Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Google Enterprise Network

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program management.
  
• 5 years of experience in leadership role with direct reports.

Preferred qualifications:

• PMP, Scrum, Agile project management certification, CCNA, CCNP, and/or other certifications in network technologies or similar.
• Experience in planning, designing and implementation change or transformational programs. Experience in data analytics and presentation.
• Experience managing technical vendors and leading quarterly business reviews.
• Experience with operations/SRE methodologies, focused on defect free delivery.
  
• Ability to work as a member of a highly integrated cross-functional team composed of both technical and non-technical members.
• Ability to understand technical subjects and emerging technologies and success in leading large programs at a global level.

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 various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

As a Technical Program Manager (TPgM) specializing in Enterprise Network Engineering, you will collaborate with the Google Enterprise Network team to maintain the security, reliability, scalability, and automation of one of the world's largest enterprise networks. Your responsibilities encompass setting priorities based on our Strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to drive network product development and lifecycle decisions. You will collaborate with Network Engineers, Software Engineers, Delivery and Operations teams to ensure new solutions align with operational needs, reduce technical debt, and eliminate inefficiencies in design and deployment.

TPgMs in Enterprise Network Engineering play a pivotal role in resolving challenges related to efficient scaling, security, and high availability, as Google continually strives to innovate and introduce cutting-edge technologies.

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 $168,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 oversee a team of technical program managers. Develop comprehensive reports to track scope, schedule, budget, risks, and overall project status.
• Direct and facilitate the development and delivery of enterprise network engineering products through the strategic utilization of automation and software programs. Collaborate with global delivery teams across the organization to ensure the efficient provision of network services to customers.
• Manage third-party vendors contracted for the monitoring and troubleshooting of network services. Facilitate the escalation of issues requiring engineering assistance with the vendors.
• Design and implement new delivery processes, enact process improvement measures, and ensure efficient and reliable achievement of process objectives.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to monitor and address project issues to ensure timely delivery. Drive engineering coordination and execution to launch and evolve/iterate various network products through Product Life Cycle (PLC) process.