Technical Program Manager III, Capacity Planning, Google Data Centers

Google•Atlanta, GA

9h•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

The Technical Program Manager III will lead complex, multidisciplinary projects for Google’s Space and Power Efficiency (SPE) team. SPE seeks to maximize the accuracy, availability, and utilization of usable power and server-floor space across Google’s first-party data centers and third-party colocation facilities. Its goal is to account for and unlock every watt and square foot to support predictable, high-efficiency deployment of compute and networking infrastructure. The role serves as an operational and technical bridge between physical data center constraints and the usable capacity made available to Alphabet product areas. The position spans fleet-wide capacity governance, feasibility oversight, tooling automation, and cross-functional leadership. It includes reconciling power and spatial capacity, executing power oversubscription and space-release strategies, managing network power reservations, and improving simulation and planning tools while respecting data center reliability limits. The role is part of Google’s AI and Infrastructure team, which delivers AI and infrastructure capabilities at scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity for Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and Google users worldwide. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US compensation is $163,000–$236,000, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with capacity planning.
Experience with data analysis.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with data center, networking, and machine deployments, including capacity reconciliation processes.
Experience driving tools and automation for continuous process improvement.
Experience with spatial and power capacity planning, including using and automating simulation, analytics, and optimization tools.
Experience managing data center constraints, physical layouts, infrastructure, and standards related to power, space, cooling, operations, and network.
Ability to coordinate capacity policies, trade-offs, and roadmaps across multiple engineering and operations stakeholders.
Familiarity with data center power distribution, power oversubscription methodologies, and capacity modeling for machine learning, cloud, and networking infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Reconcile usable power and spatial capacity across global data center clusters; drive power oversubscription and spatial release strategies to maximize existing infrastructure; and manage cluster power reservations alongside machine demand to prevent capacity or deployment shortfalls.
Provide technical sign-off on space, power, and cooling feasibility, and evaluate custom capacity configurations, spatial reservations, and oversubscription exceptions.
Collaborate with site-specific teams to oversee audits and resolve deployment blockers related to space, power, and network reservation constraints.
Scale capacity automation planning by advocating for software, data pipeline, and dashboard requirements, and guide requirements and adoption of proprietary spatial, power, and topology simulation tools.
Collaborate across teams to align capacity policies and roadmaps, and mediate complex trade-offs across competing product-area needs.
Lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from start to finish, including planning requirements, identifying risks, managing schedules, and communicating with cross-functional partners.