Director, Program Management Office, Geo Makers

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 15 years of experience in technical program management or a related field.
• 15 years of experience leading and developing program management teams.
• Experience managing software delivery for developer-facing products.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Geo's product portfolio (Google Maps, etc.) and related technologies.
• Ability to drive initiatives, continuous improvement, and manage organizational change in a large, matrixed organization.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including ability to influence and align senior leaders and stakeholders with conflicting objectives.
• Deep technical expertise and judgment, including ability to understand and connect the dots across multiple complex platforms and services.
• Track record of success in a PMO leadership role, driving vision, strategy, and execution for complex product portfolios.
• Background in enterprise and B2B, understanding of how to measure success in these types of businesses.

About the job

Google Maps is one of Google's most iconic products, with a mission to help users discover & navigate the world via the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful map of the world. With a global reach, this product is a critical consumer and developer product and part of an ecosystem to keep Geo’s data model fresh as a surface for user generated content. The Geo Makers team helps to extend the reach of our mapping capabilities to our end user through multiple platforms including the Google Maps Platform and our Earth Platform. The goal of the Geo Makers business is to provide the freshest, most detailed and immersive maps, places, routing, environmental, and geospatial analytics in the world to makers every month so that they can make delightful, impactful, world-changing and life-saving products and experiences.

We are seeking a Program Management Office (PMO) Director to join the leadership team for Geo Makers and Geo Program Insights & Operations (GPIO). You will be responsible for driving the entire portfolio of features and platforms for our 3P developers and B2B business, ensuring the successful delivery of programs that impact users and drive our reach, engagement, and business goals. You will lead a large team of program managers, manage complex cross-functional and cross-product area collaborations, and play a critical leadership role in Geo's planning and governance processes.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $262,000-$369,000 + 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

• Lead and manage the T/PgM team for Geo Makers.
• Drive the annual planning process for Geo Makers, working closely with the Google Cloud teams, defining and contributing to key results at the Geo and Knowledge & Information (K&I) product area levels.
• Establish and manage governance forums and processes to monitor project progress, risks, and mitigations throughout the year for the engineering and product team.
• Oversee complex, cross-product area programs, managing dependencies and collaborations with teams in Cloud, K&I, Sustainability FA, and Google Deepmind.
• Serve as a key member of the Geo leadership team, a horizontal team consisting of PMO, data science, product operations, etc.