About the position
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. This is a critical Technical Program Manager (TPM) role providing leadership for Marketing Engineering's growing portfolio of AI initiatives. As a key partner to Engineering and Product leadership, you will drive the execution of our most important AI programs from conception to launch. You will be an experienced leader who can navigate ambiguity, establish effective program planning processes, and ensure the predictable, high-impact delivery of our most critical AI roadmaps. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google's products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Engineering and Product leadership to drive the execution of Marketing Engineering's initiatives from conception to launch.
- Drive the program management for Marketing Engineering's AI initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for AI program execution, managing dependencies and fostering partnerships with stakeholders across Google.
- Build a scalable, and long-term support model for the AI portfolio.
- Provide leadership to define clear paths forward for nascent and AI programs, ensuring they align with our long-term goal.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in program or project management.
- 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in program management for AI/ML initiatives.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and provide leadership on complex technical programs.
- Ability to manage dependencies and foster partnerships with stakeholders and partner teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with technical and non-technical groups and craft a compelling message for a given audience.
Benefits
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
