Senior Program Manager, Networking Commercial Operations

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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

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 $189,000-$274,000 + 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

• Act as the lead architect for Network Commercial Operations (NetCO’s) commercial data health, establishing global standards for data entry, validation, and naming conventions to eliminate downstream inventory irregularities, billing leakage, and operational friction.
• Partner with Delivery, Engineering, Finance, and Legal leads to map workflows, driving consensus on "at-the-source" governance and integrating disparate data pipelines into a unified commercial ecosystem.
• Design and implement "Pre-Execution" quality frameworks for commercial agreements, identifying systemic risks and data gaps before signature to ensure fiscal excellence.
• Identify opportunities to deploy AI-driven solutions for agreement risk assessment, outlier detection, and the automation of delivery builds, increasing organizational velocity.
• Provide strategic guidance to the Vendor Management Organization (VMO) on the structure of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring external partners provide the high-fidelity data required for performance monitoring.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Telecommunications, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management, leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience managing data governance programs or commercial inventory systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading data integration or vendor alignment strategies across a global portfolio of services, agreements etc.
• Experience implementing automation or AI/ML strategies to solve legacy process inefficiencies and manual data entry challenges.
• Experience with SAP ERP, SQL and the ability to extract the trends and insights in datasets.
• Understanding of colocation (Power Usage Effectiveness, Power/Space), terrestrial fiber, and transit agreements, with the ability to translate technical specifications into commercial data requirements.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive programs that impact company-level Objectives and Key Results.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and align teams with engaging priorities.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.

The application window will be open until at least June 1, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.