Technical Program Manager III, Android Auto Release, Platforms and Devices

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience in software release management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Ability to create dashboards, to ideate and implement the tools supporting the process improvements.

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

In this role, you will own the release process and deploy the high quality releases through coordinating the cross-functional efforts and lead the team to successful deliveries. You will work with a team of engineers, program managers, product managers, and partner engineers to ensure high quality releases, while improving the release process itself, and reducing the operational overhead. You will affect the future of the automotive industry while streamlining the efforts of multiple cross-functional partners into a smooth and simple process.

Automotive industry executives say there will be more change in their business in the next 5 years than they have seen in the last 50 years. The Android Auto team collaborates with vehicle manufacturers to develop and deliver on this massive opportunity, building on a proven embedded platform to create a leading Assistant-powered, navigation, entertainment, and communication vehicle system, which will be delivered to specialized people-moving devices.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and operate the releases of Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) in-vehicle infotainment through all steps of the release process.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders and cross-Google teams to plan ahead the deployment of the AAOS changes that satisfy the business needs and schedules in coordination with teams within and outside Google.
• Own and improve the release process to increase the quality of releases while reducing the operational overhead from the cross-functional stakeholders.
• Provide dashboards, tooling, and automation to streamline and improve the release process.
• Coordinate the quality efforts, track and prioritize the cross-functional actions needed to deploy the high quality releases on time.