Technical Program Manager III, Experience Design, Core

Google•San Jose, CA

2h•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

As a Technical Program Manager, Experience Design and Delivery in METS, you will lead execution of brand experience installations, modular demo platforms, and facility modernization projects across Google Experience Centers (GECs) and briefing hubs. You will oversee delivery lifecycles for assigned spaces and content, coordinating creative agency production, vendor fabrication schedules, software and hardware testing protocols, and financial tracking. You will orchestrate simultaneous capital improvement projects across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, from initial concept through design, engineering integration, vendor procurement, commissioning, and operational handover. You will also develop processes, tooling, workflows, third-party services, and industry partnerships to amplify team impact, reduce costs, and improve delivery speed. The role is part of Google’s Core team, which builds and supports foundational design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure used across Google products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
At least 5 years of experience in program management.
Experience as a technical program manager or project manager delivering experiential projects, such as museums, brand experiences, or placemaking.
Experience managing experience design, creative production, fabrication, and technology vendors from RFx through final project completion.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience partnering with corporate facilities and construction teams, such as REWS, architectural consultants, and MEP teams, and building bridges across event production, permanent facilities, and software engineering organizations.
Deep expertise managing commercial contracts and mitigating SOW risk, along with executive communication, stakeholder management, and narrative synthesis skills tailored to senior leadership.
Ability to design intake, governance, and operational frameworks from scratch in high-velocity, ambiguous environments, with expertise in systemic risk mitigation, cross-workstream dependency management, and change-control governance.

Responsibilities

Manage technical delivery of simultaneous global physical-space refreshes, interactive installations, and infrastructure retrofits, including system commissioning, punch-list remediation, and operational turnover.
Align architectural teams, general contractors, experience designers, and specialized AV integrators; lead senior-leadership alignment sessions to resolve trade-offs and drive strategic decisions.
Track project capital and operational budgets, manage purchase orders and statements of work, and navigate global supply-chain and procurement logistics.
Identify operational bottlenecks and establish standardized delivery playbooks, intake rubrics, and scalable workflows.
Design and maintain governance frameworks, performance dashboards, and quarterly business reviews to track portfolio health, SLA compliance, and operational metrics.