Technical Program Manager, Google Networking Technologies

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in networking domain and network infrastructure.
• Solid knowledge of Dataplane, Control plane, Management Plane and Software Defined Networking (SDN).

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.

As part of the TPgM Global Networking Technology (GNT) team you will unleash your leadership skills and your significant talents for program management, mobilizing cross-functional teams, delivering solutions for scale and data-driven decision making, to launch and take to market solutions that accelerate our customers' success in the cloud.

We connect the world to Google - all its services and applications including Google Cloud Platforms (GCP), Search and YouTube. You will implement software solutions on networking technology that connect users around the world, enabling their imagination by providing seamless, dependable connectivity.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

• Collaborate with GNT and Core engineering teams to develop and articulate long-term strategy and short-term plans, creating roadmaps, engaging teams and engineers, and setting the development pace.
• Deliver cross-functional projects/programs predictably, ensuring customer value. Manage Core programs that include new NPIs, Core architecture, features/functions to deliver new services by establishing measurable milestones, track deliverables, and deliver incremental customer value.
• Leverage technical judgment to drive project delivery, technology reviews, guide technical proposals, and build consensus across cross-functional teams. Provide a strong quantitative analysis focus and translate the findings into recommendations and actionable plans.
• Design and implement new processes improvements and facilitate scaling for program teams. 
• Navigate high levels of ambiguity to drive transformational change and systemic improvements, initiating organizational pivots with minimal disruption while addressing complex, large-scale challenges.