Technical Program Manager III, Hardware Platform Architecture, Pixel Watch

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.

The Google Pixel Watch team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful wearable experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global wearables and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

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

US: $163000 - $237000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Define, drive, and own the overall system development process from concept to launch for new Google Hardware (HW) products.
• Interface between vendors and product engineering teams, setting and managing schedules and milestones. Balance schedule, cost, performance, and user experience trade-offs.
• Drive system level design reviews with Product Development (PD), Electrical Engineering (EE) and cross-functional teams and critical releases to meet system level schedules.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate key focus points and next steps with engineering, vendors, operations, quality, and management. Improve and maintain processes that ensure team members have what they need to understand and execute on all objectives.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and facilitate conflict resolution. Drive failure analysis and triage for issues. Synthesize large amounts of data into a clear story and communicate to stakeholders and organizations at all levels.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with electrical system architecture definition and development on consumer electronics products.
• Experience with key integrated circuit (IC) and system-on-chip (SOC) roadmap planning for future consumer electronics products.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in consumer electronics and experience shipping high volume/high quality products.
• Excellent knowledge of product life cycle, tools, processes and development planning.
• Strong team player and creative thinker who is able to lead technical teams, cross-functional groups, and vendors against plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong ability to capture the big picture quickly and focus on key points.
• Passion for improving processes, plans, and all things that are simply broken.