Senior Technical Program Manager, Optical Networking Technologies

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• 10 years of experience in optical networking and optical metro and long-haul DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) architectures.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a similar technical field of study.
• Experience in influencing multiple teams of engineers concurrently while partnering on broad development initiatives.
• Experience providing technical structure to teams, and working closely with management and stakeholders to define roadmaps.
• Experience motivating others to act by creating a shared sense of goals or purpose.
• Ability to track record as an innovator demonstrated through publications or industry recognition.
• Excellent entrepreneurial mindset, growing at the intersection of technology and business.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$320,000 + 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

• Work with vertical teams within Google Global Infrastructure to define requirements and solutions for optical interconnect systems that meet the needs of internal and external customers and fulfill the objectives of GGI.
• Define and set the overall technical strategy with a focus on long term objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the ONT team as well as a broader Google Network Technology organization.
• Engage in research collaboration with prominent academic and industry groups and drive game changing innovations for Google optical networking.
• Guide the ONT team in translating conceptual design into practical plans to deliver solutions that meet an appropriate tradeoff of cost, manageability, reliability, evolvability and ease of development and deployment.