Technical Program Manager III, Network Infrastructure Planning, Google Cloud

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you will use technical expertise to lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from start to finish. You will work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners. You will explain analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical tradeoffs with engineers. As part of the Network Planning team, you will enable data center networking deployments by working with cross-functional teams to develop end-to-end strategies connecting demand, supply, inventory, data center labor, and deployment planning. The role aims to improve the effectiveness of the network planning team and the broader network domain. The position calls for strategic, end-to-end thinking and a strong planning background with an engineering mindset. Successful candidates are expert communicators and leaders, comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, and motivated to mature processes. They can handle multiple programs while remaining customer-focused. The Technical Infrastructure team develops and maintains data centers and builds Google platforms, keeping its networks running and supporting fast, reliable user experiences.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with supply or demand planning, such as demand forecasting, inventory management, or resource allocation.
Experience working with data analytics tools and reporting platforms.

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with supply/demand planning, material planning, data center infrastructure, or capital investment decision-making.
Experience managing technical programs with hardware teams.
Ability to take accountability and ownership for the end-to-end project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Identify changes introduced by large-scale business initiatives, drive business requirements, and lead development and implementation with engineering teams to successfully deliver programs.
Partner with cross-functional teams in deployments, supply chain planning, operations, and engineering to identify, develop, and lead large-scale programs that improve deployment velocity, inventory efficiency, and supply resiliency.
Develop and lead forums and reports with key stakeholders and leaders to identify and flag risks and delivery challenges requiring escalation, and highlight milestones throughout planning and execution.
Define, track, and report key performance metrics, and raise issues proactively to ensure on-time follow-through.
Identify continuous improvement areas based on metrics and work with engineering and systems teams to establish program roadmaps for delivering improvements.