Technical Program Manager III, Data Center Capacity Planning, Google Cloud

Google•Kirkland, WA

1d•$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 Data Center Planning organization identifies cost-efficient data centers to meet a five-year demand forecast and plans which Product Areas will occupy them. Through the Building Demand Plan and Earmarks, the organization aligns on what to build, where and when to build it, and who may occupy it. These optimization processes justify demand and provide the outlook for data center capital funding, informing downstream teams about new supply options and facility and asset expansions. Within Data Center Planning, the Demand and Allocation Planning team develops and maintains the end-to-end power plan of record and pursues further optimization through scenario planning. The team provides partner organizations with signals that drive additional capacity acquisition, facility configurations for the latest ML chips, and demand shaping between geographies. This role supports Google Cloud, which provides enterprise-grade solutions and tools to customers in more than 200 countries and territories. The US pay range is $163,000–$236,000, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Five years of experience in program management.
Experience with data center capacity planning, network planning, or power planning.
Experience with cloud infrastructure concepts and architecture.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience in capacity planning, strategic operations planning, data analytics, inventory optimization, or management/operations consulting.
Five years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with executive-level written and verbal communication.
Experience collaborating with and influencing stakeholders across multiple organizations and levels of responsibility.
Ability to turn complex, ambiguous topics into compelling narratives and present them to leadership.
Comfort shifting between detailed analysis and big-picture thinking, and tailoring communication to the audience.

Responsibilities

Codify, maintain, and update Google Product Area technical and business requirements in partnership with Product Area Resource Managers, and use them to influence execution and capacity allocation and spending decisions.
Implement data center power planning initiatives, including automation with engineering support and cross-functional policy changes.
Work with the customer to manage and resolve data center capacity-related issues and escalations.
Lead complex, multidisciplinary programs spanning Google through their end-to-end lifecycle.
Provide partners and executives with timely, clear, concise, and logical judgment and actionable recommendations regarding Google’s data center capacity needs.