Senior Technical Program Manager II, Search, Trust and Regulations

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.

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Google Search Trust and Regulations, you will focus on ensuring Google’s compliance with an increasing volume of global regulations, including but not limited to consent, AI, information security, U18, and privacy, while also supporting the enablement of associated foundational technologies such as logs, data, compliance, and consent infrastructure.

You will serve as a critical thought partner to key members of Google’s trust and regulatory landscape, driving key programs and projects in partnership with stakeholders across engineering, product, legal, and regulatory affairs. Your passion, technical and business depth, and exceptional organizational, communication and people management skills will inspire our teams and rapidly establish trust amongst a broad set of stakeholders and customers.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $240000 - $334000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of complex, high-impact xSearch projects, often with geographically disparate teams, ensuring timely delivery and measurable improvements to Search's regulatory posture.
• Build and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with teams like Legal, Trust and Safety, Data Protection and Risk, PSS, Engineering, and Product Management to drive alignment and land impactful changes for the organization's regulatory needs.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Search Trust leadership to define, shape, and evolve the long-term roadmap and strategy for Search Trust and Regulations.
• Reinvent and refine processes to increase efficiencies, scale regulatory intake, and help teams in overall execution.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience building infrastructure related to privacy or regulatory compliance.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Infrastructure experience, working with Software Engineering, TLs, Product Management and Legal teams.

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