Program Manager, Transformation

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.

In this role, you will solve business and engineering problems. You will mobilize cross-functional teams, deliver solutions for scale, and drive data-driven decision making to enable the transformation of the AI and infrastructure organization. With your organizational, communication, and people management skills, you will inspire our teams and rapidly establish trust amongst various stakeholders and customers. You will be managing complex programs, and driving outcomes. With your program management skills, you will drive large-scale transformation across the organization, accelerating the delivery of Google's AI infrastructure.

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 $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

• Drive the planning and implementation of strategic and transformational programs. Set program goals and direction working with cross-functional stakeholders. Establish goals, schedule and milestones and manage dependencies and anticipate/resolve execution issues.
• Establish a reliable and visible cadence for program reviews, decision-making, prioritization, and resource stewardship.
• Be the trusted owner of the status of your projects/programs. Drive visibility on progress, dependencies, risks, issues to executives and other stakeholders through regular communications, enabling effective decision making.
• Leverage domain expertise, program management experience and leadership skills to help the team improve processes, accelerate program execution, and drive better quality, productivity and efficiency across the portfolio.
• Own and nurture relationships between cross-functional teams.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  
• 8 years of experience managing programs and processes across distributed systems.
• Experience with engineering program management, change management, finance, and product lifecycle management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA in Engineering, Operations or a related field.
• 8 years of experience managing complex cross-functional projects and leading transformation initiatives in engineering, technology, operations, supply chain or management consulting.
• Experience in AI/ML technologies.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year