term augments to long-term region-wide strategies for Google network.
• Manage the execution of approved network plans by co-ordinating with internal contributors such as network negotiators or vendor delivery managers to ensure infrastructure is delivered on-time and within allocated budget.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level