Technical Program Manager II

Google • Mountain View, CA

4h

About The Position

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 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 a Technical Program Manager on our Platforms and Devices Engineering,
Infrastructure and Operations (PDEIO) team, you will be empowering our Android
Engineers to build faster, smarter, and with higher quality. You won't just
manage programs but cultivate a growing engineering ecosystem by leading
internal training, crafting crystal-clear documentation, and optimizing critical
processes.

You will guide new team members, a trusted advisor for engineers seeking to
master new workflows, and the crucial link translating their valuable feedback
into actionable improvements for engineering teams. You will shape our
engineering productivity roadmap, ensuring we're building the innovative tools
and streamlined processes that directly accelerate our Android development. Your
cross-functional leadership will be critical as you collaborate with the Android
Platform and other teams to transform how our Android engineers work.The
Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software
platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our
first-party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software,
and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new
technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more
seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance, feedback and insights to influence the roadmaps across Android engineering infrastructure and operations to increase developer productivity.
• Work with others to identify areas of improvement in Android engineers and develop solutions, follow up on results, develop communication strategy to share teams progress internally, and organizational progress with the users.
• Contribute to technical systems documentation by partnering with engineers and technical staff, document scope, establish integrated schedules, assess and communicate program progress and risk across all levels.
• Provide technical guidance, feedback and insights to influence the roadmaps across PDEIO to increase service reliability, improve and maintain the ongoing quality of service for the product.
• Design and implement processes that scale, ensure proper prioritization and cross-team alignment and identify and resolve cross-functional and inter-team issues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level