Technical Program Manager III, NetInfra, Technical Infrastructure

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

6h•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from start to finish, working with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners. You will explain analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical tradeoffs with engineers. The role is part of PLANET (Platform Accelerators and Networking), which brings together expertise in networking, accelerator systems, and networking algorithms to build large-scale networks that enable AI solutions. The team designs and builds data center networks and works with TPU, GPU, and IPU networking hardware and complex networking software stacks. As a PLANET Networking Technical Program Manager, you will orchestrate the lifecycle of critical networking infrastructure, including accelerator and machine learning networks, advanced switching architectures, and SmartNIC technologies, ensuring integration and deployment through cross-functional leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Five years of experience in program management.
Experience with network fabric solutions, including design, deployment, and sustaining, and with launching data center solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with product development for hardware and software systems.
Experience leading large, cross-functional programs and managing teams.
Understanding of large-scale distributed systems and technical judgment.
Ability to demonstrate accountability and ownership across the project lifecycle, with knowledge of project management.

Responsibilities

Manage complex new product introduction (NPI) networking programs, including hardware, software, and networking deployments across cross-functional stakeholders with a high degree of independence.
Navigate ambiguity to define and drive cross-functional programs in large, complex work groups, typically involving dozens of team members and stakeholders across multiple teams, organizations, or product areas.
Develop strategy and define and drive programs and processes through ambiguity to address significant challenges measured by direct business impact on company or product-area OKRs.
Set project and program success criteria, create measurable milestones, track deliverables, and deliver customer value incrementally.
Measure, analyze, and continually optimize projects to improve velocity, quality, and efficiency.
Communicate widely and transparently, keeping stakeholders informed of progress through periodic updates and checkpoints such as engineering reviews.