Technical Program Manager III, NetInfra, Technical Infrastructure Program Management Office

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.

PLANET (Platform Accelerators and Networking) brings together experts in networking, accelerator (ML/AI) systems, and networking algorithms to create the world’s largest and fastest networks. PLANET is the enabler for massively scaled AI solutions.

This is a team that designs and builds the world's most innovative and efficient data center networks, specializing in TPU, GPU, and IPU networking hardware and deploying the largest and most complex networking software stacks. You will be building the core infrastructure that every single Google product relies on, powering the highly available, planetary-scale distributed systems used by billions of users worldwide.

As a PLANET Networking Technical Program Manager, you will orchestrate the lifecycle of critical networking infrastructure spanning accelerator and machine learning networks, advanced switching architectures, and SmartNIC technologies ensuring seamless integration and deployment through strategic cross-functional leadership.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000-$278,000 + 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

• Manage complex, NPI networking programs. Expected ability to manage hardware, software, and networking deployments across cross-functional stakeholders with a high degree of separation.
• Navigate ambiguity to define and drive cross-functional programs in large, complex work groups, typically upwards of dozens of team members and stakeholders that span multiple teams/organizations or product areas.
• Develop strategy, define and drive programs and processes through ambiguity to address significant challenges, measured by direct business impact on company or product area Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
• Set project/program success criteria, create measurable milestones, track deliverables and deliver customer value incrementally. Measure, analyze and optimize constantly to improve velocity, quality and efficiency of projects.
• Communicate widely and transparently. Keep stakeholders appraised of progress through periodic updates and checkpoints such as engineering reviews.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience with network fabric solutions (including design, deployment, sustaining) and launching data center solutions.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with one or more of the following, such as product development for hardware and software systems.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional programs and managing teams.
• Understanding of large-scale distributed systems and technical judgment.
• Ability to be accountability, ownership for the project lifecycle and knowledge of project management.